Address at the Armory in Portland, Oregon
10/01/1909
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The Navy Department has no objection to the proposed salvage operations, but the Department of State holds the view that...
The matter is therefore submitted to the Congress in accordance with the recommendation of the Acting Secretary of State...
Of course if it shall turn out that the most thorough excavation will not disclose the cause we must be content, but as ...
The executive proposes and congress disposes.