New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22
,.,.,al Suggests President
u,Le Decision in Ship
Board Controversy
u,ve to Compose
Strife Is Expected
,..,utive May Announce
n.6nite Policy Upon
Return from Trip
,r-on ne Tribune Bureau

,,,r,on July 21.-General Goet-
-. snpealed TO the President to
y .oos his assurances that the head
~ y. emergency Fleet Corporation
> = !. unhsmpered in his comman-
"" -, and construction programmes
- Instructed for a week by Chair
y p,nmsn of the Shipping Board.
...,,ding to reliable reports, the
.'.s,l, communication to the White
~. ..' was neither an ultimatum nor a
' ,.,,, 1t pointed out diplomati-
m he hOpelessness Of the existing
~ = h.,ween General Goethals and
,'Ir.sn Denman of the Shipping
:, ,,s iuferentially suggested that
!. s,ly solution TO the continuing
:, commencing ship construction
- ,ss Presidents power to inter,
u hsbalf Of one or the other OF
=, .' W. in the controversy:
?: is..s General Goethals, by ap-
y N the President, practically
1.1 i.' his impotency under the exist
- ,,;,tamstances, and this may DC
. s sd 70 imply that he Is
Ky 70 quit mis- post as head OF the
"a, cSo,roration. Friends of General
% " boweyer. insist that he is not
stss's' =. S;snosed TO resign unless
q. ,Ss express desire of the Pres.
~ IN the contrary, it is belleved
=. General Goethals is prepared 70
his task just so long as there
nv hope of success with the ehef-
~ programme. Ida, .. .ha
,5 y brings the shipping contro-
=, 70 the only source OF a quick
s,aon. According to hlgh om Sh;
:, Elimination of strife on the SNIP
:, Roard and the expedition OF the
y,,,r programme are now more thah
80 vital necessity.
Wilson Outlining Policy
=, President, it is reported, took
- lin on his weekend sojourn on
4, q,yscwer considerable data bear
Nv the shipping and submarine
r.r,,s II was intimated in official
rx,.s to-day that on his return TO
\, WE House tomorrow the Presi,
y. v.ld have definitely concluded
,;s:g y not it would be possible TO
vms nth the present organization
tas slipping Board BY limiting the
B.rs Of authority Of the eontrover-
.l,nsnts and then commanding &C
Z The other alternative in the stu
m. Il is generally conceded, is to
rsa the designations of either Gen.
a Gosthsls or Chairman Denman.
Ne President would be much
rrp 70 dispensing with the services
General Goethals, it is known. On
a,hu hand, Chairman Denman came
! tie Shipping Board most highly
suur.ndsd by Gavin McNab, Of San
ll,ascc, to whom the President feels
ru much Of his success at the
VI, IN California last November. Even
r-ss Of great national emergency
n.ial obligations are sometimes dill
q; for even the President to rid
i-,sh Of il is pointed out. 1t is
,rstc,e believed that, barring future
judgments Of an embarrassing char
az within the board, the President
VI make an earnest effort to com
" tie differences between the OPP
a-g factions in a way to advance
y essential parts of the shipbuilding
rysmme a. once.
" .on6rmation Of General Goethals's
sanitation 70 the White House
ast Be secured at the Offices Of the
srssney Fleet Corporation to-day.
arnsn Dennan was equally reticent.
1'query as TO whether he had re-
". any suggestions bearing on the
eaton from President Wilson, Chair
g p.aman reminded his questioners
a examinations with the Pres
ct we're Of a highly confidential
asr and therefore completely out
x he sphere Of discussion. The
aaoa remains in status quo as far
eairmsn Denmsn is concerned, 1t
Ig y confidently stated.
Ia the President makes his wishes
Sn, u an urequivocable and unmis-
-ass way the emergency ship pro-
t--s viii continue 20 be treated as
distraction and a matter for pro
,s'sr conversation rather than de-
ne acton.