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Calvin Coolidge Congressional address, signed on the last page without inscription, ''Calvin Coolidge''. In this address, dated 4 January 1926, just 15 years before the bombing at Pearl Harbor, Coolidge emphasizes that ''the general policy of this Government in favor of disarmament and limitation of armament can not be emphasized too frequently or too strongly...The conviction that competitive armaments constitute a powerful factor in the promotion of war is more widely and justifiably held than ever before, and the necessity for lifting the burden of taxation from the peoples of the world by limiting armaments is becoming daily more imperative.'' Coolidge further states in the address that the United States has been invited by the Council of the League of Nations to ''send representatives to sit upon a 'Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference''' which he recommends. Three page address on bifolium circular measures 5.875'' x 9.125''. Split starting along fold line, light creasing and toning, overall in very good condition.
Calvin Coolidge Signed Presidential Address Regarding the Reduction of Arms After World War I -- From 1926, 15 Years Before the U.S. Was Caught Flat-Footed at Pearl Harbor
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