...America in Congress assembled, That it is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine of the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels sufficient to carry the greater portion of...

...the following policy declaration: It is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine . . . sufficient to carry the greater portion of its commerce and serve as a naval or military auxiliary...

...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...marine * * * capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency * * *. it is hereby declared to be the policy of the...

...secure bottoms for neutral peaceful trade." "It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine . . . sufficient to carry ... a substantial portion of the water-borne export and import foreign commerce...

...of which states, among other things, 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 • • •(c) composed of the best-equipped, safest and most suitable types of vessels, constructed...

...Merchant Marine Act, 1936 states that: "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 * * * manned with a trained and efficient citizen personnel." Another policy of the United States which...

...as mended (the "Act*). I/ provides that: "It 1s 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 waterborne...

...marine. In our opinion, the Declaration, ". . . 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...

...Act stated in its preamble that "It is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine of the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels sufficient to carry the greater portion of...

...Marine Act of 1936, as amended, states in part: It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine * * * manned with a trained nnd efficient citizen personnel * * * It is hereby declared to be the policy...