New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-08
U. S. COUNTS TARS
FOR YANKEE SHIPS
Malone to Get List of Men
Here Ready for Mer-
chant Service.
INFORMATION WILL
Go TO WASHINGTON
Hurry Call Sent to OFFICERS
Who May Guide Commerce
Carriers Over World.

Immediate information concerning
the number Of American officers and
men available for the merchant marine
has been requested Of Dudley Field
Malone. Collector Of che Port, by the
Department Of Commerce The Col
lector's Office will be open all of to-day
as the information must be in Wash
.ngtOn by midnight.
Notices were posted in the Maritime
Exchange late yesterday afternoon re-
QueSting all masters, mates and en-
gneers TO report forthwith 20 the Col
rector, and officers of the Neptune AS
Sociation and the Marine Engineers
Beneficial Association began 20 rake
the coast with kilograms.
The request from the Department OF
Commerce was signed by +. +. Sweet,
acting Secretary and is as follows;
Notify the press Of your district
that the department wishes TO learn as
soon as possible the number OF orieers
licensed for service 10 Europe, ASIA
Africa. South America and Australia.
Wire not later than Saturday midnight:
Get your estimate for your district OF
such number under headings; masters
chief mates. second mates, third mates,
chief engineers and first, second ana
third assistant engineers. ASK the
press TO advertise for officers licensed
Tor ocean service, especially with trans
atlantic experience, TO get IN touch
with YOU
No explanation accompanied the mes
sage. but II was taken 70 mean that com
rlete information was desired De1ore
Inc passage Of the registry bill. Local
mariners took il 70 mean that pc
lated hearing had been gwen .helr
complaint that in taking over foreign
merchant vessels II was not necessary
TO take over also foreign masters anu
engineers. ~
Neptune Association, and I. l.. Dele
hunty. Of the Marine Engineers Bene-
fetal Association. have vigorously op-
poscd the measure in its present form,
ssserting that there were plenty OF
American citizens qualified TO take yes
sells TO foreign ports without taxing
foreigners.
A. least a dozen men, mates and mas
tiers. were in the rooms OF the Neptune
Association Yesterday when word >sme
81 the telegram from Washington. Not
ene Of them had a ship and some had
sought a berth for a year. The reason
Given was there are no ships. for
he last wear or more, 1t is said, an m
ereasing number of ships nave Deeh
laid M. and now the number OF sea-
farinc men out Of employment IS I'M
usually large. liz
or Mr.. Cowan's list are men who I'VE
In Massachusetts, Connecticut, Name
Nova Scotia and many other places
oven more remote from New YORK. Inc
short notice given by the government
puts him IN peculiar posltloh, as ne
does not feel justified IN asking tnese
n,en 20 come all the way to New York
,,c~ol, ia register when their services
maN not be required for months, IL al
an However. he said that he feit sure
/of making a good enough showing 10
convince anybody that plenty OF amer
lean seamen we're available.
The engineers are in somewhat pct
ter position, as those who have not peeh
able 10 ship have, IN many instances
conc 70 work in machine shops o. ct
stationary engines around New YORK
Urge Registry Bill Aid.
The special committee of the New
York Chamber OF Commerce, appointed
to consider the commercial QUESTION
rois,d bv the war, yesterday sent q
tciegram urging the passage of the
registrv bill TO Joseph p. Tumulty, sec
,efarv TO the President; Secretary Of
Commerce Redfeld. Chairman AleXan
der of the House Committee on Mer
Cbant Marine and Fisheries; Chairman
O'Corman, Of the lnteroeeanle Cana
Committee, and several other Senator
and Representatives. The message va
in part as follows;
1.-THE foreign commerce OF the Unlte'
States is at a standstill on the Atlanti
Coast and at Gulf ports, and our ad
vices indicate the same situation on I'M
Parifc Coast. Movement must begii
somewhere and we believe that IN
passage Of this bill will start tn
stream.
\ "Our railroads are choking up be
4 cause Of the practical embargo at tn
ports Vast armies of men viii b
thrown out Of employment and meal
culable losses will be inflicted upol
American producers unless this EN-
barge is quickly raised"
The members Of the committee ar
Seth Low, +. II. Outerbridge, Frank A
Vanderlip, Jacob II. Sehiff, j. P. Nor
gan. Anton A. Raven. William G. Will
ccx. p. A. S. Franklin. Thomas u
sparks. Frank Trumbull, Walter I
Pollock, James A. Farrell, Weldin
Ring. J. Parker Kirlin and Charles {