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Bill Taft: “I feel I have correctly interpreted the wish of the American people by expressing in the arrangement now submitted to…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 1911
I feel I have correctly interpreted the wish of the American people by expressing in the arrangement now submitted to Congress for its approval, their desire for a more intimate and cordial relationship with Canada.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Special Message on Canadian Reciprocity

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