Briefly those theories are, that it is the duty of a first-class Power so far as practicable to carry its ocean mails under its own flag; that the fast ocean steamships and their crews, required for such mail service, are valuable auxiliaries to the sea power of a nation.
Roosevelt outlines the responsibilities of a major maritime nation regarding its ocean mail service.
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