Japan in such a case could release great numbers of ships and men to launch attacks on a large scale against the coasts of the Western Hemisphere--South America and Central America, and North America--including Alaska.
This statement outlines the potential threat Japan could pose to the Western Hemisphere if communication lines were severed.
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The Secretary of the Interior shall make employment available and provide protection to all employees working at such mines.
We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.
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