The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-27
COCKTAILS SHIP
PLAN STIRSRO
L. s. Shipping Board Is
Reused by Wooden Yes
sci Condemnation.
HOUSE BACKS GENERAL
Contracts Already Awarded
for Seventy Vessels Of Lum-
ber Construction.
HOUSE BACKS GENERAL

WASHINGTON. May 26.-The row be-
tween MAjor-Gen. Goethais and the
United States Shipping Board which has
been smouldering since the General
came to Washington TO supervise the
Shipping Boards construction pro-
gramme burst to-day in a regular con-
fiagration.
Publication this morning of the state
ment Of Gen. Goethals in New York
that the wooden ships scheme OF the
board was hopeless and impossible
aroused the indignation of members of
the Shipping Board. particularly Chair
man Denman. whose pet project has
been the construction OF wooden ships
to supplement the tonnage that might
be obtained from the construction Of
steel ships.
An interesting side light on the matter
was revealed to-day when Chairman
Fitzgerald of the House Appropriation
Committee told the House he had been
| informed by Chairman Denman of the
, Shipping Board that not more than $50
or 200 Of the merchant feet to be con-
/ structed would be of wood and that all
the others would be steel
| 1t is apparent tonight that a show
down between Denman and Goethals Is
only a matter of days. with the sub
! marines still taking a large toll of ship
ping bound for allied ports. the Admins
tration is not going to allow a quarrel
among those who have the shipbuilding
programme In charge to delay and em-
barrass the plan OF this Government 10
throw ships into the overseas trade as
quickly as possible and in as large num-
bers as possible.
Talk of GoethaIs ResigninR.
The resignation OF Gen. Goethals from
the undertaking of which he has been
placed in charge by President Wilson Is
one of the possibilities discussed. Such
an eventuality is regarded as the alter
native to a clear cut definition of the re-
spective powers of the shipping board
and Gen. Goethals. The General is de.
scribed as chatting at the many points
Of conflict between his powers and thos,
OF the board. He Is said to be prepared
to throw up the whole Job IL he canno
, be given the powers he wants.
The General has a strong ally in Con
gress Members of the House an,
senate nave enmost unsouh1eo con
nuece III eIe So'n'S Vi ooe.
r aeeep. Den'' D,., moi ue' ny" ~ NJ
, reason. SO far ~ Congress is able 4
, ordain II, Goethals stands a good chanc
OF getting all the power he wants.
Mr.. Denman refused to make a state
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II ne" ."e eoee GU ~.
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4 mv 1,.en'iU. w.. wa asp'aos s.e COZ
OF M ue''o' W "oousn co's uo'ioii' al
:, ,hat as soon AZ the steer cohstructio
a auequa'e 70 n,eet "e heeos OF u
"a ~ 'Ap"u'hs p'osi"''Ihu u
eo's', ue@io" " "ooue' Ships VIII
n.'. auaneoe1 om.iaeas a1 haNe oeen iet IL
q se'e''' vi ''0 "ooue'' s"ips u oa'e'
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While all the controversy has been
progress as to the merits and demeri
'' OF the wooden ship plan. and while r.
le ports have persisted that Goethals n,
been violently opposing the constructic
ID Of wooden ships, Chairman Denman I,
n. variably has let II be understood that
re and the General were 10 perfect acco,
and that the General, while ne regrette
,s as the board regretted. the necessity
IT wooden ships. nevertheless was reco
OF clled TO their construction as suppl
n ment to tonnage obtalnable from steel.
r eral in New York have placed a cor
.,ax,o,, -, ,ha .,,,a.,o 49,, ".
pnco ,,,,,t ths, rsc.otas "iue. al va
r ,,an,s ~ chairr,ar Dsnn,.n IA e s,a'
IS. annear either that Denman has n'ahe ne
nv Greatly mIsled as to the exact a,,,,', &c
Of Goethals or mas been n,aLins sn,,,
r. thing Of an EFFORT IN gloss over q s,,m
e tion that Threatened the s,,ccess ~ I,
al shipbuilding programme.
n Mr.. Denman would not be quoted
sh reply to the assertions of Goethals. r
d. it is known TO he his stand that ths
To- will be plenty of wood to 20 into ,
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