Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-14
GEN. COCKTAILS STAND.


w Cocktails has been known for some weeks, but
that the differences were so serious now appear
has not been suspected. On May . it was formally
announced in Washington that Chairman William
Denman Of the board and Gen. Goethals had come
to agreement and that there would be 200 wooden
ships constructed, the remainder to be Of steel.
Apparently Gen. GOethals has no faith whatever
In woodeRship construction. Speaking at the an
nuaI dinner Of the Iron and Steel Institute in New
York few days ago, he declared that any plan to
turn out 1000 wooden ships in is months was "sim-
ply hopeless"
he made the following statement, which throws
much light on his present stand: -.
II found that contracts for wooden ships had
been let in ali directions, but was unable to ma
plans or specifications When you consider that the
birds are now nesting in the trees that Will 90 TO
build those ships that must attain speed OF
ten and onehalf knots and several additional knots
to escape submarines the proposition is sim
ply hopeless. .s..'
II called on Mr.. Farrell of the United States Steel
CORPORATION, and asked him if it was not possible
to turn to steel He assured me it would be posi-
HE announced il and asked permission to turn
10 steel ais well as wood ] finally got PERMISSION
Fifty million dollars were appropriated for these
shins from the sale Of Panama Canal bonds, but NO
effort has vet been made to sell those bonds Money
Is as necessary as anything else began cam
paiQn for money and as regard all boards as long,
narrow and wooden, and being firm believer In ap.
soInte authority in all undertakings, wanted
money and authority.
1This Is now being discussed in the house com
mittee on appropriations and have been promised
the money in ten days or two weeks
1T had second conference with Mr.. Farrell ana
he promised to see the program carried out u we
turned to steel, and he promised also to turn OUT
100000 tons Of steel ships in eighteen months
AAs the shipping built win ultimately 60 to the
merchant marine If they escape the submarine they
should be as far as possible OF steel construction.
want the institute to ret back Of Mr. Farrell and To-
carry out the promise
nThe shipyards are full have asked for iegisla-
ton to prevent the laying down Of ships for anyone
hit for us want to enlist the cooperation and
assistance Of the structural steel people, have got
10 have the cooperation Of manufacturers makers OF
machinery, chains wire cables in fact, everything
that goes to make the completed ship; and il what
Lloyd George said is true that ships are going to-
win the war, everybody who helps build ships win
help win the war !.
Against this must be put the fact that scores OF
shipyards on the Pacific coast declare themselves
ready to build and deliver wooden ships within
about the same time that steel ships can be secured
and the statements BY engineers that the wooden
ship idea is feasible Gen Goethals Is generally ad
nired throughout the country by people who have
read Of the Panama Canal achievements but II he
meets opposition from the men of large business
who have placed their services at the disposal Of
the country he may be forced to revise his program
=z
Gen. Won Bissings memorandum referred to yes
ierday. counseling the use OF the siron hand" VAS
BIZ no means the only record which this general left
to show how the German military mind is trendng.
n letter written on January ia to DR.. Streseman.
4 reichstag deputy, he declared that Belgium must
be chained to Germany to be exploited by the latte
He also referred in sighting terms to sthose super
cial thinkers who wish to content themselves with
guarantees Of q paper nature, or who consider 81
Meuse line an adequate frontiern It Is safe to say
that not until Germany is stripped Of her arrogance
and military power will any other nation ever again
content itself with paper guarantee that Berlin
viii stand BY her pledged word
Twenty-one young women in the lumber camp at
Weed Cal, clad in jerseys and blue overalIs, have
taken the places Of as many left positions to-
20 to the front. Those twenty-one futtering pairs
Of overalIs speak louder than the presidents de.
clara that war is on indeed.-S n Newsletter
why worry our next mayor with trivial questions
about the frontagetax and water and sewer system
development? The most pressing problem Of state
set Of janitors for the schools.
A Kentucky novel speaks Of swallows nesting in
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