A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume 18Bureau of national literature, Incorporated, 1917 - Presidents |
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Page 7771
... feeling between this country and the Republic of Colombia . In the recent civil war in China the United States successfully joined with the other inter- ested powers in urging an early cessation of hostilities . An agree- ment has been ...
... feeling between this country and the Republic of Colombia . In the recent civil war in China the United States successfully joined with the other inter- ested powers in urging an early cessation of hostilities . An agree- ment has been ...
Page 7776
... feel to - day had been experienced by the farmers of Europe , with their centuries - old farms , many years ago . The problem had been successfully solved in the Old World and it was evident that the farmers of this country might profit ...
... feel to - day had been experienced by the farmers of Europe , with their centuries - old farms , many years ago . The problem had been successfully solved in the Old World and it was evident that the farmers of this country might profit ...
Page 7794
... feel that the Government might very properly be given a greater voice in the executive committee of the board of di- rectors without danger of injecting politics into its management , but I think the federation system of banks is a good ...
... feel that the Government might very properly be given a greater voice in the executive committee of the board of di- rectors without danger of injecting politics into its management , but I think the federation system of banks is a good ...
Page 7816
... feeling and in respect of which there is danger of a reaction toward older abuses unless we can attain the golden mean , which consists in the prevention of the mere ex- ploitation of the public domain for private purposes while at the ...
... feeling and in respect of which there is danger of a reaction toward older abuses unless we can attain the golden mean , which consists in the prevention of the mere ex- ploitation of the public domain for private purposes while at the ...
Page 7846
... feel justified in discuss- ing the use of the Panama Canal machinery and equipment or in in- cluding in its estimates the effect of such use ; but a list of the ma- chinery and equipment available at Panama is given in an appendix ...
... feel justified in discuss- ing the use of the Panama Canal machinery and equipment or in in- cluding in its estimates the effect of such use ; but a list of the ma- chinery and equipment available at Panama is given in an appendix ...
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Page 7898 - Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas...
Page 7986 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 7901 - States is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments, and may reserve as a part thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in all cases shall be confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be...
Page 8063 - It understands it, also, to accept as established beyond question the principle that the lives of non-combatants cannot lawfully or rightfully be put in jeopardy by the capture or destruction of an unresisting merchantman, and to recognize the obligation to take sufficient precaution to ascertain whether a suspected merchantman is in fact of belligerent nationality or is in fact carrying contraband of war under a neutral flag.
Page 7876 - State, in the manner and to the extent and for the purposes prescribed by any treaty now existing between the government of the United States and the nation or country of which such members or stockholders are citizens or subjects, and not otherwise, and may in addition thereto lease lands in this State for agricultural purposes for a term not exceeding three years.
Page 7929 - President shall prescribe any arms or munitions of war from any place in the United States to such country until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress.
Page 7830 - Never has a complete description been given of the agencies through which these activities are performed. At no time has the attempt been made to study all of these activities and agencies with a view to the assignment of each activity to the agency best fitted for its performance, to the avoidance of duplication of plant and work, to the integration of all administrative agencies of the government, so far as may be practicable, into a unified organization for the most effective and economical dispatch...
Page 7942 - said my college friend, The Tory member's elder son, 'and there! God bless the narrow sea which keeps her off, And keeps our Britain, whole within herself, A nation yet, the rulers and the ruled — Some sense of duty, something of a faith, Some reverence for the laws ourselves have made, Some patient force to change them when we will, Some civic manhood firm against the crowd — But yonder, whiff!
Page 8098 - In cases where the service of any seaman terminates before the period contemplated in the agreement, by reason of the loss or wreck of the vessel, such seaman shall be entitled to wages for the time of service prior to such termination, but not for any further period.
Page 7940 - If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same...