He said the trouble with the American merchant marine is that they do not get the right kind of men to go to sea. I submit that the history of the Sea Service Bureau shows why so many American citizens will not go to sea. In order that Senators may know how successfully their recruiting of American citizens has been. I desire to read some figures from a report issued by the Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island. dated January 7. 1929. On the first of the last three trips of the steamer Leviathan there were 495 aliens and 538 American citizens employed. On the second of the last three trips there were 462 aliens and 529 American citizens.
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