Arizona republican., 1917-07-25
GOETHALS AND DENMAN ARE ELIMINATED AND SHIPPING
 BOARD ROW SEEMS 1>~EsND
Republican A. p. Leased W;reI

Republican A. p. Leased W'reI
 WASHINGTON. Ju-y 24.-President Wilson brought the shipping board row to an abrupt termination today by eliminating the two principals-Wil- liam Denman, chairman of the board and Major General Goethals, manager O the boards omergency fleet corpora tiQn in charge of construction.
 The resignation of General Goethals, rendered some days ago, was accepted and MT. Denman was asked by the president to follow suit. that the gov garments building program might go forward without embarrassment.
 Edward N. Hurley, of Chicago, former chairman of the federal trade com mission, was Tamed by the president to succeed Nar Denman to become chairman of the board, and Bainbridge Colby, of New York, was appointed successor to Captain John B. White of Kansas City, another board member, whose resignation offered to the presi- dent month ago, also was accepted, Rear Admiral Washington l.. Capps, chief constructor of the navy. will succeed General Goethals as manager of Lbe fleet corporation, taking inn me0 tate charge of the building pro- grlm.
 The nominations of MT. Hurley and MT Colby went to the senate this afternoon and were referred to the commerce committee. Their prompt confirmation was predicted by both democratic and Republican leaders.
 MT. Denman sent his resignation to the white house immediately after re- ceipt of the presidents letter request ing it. The presidents action mani fcstly took him by surprise, but his only comment was this:
 "It was the best way to settle the whole thing. I want to help the presi- dent in every way possible and never have questioned the wisdom of his decisions"
 It was reported tonight that Theo- dore Brent, vice chairman of the board, who has been a strong sup porter of MT. Denmans position, had offered to quit the board if the presi- dent thought it best, but at the white house it was said no communication had Been received from him. John A. Donald and R. B. Stevens, the other board members, who have lined up with General Goethals, said they had no intention of resigning
 The presidents method of ending the controversy came as a great surprise to most officials here, who had be- licved he would make final effort to compose the situation by dividing def initely between the shipping board and the manager of it's corporation the powers conferred on the executive by congress. MT. Wilson apparently be- came convinced, however, that Den man and Goethals never could work in harmony and that both were in rnea5ure to be blamed for the delay to the ship building program.
 Virtually from the start of the trouble, it became known tonight, MT. Denman did not have the full support of the board for his wooden ship pro gram. MT. Donald and MT. Stevens consistently supported the General but Mir. Brent and Captain White stood with the chairman. After he had of fered his resignation a month ago, on account of ill health Captain White returned to Washington in time to cast the deciding vote against the Goe thals building program.
 General Goethals' announcement of this program furnished the cause for a definite split between the two.
 The presidents order conferring the powers given by congress authorized the board to operate ships and the corporation to build them. General Goethals, reinforced by a letter from President Wilson which declared he would not be hampered, took the order to mean he would have a free hand DelI1dH, WllH lelleI 1ICIl lHS president, which he thought charged the shipping board with responsibility for the expenditure of the funds sup piled by congress, promptly blocked the Generals plans.
 The Goethals program, which in- Cludes communicating all private ship ping under construction and the build 5ng of two government-o owned ship yards for putting together fabricated steel ships, undoubtedly will be adopted almost as it stands Chair man Denman already has forced changes which will reduce the cost of ships to be fabricated. and the state department is behind him in his posl- tion that the United States should requisition British ship building in American yards.
 MT Denman's resignation leaves Vice chairman Brent as temporary chairman, and there will be no inter ruption to the boards work. Until their nominations have been con firmed MT. Hurley and Mrs. Colby will sit with the board as members with out the power to vote. Meantime lear Admiral Capps will take i'm
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