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Bill Taft: “Our citizen soldiers under present conditions have reached a stage of development beyond which they can not reasonably…”

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Our citizen soldiers under present conditions have reached a stage of development beyond which they can not reasonably be asked to go without further direct assistance in the form of pay from the Federal Government.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft argues that citizen soldiers need more support from the Federal Government to continue their development.

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