The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-11
Official Washington Awaits
Coming Of British Missioa
With Much Interest
SHIPPING SITUATION
PERPLEXINC PROBLEM
Many Additional Vessels Are
Needed to Garry Food
Across the Atlantic to H.
Soldiers


Washington. June 1o.--Lord NORTH
cliffe's arrival In this country a. tAo
head OF British mission 10 awaItaA
with great interest by oflicial wash.
ington. Lord Northciiffe will. 4 III
learned here tonight from = man; n
close touch with the European repre-
| sentatives, direct the greater part 10
| his influence toward fores4ailingsA
repetition by this country OF 0eVek
| Britain's mistake at Galiipoli BY sen4-
ing an army to France before this
country has the ships necessary. 10
| maintain II.
Premier Lloyd George, II IL kncyp,
has been In regular communicates
with special agent here for mohthA
This representative has special tHs
structions from the British premier 70
learn at first hand what America p
doing. what she In not doing and Whist
she ought to do. He 10 looking keen
t ~ at the probability of her repea2-
ing the mistakes 80 costly to Great
/ Britain. The reports OF the pgemtoFsa
representative, particularly those tha4
| related to the delays In the .ship-
building program and the food pee.
| gram. were Of such nature fha9
Lord Northciiffe's mission was dec3dAA
upon hurriedly.
shipping 6itHa1i0n Paplexang.
The shipping situation, without am
doubt, is one Of the greatest and mel
perplexing problems before tho crsap-
try. No man ha1tnx ~ do wsth -
! governments coss4uo4 O4 the oils
problem is mors 4IsesfSs1 ssex
lthan Herbert C. Hoover. The oN311
OF the country 70 fyiTMIah Ship0 NJ
Affects the foods adminl0k1Qi5au, e
Hoover feels, accurdtn4 u = scaukn
hal snCNrce, tlfak ~ 10 the Ak4pS
Il wS can build In the naxk afx Or
months that will b the inpottS
possibly the deciding. fackor In -
war Great Brttain has said 1ty1s
and again that the greatest need 4 -
for ships and still more shipa NJ
years ships may come too iato. 81
1t Is known that Mr.. Hoover feels TIL
nothing will 20 quickly lead to d.
| aster as the widespread belief Id stA1h
country that the submarine has beSn
curbed or even checked. This fart
he was in London
What was told to Mr.. Hoover the.
It is said by tho same source. viii m
doubtedly be placed squareiy bAfnSn
this government by Lord Northcif6fn
when he comes here. All OF the Bf3k-
ish officials and the members OF En-
mission here have from time to tire
expressed this great urgency Of the
shipping question a. probably the
lnnost vital Of all.
| Another ohacial Of the governnsnk
whose views have conceded Win
those OF the British, u ThsoAo4n
Brent. vice-chairn1an Of the Unit0A
States shipping commission. Of wA1eA
william Denman u the head. ~
tween MIR. Goethals ana CLARK 49,
Eustis discussed the sending ofxAS
army of $4,000 workers from ~
country to rebuild the railroads -
hind the French lines He wns aasn1
lif, with all the ships this eovernr5 nS
Is now building and all that will ~
available. this country would Be aAao
Ito keep the army of workers behtu6
the French Anes He replied ~
not with the ships that Ne now kle&0
will be available when taken into 60.
sideration with the other desna11o
that will be made upon No for tn.
mage. Il NJ.
| Could Not supply 1Gnli0n.
II don't know what are the lu11ll.
tions OF the war department. ahapt
sending troops to France Or g.,
where, but within Z year. with IT,
present outlook for shipA - e.
not supply food ana other necean
to a million men. II - roasn3 =
deduction that the sire Of any IN
upon by the ability Of tho nat1ox ~
follow them with ships
Italy. We are told, neadS 3H0y&84
tons Of coal month to mAtnta1uE1NE
as an effective fghtinU force. -,
have to supply ships to carry II. SN9-
land will supply coal to france, H.
we are going to take care Of our
Of the contract don't know At s4A4nl
moment.
4 "There are 100000 tons 81 -. -,
lterial for the Russian governune4
Lying on the docks ct New York. x5l4k
material. largely rolling atoek o&e
equipment for the trans-&lber1an yal1.
road. has got TO b delivoyod q vG
a vostock to move one M4I3loa y<6
tons needed by Russia Tor her ~
We have only ave mouths - AGplxQR
this material since Archangel 9
.Iopen for that period Here n
the situation. - with italy, - 49,
Question % what We would like to-
but what We can do. II u
Every day,f without censaA6
the destruction by snhmay1nAG d r
demand for tonnage incre19o9 Ss
one knows exactly Whist tha& 4AMAN
IL today. don't know that 1kS
been cast up; no one en- tan N4D&
1t 10 Eoing to be- tomorrow. i.
INEGRO WOMAN CEA1auD
/ WITH eI0nxyT4 =
i Mary Lee. . t1enty.1ve-ye19
NEGRO woman. was ta1ken - tha
police station last night en 4 eAaF
i 4 40. = - A.