FDR: “The maintenance of fair competition alone calls for American flagships…”

On the recordMarch 3, 1935

The maintenance of fair competition alone calls for American flagships of sufficient tonnage to carry a reasonable portion of our foreign commerce.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Message to Congress on the United States Merchant Marine

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FDR: “The maintenance of fair competition alone calls for American flagships of sufficient tonnage to carry a reasonable…”