Emanuel Celler, Congressman from New York, wired President Herbert Hoover asking him to postpone the reduction of Navy personnel by 4,800 men to meet the limitation of the London Naval Treaty. He hoped this would reduce the effect of unemployment.
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Full Citation: Secretary's Summary about a Message Regarding Unemployment in the Navy from Representative Emanuel Celler; 10/9/1930; Unemployment-Correspondence, October 1-15, 1930; President's Subject Files, 1929 - 1935; Collection HH-HOOVH: Herbert Hoover Papers; Herbert Hoover Library, West Branch, IA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/secretarys-summary-regarding-unemployment-navy, May 5, 2024]