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Even on the Pacific, where our ships have held their own better than on the Atlantic, our merchant flag is now threatened through the liberal aid bestowed by other Governments on their own steam lines.
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Roosevelt warns that American shipping is at risk due to foreign government support of their own shipping lines.
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