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A SAFETY VALVE

An officer had disobeyed or failed to comprehend an order. > ' - • ‘I; believe I’ll sit down,’ said Secretary Stanton, ‘and give that man a piece of my mind.’ "C Do so,’ said Lincoln write him now, while you have it on your mind. Make it sharp. Cut him all up.’ Stanton did not need a second invitation. It was a bone-crusher that he read to the President. _ ‘ That’s right/ said Lincoln. ‘ That’s a 1 good one/ . b . ‘ ■'Whom can I send it by?’ mused the Secretary. ‘Send it!’ replied Lincoln; ‘send it! Why, don’t send it at all. Tear it up. You have freed your mind on the -subject, and that’s all that is necessary. Tear it up. You never want to send such letters. I never do.’- - »

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New Zealand Tablet, 18 April 1912, Page 61

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A SAFETY VALVE New Zealand Tablet, 18 April 1912, Page 61

A SAFETY VALVE New Zealand Tablet, 18 April 1912, Page 61