President Urges Special Laws to Crush Plots by Foreign Agents
President urges Congress to enact special laws to crush plots by foreign agents against U S life and property. He calls for stronger national defense, larger army and navy, and a bigger merchant marine, pledging government funding. He stresses unity with Pan American nations. He cites loyalty issues of citizens born under other flags and defends a policy of equal sovereignty in the Americas.
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Congress
U.S
House
Senate
New World
National defense and pan American partnership policy
President urges Congress to adopt a comprehensive national defense plan within five years, expanding the navy and creating a 400,000 strong citizen force. He stresses a strong merchant marine, economic independence, and a policy of peaceful development with Mexico while resisting coercion, and calls for immediate steps to build ships under government control to bind the Americas in mutual trade and security.
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Congress
Americas
America
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Committee On Naval Affairs
Alsa
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Aviation Corps
Ufe
General Board of the Department
United States
American
Americans
Policy toward the Philippines and Porto Rico in national safety
The speaker links the status of Porto Rico and the Philippines to national safety and defense readiness. He argues that U S treatment of these peoples and their attitude toward the United States are crucial to fulfilling our world duties and gaining a free hand to act, urging continued focus. CONTINUED OF NINTH PAGE.
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Mexico
Republic
Maxico
America
States of America
Quartermaster Corps
Hospital Corps
Ordnance Department
Philippines
Hawaiian Islands
Isthmus
Porto Rico
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Union
War of Nations
Ita
Unity of All Americas
Europe
Central
South America
All America
North
South
Central and
Monroe
Navy
Pan-American Cooperation
Army of Citizen Soldiers
Coer
Daya
Lexington
Hemisphere
Army
Department of War
Program For Navy
Great Merchant Marine
Shipe
L Gidding & Co
New York St. N. Ww
Shoreham
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