An item referred to a radio speech of the American under secretary of navy H.L. Roosevelt in which he said that no one should fear for a new international naval arms race caused by the US naval program. The USA needed a sufficient navy to defend her economy and against air attacks by ships close to the US coasts.(1)
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1. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt (5 October 1879 Morristown, New Jersey-22 February 1936 Bethesda Naval Hospital) was lieutenant-colonel in the Marine Corps, later radio manages and in 1993 appointed as assistant secretary of navy although some times acting secretary caused by the poor health of the naval secretary Claude A. Swanson. He was patron of a stronger navy.
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1. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt (5 October 1879 Morristown, New Jersey-22 February 1936 Bethesda Naval Hospital) was lieutenant-colonel in the Marine Corps, later radio manages and in 1993 appointed as assistant secretary of navy although some times acting secretary caused by the poor health of the naval secretary Claude A. Swanson. He was patron of a stronger navy.
