The proposed legislation has my hearty approval and I commend it to the careful consideration of the Congress.
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With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the treaty, I transmit herewith an authenticated copy of a treaty signed by the plenipotentiaries of the United States and Great Britain on August 3, 1911.
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