Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
C0ETHALS TO FEDERAL|zE
EVERY SHIPPING PLANT
Plans to Place Government Inspec-
tors In Charge of ALI Yards
Within q Week.
NO OBJECTION TO PRoGRAM
Also Will Requisition Steel Merchant
Ships Now in Course OF Construc-
tion-Expects to Accelerate Build
ing by More Than so Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-Every shin
building plant in tho United States will
DO federalized within week, ir tho
program announced to-day by General
George w. Goethals. general manager
OF the Emergency Fleet Corporation, is
adopted. General Goethals proposes to
place government inspectors in charge
Of every yard In tho country. and rcaui-
6ltlon TOT the use of the government
every stool merchant ship now in
course OF construction. 1t is said that
through this method OF procedure the
production OF ships. especially steel.
VIII DO accelerated by moro than 60
pot cent. 1t is known that the Ship
ping Board Will offer no obstacles to
Seneral Gocthalss program, although
mai settlement Is dependent upon the
sanction OF the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration, OF which Chairman William
Denman. OF the Shipping Board. and
the other members arc directors
Tho new program does not contem-
plate the seizure Of any ships under
construction for the Navy Department
or for ally other department OF tho
government, or any repair work under
way for any department Of the govern
nasnt.
GOETHALs's PLANS FOR
HAkTENING CONSTRUCTION
General Cocktails states that the pro-
gram OF construction must be FASTENED
by tho following means:
i. BY the addition Of overtime labor
2. BY proceeding to additional labor
shifts. as soon as II may be.
%. BY the elimination of nonessential
refnements Of construction and equip
ment.
i'm pursuance OF such a program. Cen
oral Cocktails announces. the govern
ment intends to make fair payments
Tor the work done under this plan. SO
that the investment Of private funds
In the shipbuilding Industry may be
secured. and to encourage the training
OF men for the industry. 1t Is stated
mat the present program contemplates
that the yards under their present
management shall hire and pay labor
and men in active charge OF ship con-
Htruction as heretofore.
PLAN or CONFIRMATION
ThONiDf-b III COCKTAILS
General Cocktails provides this plan
OF compensation for the yards:
sS(a) For work on ships now under
construction the yard viii continue to
furnish at les own expense the labor
and materials $50 far as not now on
hand) necessary to complete the ships.
and Will &c entitled to hold for its own
account all payments heretofore made
under the construction contracts and to
receive firm the government tn. bal
ance Of the contract prices on the rates
and conditions provided in the contracts
twith the following modifications):
]. The prices paid will be minus the
amount saved by elimination Of non
essential refinements and plus addi-
tional expense of changes on speciiica-
tions determined upon by the general
manager.
.. In the event OF any increase In the
scale OF wages at the yard after the
date OF liberalization, such increase
Will be paid by the government II It
Is found to be justihable and approved
by the general manager.
3. Tho government will pay the over
time allowance cover yard basis) on
the cost OF direct labor on any ships