New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-27
STEEL SHIPS And
CARCOES WAITING
Farrell Complains OF De
lay in Making Regis
try Act Effective.
MANN TAKES THE
PRESIDENT TO TASK
Latter Considering Change III
RegulatiOn-Wa Risk Bill
To Be Pushed.

From 900. Tribune Bureau.
Washington, Aug. &C. Reading ID te..
ceram of complaint from President
F.rrcu OF the United States steel Cor
poratiou, Representative Mann criti-
ciscd m, administration to-day for not
issuing proclamation putting into
cTec, the ship registry bin passed sew
cral days ago as am emergency meas
urc. Nr Farrell wired the minority
leader that his company had % number
of ships ready 20 take eargoes as soon
81, the President puts into effect the
law hbcraliziug the registry laws
of 90 not know when the registry
bin was signed by the President said
Mr. Mann. but ] assume il was sent
10 him az least q week ago. We have
various other emergency matters that
are likely TO boz presented and urged on
tLe ground that We must act lmmeu'-
atcv because Of great emergency.
Although the snip registry oil was
PASSED more than @ week ago the regu-
.stiouS under which DO ls 10 be admin
,''i'r nav ~, IT,. Sl,,s,..,,,o,,+..
I'eN'''", 49, -. i,,,.,.,.,.
'i"' ',"' W" .,.,,,5T,c,' a. soon as
Congress has acted. ..,
I'VE recently appropriated S2tJu'VVU
~ w 80 ~o disnosit.ou 10
on, nd, WIN. ne cannot
vs. - .Ll r,ecbirrrv So as
a. IT,, ca,o If tbcsc peopIc.'
"''D"''' '' ''''
Ships ana 'aIGoeS N"I'Hh
lr his Telegram asserting that the ac-
law of the ship registry proclamation
H. c.rsirc Inconvenience and expense
to ship owners. the United states steel
,-,.,,,o,s+ior official wired SIR Mann az
follows:
conn stc.mer Banter. loaded for
Uruguay and Argentina. and steamer
Grafton Hall. loaded for Chill and Peru,
in New YORK. Harbor READY to SAN;
steamer keutra. ready for grain "f cot
ton. Atlantic Coast or Gulf; steamer
Santa EosalIa. Puget Sound, ready Tor
wheat: steamers San Francisco. hueha
Venture. lkaria, Industry Malop.o , a'.'
several others aNal.ap.e I'i 1,"'' ,,, sro
non amer 'V"'' ~ s-'....,,,. of rfocIa-
patiently ""%'.i.e ,'.'','' ~, i,,,.II,oent
NATION TOD 'IueI 10 NC l'' on ,...t 80.
position as TO ""t.u 'l we ca Co.. ,,.,rcdi-
'"'N'i' "'u'l -, con5net. iveIy
dtely ana opeI az IN. ,.-de.-
"llh steamer, 'H Wv '...',',,,,. .'.c boino
other haSs. As our s'v"lli' NJ. -. ,,7
held in various PoI'S az 20
pcusc would appreciate 'ut i 80 a. I'll
about when information VIZ ~, a..
allie 10 enable uS 10 az n.. g..
FOO do. captain i'"lI'I an" - ~. -,
Ican owners OF sh'pS no" "''D
Hass are lh same PoI .,..,;t,,I,,,
"Ihc prov ,oha VI Jaw P..lI- ~
that inc Walch o"S''5 .',,f.,,,. of
me lhileu o'"''S T'.il ~, .,,.r.r.d od
the Jn'-ed states 9"o".p Wy. ,.l.ars md
for period ~ ieaS' ''.',, ,,,-,.s,
the provisions OF Us" l1q.'-. l,, oe
inspection ana measu' ei'''i t.',IJ ,l'o
GERS OF the nlted1 o'a.tS slo",I Err.
DE sueP'nIH,u 'oi ','' - ,,,i,rsrce bill
i' '.'' led inc House and becomes eff
r',.i,'C ,,c ,,ourd be without Insurance
~. he .,ept of transfer
.,. ,..,,,;,,, Rcgrlations.
IreS'u'"' -. ann
President wilson lo-""I Dyt"'' ',','l
sideration OF regulations TO p' -
under the new smppinG law lo'
registry of foreign buht shirs t G"ooi
the American flag Assistant SCI
tary of Commerce sweet mas maze IeO
concentrations and decision Us ca
pected within the next Few days
If the President adopts me recon-.
mendations Of hr sweet ne VIII .''
fatty set aside the provision OF '"
navigation laws requiring masters anu
mates Of ships admitted TO American
registry 10 be American citizens, odt
will set time limit within which TOR
eicners may serve in those capacities.
Il is the idea Of Mr.. Sweet that foreign
masters aud mates should be eacoui-
aged to become American citizens.
Shipping companies whose Nes5s.t's
now fly foreign flags are withholding
formal applications under the ne" law
until the President issues an executive