An item reported that the American president Wilson (1) was unwilling to accept the directions of the Congress to denounce treaties and clauses which could prevent that the Jones Shipping Act could be put entirely into force despite some provisions of the same act.
Notes
1. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (28 December 1856 Staunton, Virginia, USA-3 February 1924 Washington D.C., USA), president of the USA between 1913-1921
2. The USA wanted with the Merchant Marine Act effective since 5 June 1920 to promote and maintain her merchant marine in fact by excluding foreign cargo ships. Section 27 is known as the Jones Act and deals with the coastwide trade.
Source
The National Archives CAB-24-111-56. Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 10 for the week ending 11 September 1920.
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