American commerce and enterprise can not be effectively fostered in those fields unless we have good American banks in the countries referred to.
Bill Taft: “American commerce and enterprise can not be effectively fostered in those fields unless we have good American banks in…”
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Taft argues that effective American commerce abroad requires the presence of strong American banks in those regions.
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