New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Correspondence
Great Is
GulHUer!
raSHING7ON. May 20.

,stsss Of 'n'S
:, its newspapers that one
..rpany has offered to build
sovernment 5,oOO-ton ships at
=. Of one a day until further
You multiply the DAYS of
:, 1000 and the product is 1926
Of shipping year from one
r,-American concern.
4 ~ should the world worry about
/. Culliver, He can put the
-, Of the world under seas in
-,,ster submersible cargo fleet.
=, build any kind of ships faster
a, Germans can sink them. He
s,sx a private aisle across the
=, II there is needed a shorter
an invent some sort of engine
..s.h the U-bost. Was it not he
!, sytn,ed U-ooac
:. ,;tv is It's true, potentially.
!. the pity war will not wait
a., meanwhile the U-boat may be
il.
Germany goes on sinking tonnage
:, rate of last April and CULVER
q. .. getting ready at the rate Of
4 .s forty-fve days the war may
in less than a year. If so, the
"a; will have won It.
:, ,ountry's strength cannot direct
!, II lies over half continent in
Il bury masses, waiting to be
4 u,on by the tyranny Of CO.
,s.ing intelligence.
*.yhirg,on perceives it dimiy. Men
,,uine about with tragically help
Gr, saying; "Give us the power
Vt viii act upon it."
str. PoOer! POWER! Every
r,iiiee, every board, every cenimis-
vsrts more power. The will to
ls,kins.
rerber Of the Advisory Commits
rO,s TO a cabinet and pulls out
\, s,,sr another fat drawers. in each
s.ich is q chart covered with red
\ Huk pins. indicating, locating,
Rm.iysg Gulliver's capacity to do
si:sd things--to make shells and
ss, explosives, steel and KHAKI
la. Everything is ready at the
srNr Commission. 1t has built a
ta,tIns viii which TO produce results.
!. ircvy vtsn the war stuff is made
!: an.k made and how much and
" fss, and all. 1t is in a position
act upsn the country's strength,
ryah had the poiUer.
4,.t alas. il was organized as
sssrf. Of preparedness in time Of
~ 10 make industrial surveys and
cr Information, and it has no
3w n war. For that il looks TO
l,uneil OF Nationa: Defence, which
vu q thought of peace time and
70 power to act. 1t looks to the
sa.rt who looks to Congress, which
b 10 the country, which looks TO
l.ngton.
!. Shipping Board waits for grant
ztr from Congress 10 commander
and shipyards, but if it had pos
=: the will to act il could have
\ vndsr the provisions OF the naval
h Administration waits for Con-
" % grant it the power to put the
aasis on q war basis, but the rail-
a have already volunteered TO go
Isr basis, and ii is necessary only
f'sns one 10 act upon them with
ssiery word Of one syllable.
Ice is no law by which the Presi-
sdthe United States may suspend
'2laiion in commodities; and yet,
L. Wilson, without waiting for the (
:; sf power, had said, Il hereby I
's,d al speculation in food for the I
ef the nation" il would have |
''st Immediately. The country's !
10 Of trade were even anxious to I
aansnded, and several acted ar
any in their own discretion to stop |
|rA,ion.
n being the most precious COM
IN the world, the thought is I
~ hst the buying of ships or 4
." or anything needed for the /
'@ OF war should wait upon an I
Fnsuon from Congress. A Will .
3 would not be thwarted by lack I.
saey. IL would buy the goods.
ae governments name and send |
~ 10 Congress. Ultimately Con-
would pay-but if not, no mat :
hy the goods now matter.
y o Washington's insne prob
how TO house the machinery
W Administration as it grows.
nnored in whispers that when
s mentioned to Hoover he pro-
70 Commander the New Will
aosl Every one gssped. There
reason why the government
,o' commander the New Will
t'nere are ten thousand reasons
s government cannot. A man
s.'V'er IS not interested in one
zen thousand inhibiting rea-
ae sees some room where the
,inea. needs il.
=. vi 70 act, 20 be responsible,
!" nings done and settle for
~. .1*Iwsrd. TO accept the conse-
49, o mistakes-that is power.
cannot confer il. A Presi-
asaot delegate it. The man
Aers L.,