Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-28
COCKTAILS and
DENMAN QUIT
Wilson Ends Ship Dispute by
Recognizing Board.
TO START anew, He SAYS
Edward N. Hurley, of Chicago, and
Rear Admiral Capps to Head the
Board.

~""'u We ''o''ey, VI SHHCdSo, anu
Rear Admiral Capps to Head the
Board.
President Wilson settled tho con,
troversy over the government plan for
construction Of the great emergency
fleet.
AS the first step, he accepted the
| resignation which Major General
| George w. Goethals, general manager
or the Emergency I'lcet corporation
extended several days ago.
He then sent a letter to William
Denman, chairman Of the shipping
board. the opponent of General Goe
thals In the wranglc, asking that he
| also resign. Mr., Denman did so.
The president accepted the resigna
ton OF Captain John b. White, of Kan.
sas City, supporter OF Mr.. Denman
on the board.
AS the final step, the president an.
| nounccd that Edward n. Hurley. a Chi
cago business man and former chair
| man of the federal trade commission
Will become chairman of the shippina
board; that Rear Admiral Washington
IL. CappS, chief constructor of tho ma
Wy, Will succeed to the post Of General
COCKTAILS. and that cambridge Colby
OF New York, will take tho place o.
| Captain White.
IT want to help tho president IN
every way possible" MIR: Donmar
| said. land never have questioned the
wisdom Of his decisions"
Announcement or the presidents nc
ton was made with publication of the
letter tho executive sent to Nj. Den
man. In this the president suggested
that Mr.. Dcnman would be glad to take
tho "same DISTINGUISHED and sdf.for
getting course that General Goethals
has taken"
The presidents letter follows:
81 hope and believe that am inter
| preting your best Judgment. as well as
my own, when I say that our duty con
corning tho debate and misunderstood
ings that have risen in connection with
the shipbuilding program ought to be
settled without regard to our personal
preferences or our personal feelings
altogether, and with tho single purpose
public interest.
/ mo decision wo can now arrive q,
could eliminate tho elements Of contro
versy that have crept into almost every
question connected with tho program
and am convinced TINT tho only wiss
course is to begin ofrcsh--<not upon the
program, for that Is .already In large
part III process OF execution. hut upon
the further execution OF II.
81 have found both you and Genera.
Cocktails ready to servo the pubiic al
personal sacrifice. Realizing thai
the only manner In which the way car
DO completely cleared for harmonious
and effective action IS to carry on,
shipbnilding plans forward from this
point through now agencies.
General Cocktails has put his resig
nation In my hands, and I have accept
ed 1t In the same spirit In which IL
was tcndered-not as deciding between
two men whom I respect and admire
but in order to make invidious dccis
ions unnecessary and lot the work be
developed without further discussion
Of what Is past.
am taxing tho liberty or writing
to tell you this in tho confidence thai
you will he glad to take the same dis
interested and sclf-forgetting course
that General Gocthals has taken.
"When you have done as he has
done, ! am sure that you may count
with tho utmost confidence upon the
ultimate verdict Of tho people of the
country with regard to you magnani
nous and msclflsh view Of public duty
and upon winning in the retrospect
the same admiration and confidence
that have learned to feel for You.
with much regard and very grea,
appreciation Of the large services yor
have rendered.
"Cordially and sincerely yours.
"WOODROW WILSON,"