...indefensible. Another expressed purpose was to provide America with a "merchant marine of the best-equipped and most suitable types of vessels sufficient to carry...greater portion of its commerce and serve as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency." Instead the American merchant marine...

...the 1936 Merchant Marine Act states that: "It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine * * * capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency * *...

...101(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, of 1936, ' It is necessary for the National Defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine," subparagraph (b), "capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national...

...the 1936 Merchant Marine Act states that: "It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine * * * capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency * *...

...the 1936 Merchant Marine Act states that: "It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine * * * capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency * *...

...Committee for such a review: "Section 101. 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 export and import foreign commerce of the United States...

...101, is a clear Declaration of Policy that "It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine . . ." That Act of 1936 does not now state policy regarding cooperation with and assistance to States....

...1936 Act that it replaces which cited: It is necessary for the national defense and the development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a Merchant Marine (al sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne...

...101(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, of 1936, It is necessary for the National Defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine," subparagraph (b), "capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national...

...I— DECLARATION OF POLICY [SECTION 101. — 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...