Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-18
RenOUdL Threat
in Shipping ROlO
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Of steel and wood ship construction and
Of the creation Of two aforementioned
and operated shipyards. which have no
foundation in fact The Generals PROPOSE
tions are In no way concrete Denman as.
serts. Until they are made so, Denman told
the President, the shipping board cannot
consider them, let alone sanction them. He
claims that although some 5000 900 900 Is
involved in the plans as set forth by Gen.
eral Goethals the shipping board is without
tho first details OF the scheme II General
Goethals will furnish these facts Denman
said today. the shipping board will meet
and consider them and talk them over"
with General Goethas
Little surprise will be shown In official
circles II General Cocktails finally rctIres
from his post as head of the Emergency
Corporation, although determined effort
was being made again today TO get him and
Denmam to bury the hatchet ard work to-
gether. Meanwhile, IL is certain that II
definite action is not taken very soon, the
President will be asked to remove both men.
Army and navy officials are just begin
ming to realize the extent to which the
operations in France depend on the gather
Ing together OF new shipping to replace that
being sent to the bottom i-v German sub
marines. Estimates 10 file at the War COL
lege and with the General Staff Of the navy
show that for every man placed on French
soil an average Of twenty-five tons must
to maintain him for a reasonable time
supply him with arms and clothing and
transport him to the front and back again.
This enormous quantity Of supplies must
be safeguarded both ways by the navy as
the recent loss Of the steamship Kansan
conclusively shows.
The navy has taken ovc. entirely control
Of all transports and supply ships All are
in command Of naval officers and are armed
by naval gun crews. In addition, destroyers
and cruisers act as conveys The navy is
working night and day to add to its de-
stroyer strength in anticipation Of the Ship
ping Board furnishing a large number Of
new transports and cargo vessels, an antici-
patton which it now seems would net be
realized for many months. The navy also
is rushing work on its fleet of 1IO-foot
submarine ChaserS and on some Of a larger
type, all Of which can eventually be utilized
to release dcstroycrs for transport guard.
| officials pointed out that most Of this work
| will lose its force if the shipping Board
| quarrel is not settled Immediately.
Naval officials pointed out today that the
| navy at present is I'm better shape than ever
| before in its history 1t has to maintain
| the longest line Of communication in the
! history Of warfare. Its 100 aviators. the
! first armed American force to set foot on
French soil, today is ready for active serv-
| ice as the eyes Of the squadrons operating
| in European waters. Even the most ancient
| type Of war vessel in commission is in better
! shape than ever before officials point out.
| And this is due to work performed right
| here in Washington by officers who have
! labored night and day to remedy defects
| that became painfully apparent with the
! entry of the United States into the war.
! The navy was never better prepared for
| any emergency" said an official today.
| THAT was shown by its work in getting the
! Pershing expedition across. II other de-
| partments will cooperate there will be no
| tragedies"