Another point. and I must be very brief. for I have only two minutes. Your Navy today. in every sea where it sails. is manned largely by unnaturalized foreigners. Your decks. with a Babel of tongues. are polyglot institutions. The men who man your ships are not onethird of them American born or naturalized American citizens. Take these men from the revenue marine who are real American sailors. longshoremen. American citizens. and transfer them to your naval service and you create a school for the seamen who will be required to man the ships that you are expending millions to build.
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Foreigners manning the Navy are part of a 'Babel of tongues'.