The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20
SERVICE ! | CT WILL
GO IN EFFECT
MUCH NEEDED MERCHANT
e MARINE SERVICE is
ASSURED
PLANS COMPLETED
Government Money Will Build
Shipa For Transportation of
American Products
PLANS COMPLETED
(By Associated Prcss.)


Washington. August 19.-Thc ad-
ministration today mapped out COM
prehehsive plans for building up the
FAmerfcan merchant marine with gov
ernment money for the immediate
purpose OF transporting products Of
tho United States to warning nations
and TO South and Central American
ports. <
with democratic congressional lead
ers. approved project contemplat-
ing tho OF approximately
| $25,000.000 to purchase ocean going
vessels to be operated under the di-
rection ,Gof q government shipping
board.
Govefhment insurance of American
ships aEhinEt war risks would be pro-
vided for in a bill submitted to con-
gress today after 1t had been ap-
proved sby tho. president. 1t would
create 70 temporary bureau OF war
risk insurance in the treasury depart
ment land would appropriate $5.0DO,-
600 f6rS:payment OF losses and $780,
600 I'd operate the bureau
Plans, agreed on for the purchase
by the government of ships include
the creating aos a shipping board to
compromise the president, the secre-
tary Of the treasury. the secretary OF
commerce snd the postmaster general.
Il is proposed to uss the ships prin-
cfpally I'm foreign trade and the ad-
Ininistration hopes that great impetus
will bet given to trade between South
anu Central. America.
The spresent plan is to obtain money
to carry out the project by the aale
OF Panama canal bonds. It was de-
cided It, might take some time for
sufficient Ships to take advantage Of
the recently signed amendment to the
Panama canal act, allowing foreign
built ships to register under the Am
D crican flag, and the necessity foi
moving tho crops OF the United States.
is sO pressing that extraordiaal. Nteps
we're decided on. a;i
1t Is. planned to organize @ cum
pnny similar to the Panama Railway
z:Ess,....1y controlled by thA govern
nent, for the actual operation of the
ships after they have been purchased
The president conferred with Sec
retary SMcAdoo, Senator's Clark and
Simmons, and Representatives Under
wood and Alexander on the entire
shipping question. The war risk in
surauceE bill was approved at fs1e
meeting. The president was told that
1t would be almost impossible to move
exports unless the government step-
|Npcd il and he finally consented to the
scheme.S
No offers to sell ships to the gov
ernment have been received but IT
was the general understanding that
owners of many vessels now tied up
In Ameftcan portA will be glad to dis
pose Of them.
Immediately after the conference
today work was begun on the propos
ed legislation and. senate and house
leaders plan to bring about the COM
plGtfoh fof the nsovement as quickly
as possible. Tb,ra already is pend.
Ing before the louse lneval affairs
committee bill 10 appropriate S25,.
O0G, ,00D s3or the purchase or construc.
tlon of q fleet of;twenty vessels. An
otheribill Of this character is pending
In the agenate naval affairs commit
tee IS .lf,. 49, I: ~ .s.f},
BefoH9 the house naval affairs COM
rnittee today RearAdmiral r. M. Watt
chief bSithe bureau OF construction OF
the 4asy department discussed the
type ana size ofsveSsel which would
be usefai ais tradine ahina ana H 81
the sanfs time would BIO available, as!
iauxiliaries to theanayy. He, said the he
ships should be from ten thousand TO
He fA9dtd that tthAfilRyy needed 20 or
80 uehssh FPS .foq ffrss il famergenciea
twelve Thousand tpiiis .dfsuiacamant j
it,Ht sft1WOn7t Take Long: = =,
+ Fred DoDds, president Of the Mary
land sSteel Company said that s:,a
r. or is saxiliarfssS Sof the tys . des. @
cribed ESotid be constructed in eight
or nine months :.
q Secretary tMcAds,0 tonight medo