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Calvin Coolidge: Our merchants are altogether too indifferent about using American ships for the transportation of goods which they send…

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Our merchants are altogether too indifferent about using American ships for the transportation of goods which they send abroad or bring home.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge criticizes American merchants for their indifference towards utilizing American ships for international trade.

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