...growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States should have a merchant 83. 1928 AMC marine of the best equipped and most suitable types...sufficient to carry the greater portion of its commerce and to serve as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency." In the shipping legislation...

...fleet adopted by Congress is clearly set forth in the preamble to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920: It is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of our foreign and domestic commerce that the United States have a merchant marine with the best equipped...

...such trade must he American built, American owned, and American operated. Section 1 says : " * * * That it is necessary for the national defense and...the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels suflicient to carry the greater portion of its commerce and serve as a naval or m.litary auxiliary...

...declaration of policy in the following words : "It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne...

...do whatever may be necessary to develop and encourage the maintenance of such a merchant marine" — "a merchant marine of the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels sufficient to carry the greater part of its [the United States] commerce and serve as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war...

...primary purpose declared in section 1 of the merchant marine act of 1920; that is, that for purposes of national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce the United States shall have a merchant marine of the best-equipped and most suitable types of vessels,...

...limited extent, and if the mandate of the American people as expressed through its Congress, that we shall have a merchant marine of the best equipped...vessels sufficient to carry the greater portion of our commerce and serve as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency, is to...

...6j/ the Senate and House of Representativex of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of American commerce between. the United States and foreign nations and between the United States and...

...enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of American commerce between the United States and foreign nations and between the United States and its...

...provisions. Mr. HUDDLESTON. I have in mind, for instance, the first section of the bill which declares that it is necessary " for the national defense and for the proper growth of American commerce." and announces the matter of public policy, none of which seems at all essential...