New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-09
Men and Arms Useless
Without Them, Asserts
Sir Stephenson Kent
Mayor Greets Visitors
Mission, Including Son of Ex-
Premier Asquith, Outlines
Labor Situation

Sir Stephenson Kent, head OF the
special mission of the British Ministry
of Munitions, intrudced himself to New
York yesterday with a demand for
ships. Ships were what would win the
war, he said, and ships in sufficient
numbers presupposed a swift and or
derby mobilization of the entire indus
trial resources of the nation.
"You have an army ovOr the seas
now that is minute compared 20 the
army you will have before the war Is
over" he said. "The man power OF
America is to be the final weight that
will win the war, but that man power
cannot be maintained unless you build
more ships than you have heretofore.
You vii need ships not only TO trans
port men, but 20 send SUPPLIES and mu-
nitions, and ii is not only your army
and their supplies that you have TO
consider, you have 10 consider your
Allies needs. We need an ever in
creasine supply of raw materials. and
we will not be able TO get them unless
you supply the ships"
Outlines Labor Situation
Great Britain, he said, had fitted cap
ital and labor together, limiting the
profits of one and the living expenses
of the other so as to get the utmost
results wit hthe least friction. SO con-
cenrated were all endeavors on the
war, he declared, that for two years not
a pleasure car had been turned out by
a British motor manufacturer.
No small part of the war efficiency
Of Britain, he said. was due to its
women. Women are doing the machine
work on aeroplane engines and engaged
in the dangerous vocation Of loading
and finishing shells. Since 1915, he
said. the lumber of women employed in
British munition plants had increased
ZOO per cent and now 100000 Of them
are turning out the ammunition so
prodigally expended on the West front.
"rhey 20 TO their work" he said, "as
nobly and CALAMITY rs our men who go
over tho top"
His speech was made at luncheon
given 70 the mission by the Mayors
Committee on National Defence at the
Hotel McAlpin. Mayor Mitchell was
present.
Last night II. ". Garrod and G. II.
Baltic, who. with Captain Cyril As
quith, son of the former Prime Minis
ter, are the other members OF the mis-
sion, addressed labor leaders in the
Central Labor Lyceum in Brooklyn.
They described the labor difficulties
that had beset Great Britain at the
outset of the war and told how they
had been overcome.
"Up TO United States Labor
Mr.. Garrod said that if Great Britain
in the first two years OF the war had
been compelled to face as many indus
trial disturbances as this country has
faced in the last two months, his ma
ton would have had 10 make dis
graceful peace with Germany. He
pointed out that a great deal depends
on the American workman, since the
laborers in Great Britain, France Pnd
Italy are war-weary.
The mission arrived Yesterday. and
Was met at Grand Central Termina.
and escorted to the City Hall, where II
WAS officially received by Mayor Mitch
cl. The members were entertained at
luncheon at the McAlpin Hotel By the
Mayors Committee on National De-
fence. Mayor Mitchell presided. and the
speakers were Byron R. Newton, Col.
lector OF the Port OF New York: John
p. Courhlin, president Of the Central
Labor Union, Sir Stephenson Kent and
Commissioner II. W. Garrod.