President. -we are confronted by a condition.. not a theory. Other- great. nations are armed. One of them at least believes we have slighted it in our immigration laws. others may be jealous of our prominence and dominating influence on this side of the ocean. These known facts. considered in connection with our outlying possessions. some of them on the far side of the Pacific. our necessity to protect such possessions. including the Panama Canal. our assertion of the Monroe doctrine may well. it seems to me. require the construction and maintenance of the program proposed by the administration. While I do not believe there is a single nation in the world that would be likely to declare war upon us. though we should follow a less rapid program of development for our Navy. with the present trend of world conditions.
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