The Detroit times., 1917-09-11
"Old Glory" On the
Seven Seas Again
81 BASIL N MANLY


WASHINGTON sep, II Whaf is The most
powerful corporation in the WORLD The stee.
trust You're wrong Guess again and keep
oD guessing
TIE most powerful corporation ir fhe w0rIl
today rs The United States shipping board oper
at.ng in part through it's subsidiary the er-er.
genc} fleet corporation To-day oceanic franspor
tauon rules the world and the shipping boart
comes yerF near controlling oceanic transporia-
Mos Americans have an idea The shipping
board Is do.ng a big JOB building ca-ro vessels
20 circgmvent The boat bur they have 200 con.
ception q the part IN making me United states
ruler of De seas
Submarines or no submarines. he program tHs
shipping board putting fhrCugh-Htl enable
the lHitfi So es after peace comes to hagl
every pcrni ~ goods she ships abroad instead
~ paying heas7 tribute. as in he past 70 Brit
i4h French German. Italian. scandinavian and
japanese merchantmen
Thuk What this means The shipping board
IS going 90 put the stars and stripes on ali The
seven seas 20 carry commerce where old Glory
has not been seen since the DAYS q our clipper
shin,
The shipping boards construction and con-.
Wandering program viii add nearly 100000
tons 20 be S.5oo00o tons We have TODAY From
The least considered u maritime powers We 60
AZ bound right up 20 the top
only England viii contest maritime suprem-
most ~ which is ocean going while large par
az our pre.war tonnage consists % lake ard river
boats so she probably will have the edge on US
when the~war ends
Germany. which had about $500 600 tons in
1915, has lost in 1917 more than The 500 moo tons
We Communicated Norway next In strength
with about $500 000 tons Is completely outclass.
I'd, while an the rest VIII drag along with less
than 1000 200 tons each
Bur mere ship tonnage s only a small part
ot our enormous maritime influence now ard for
the future The United States through the shin.
ping board is the arbter % ocean transporta.
ton rates throughout the world These rates
are now under discussion with Representatives ~
the allies and revolutionary readjustments are
soon 70 be announced
Furthermore, through the seamen's act the
shipping board f. now determining labor condi
tons for the sailors ~ all nations The act ~
making the sailors u every nation free men whom
I they are IN American ports, opens the way FOR
/ them 20 force The vessel owners ~ other ma.
tonalities 10 come up 70 American standards
And as The ships OF all the world mus, now
come 10 America FOR cargoes the ieveUing bro
cess rs proceeding with great rapidity
/ Many Americans view the enormous sums In
vested IN ships by The United states AZ non
/ productive appropriations They have never
stopped 10 consider that the merchant ships vii
always be a source of revenue
Former Chairman Denuan o. the shipping
board, tells me even II present shipping rates
. are cut in half every ship now building or rom
| Wandered FOR tho United States vii paw "a
itself and Yield profit Of 100 per cent In a
4 years time
Uncle Sam today could sell every ship cor
tract signed BY he shipping board either =,
| American or foreign ship owners a. half agar
as much as the government is 70 paw