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On the recordJanuary 25, 1911
The path having been thus opened for the improvement of commercial relations, a reciprocal trade agreement is the logical sequence of all that has been accomplished in disposing of matters of a diplomatic and controversial character.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Special Message on Canadian Reciprocity

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