The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-29
WE MUST MUM s,urs.


his Instance when. al a banquet %
iron and steel people. he stated that
steel ships alone would meet the
problem and that 'the birds were
nesting In the trees which must sa
into the lumber out Of which TO build
she twooden) ships.'
Apparently General Goethals over
looked the fact that prior "a the in
Producing Of steel for shipbuilding ma
terial al Of the OF the
world was carried on IN wooden ships
and steamers. and that many wooden
ships are stiii contributing their share
TO the worlds ocean traffic. American
was developed in the old
sailing ship which carried the prod
ucts OF the country 20 every port on
the globe and brought hack 10 Amer
ica the products Of other lands.
1t Ia gratifying 10 have from wssh-
ingfon the assurance that the state
ment put forth by General Goethals,
indicating that there would be a dis
continue nee of wooden shipbuiiding.
h not correct. and that the construc-
ton Of wooden ships will be carried
forward actively.
. In connection with this shipbuild-
ms oer these facts must be eon-
sidsred.
l.--ltaiian namni,ion plants run part
time for want 81 coai Germany
~ not worried oveP he Italian
offensive because she knows II Is
limited by lack OF coal. Unless
We can SEND Itaiy $4,000 tons %;
csar pcf mantff sns cAnn5t long
continue her offensive military
operations. The ships are not to-
dag ~ sight 20 carry that coal TO.
Italy.
s--The Italian and French navies are
crippled for lack of fuel. Germany
knows this and seeks To DESTROY.
coal and Oh ships all Others
s.-n fues ron increasingly
scarce AS 3, has for some months
BNHAf Wv RIletrn ilttA nfAh aRAf
viii be so restricted that the GER
man fleet can escape. Then In
deed Will Hell be let loose on our
" unprepsred shores.
a-Germany had her greatest food
shortage over a year ago. Win
42.0o0. coo people in her captured
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the population
OF the British ls:es-to u.s. az she
can. 20 TN the fertile soil Of food
exporting Poland and Roumania,
h il not 90 be starved this year
nor next nor any other year a.
things loo today.
B--America must rebuff and re-
equip the railroads of France and
perhaps Of Russia 20 win this
war. some experts say We must.
To- conquer Germany send 500
000 workmen. mechanics and
railroad operatives. besides an
army 81 from 1000. Goa 10 5000
400 men Ia France. A good start.
even. cannot be made within one
year, and perhaps W or three
years. DO You know that to main
tain 5.o0o. 600 men chiefly In Ing
and and Just acros the 2i-nile-
VIDE English channe in France.
Great Britain requistioned one
fourth the entire INGREDIENT tom
mage OF The world
f-Daring the war nearly one-eightb
the merchant ~ the
earth has been destroyed. This
is double what has been launched
in the same period.
~-lf % another shin were d~e,troy-
ed by mine or s1bmnrine from
asw on, we Ht,il could not d
i.0og, 600 men 10 Frame snd
maintain them, one year frorn
today.
the total pew demands aio.c f)r
tonnage ana yet new needs 81 APP
Ealing magnitude are appearing
ever , week. Great Hritains
army Of 5.e0a. 00e In the pear
Isis-i6 consumed more mest
than the entire British nation,
$4,000. 900 @ In 1878. Ana
YET there are not enough ships 10
meet the needs Of last year when
We steadily went backward. How
are We y meet the new demands
for cargo space thai our entrance
into the war involves An IN
oreasing Number 81 ships viii b."
available next year, hut the ad-
dltions for the mex eight months