Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-27
DIPLOMATS VISIT
HOG ISLAND YARD
Great Fleet to Aid All After War.
Says Chairman
Hurley.
SOUTH AMERICA TO PROSPER
Ambassador From Argentina Ex-
tends Congratulations on
Achievement.
SOUTH AMERICA TO PROSPER

PHILADELPHIA. July os.-Ccntral
and South American diplomats were
to-day given an opportunity by the
United states Shipping Board 10 see
Hog Island. the worlds greatest ship
yard, in action. The visitors. accom-
man of the board. Charles NJ Schwab
Fleet Corporation. and other high of.
firials. were taken all over the yard
and then given boat ride on tho Dell
aware to see the two-mila river front
of the biz plant.
MIR. Hurley. in a speech. told the
IN, bas assadors and ministers that un-
less the great merchant marine TO-"
being built In this country brings pros
perity to the republics OF the South.
America's pride Of achievement will
be diminished.
Charles NJ. Schwab. in welcoming
the visitors. said
we arc no longer South Americans
or North Americans. but all ar" plain
Americans The Hog Island rarl and
other shipyaris are guarantee T."
the world OF the policy of this coun-
try"
Speaking for South America. Ara
ba ssador Naon. OF Argentina. corGrat-
ulated the people of the United States
on their wonderful achievements for
the welfare of humanity. Your sue
cess is our success. your welfare is
our welfare. your glory is our glory.
he said.
Ambassador da Cana. OF Brazil. cx-
pressed his admiration cf the work
done at Hog Island and the other ship.
yards OF the country. Il hope the
premise of uninterrupted amity be-
tween the United States and the cnan-
tries OF South America are realized.
he said.
Chairman Hurley virtually told the
rcpresentati tives nf the La tin American
republics that they could tell their gov
ernments that the United States would
share with them the strength that
would come TO her out of the war
Mr. Hurley used no figures. and did
not try TO sell anything TO the South
American diplomats. but II is known
that the plan is 10 sell to their gov
ernments, at cost price and on reason
able terms. such ships as they may
want to buy after this nation has sup
piled its own immediate needs. and
TO have these vessels engage In the
commerce of tic world under the flags
OF the countries to whom they belong.
president Wilson" said Chairman
Hurley has demonstrated to tho world
that the people of the United States
are not fighting for the permanency
of their own liberties alone. but for
the liberty of civilization everywhere.
ships are playing large part in
this war. and they Will play as large
a part in peace. The provincial days
are over for this country and for your
countries. Nan cannot live by him
self alone. nor can nations. What is
best in each country should be made
available TO all.
The ships that are being built in
the United States as instruments OF
war are designed to serve equally as
ell as instruments OF an enduring
peace You may send back TO your
own people the word that these ships
will not he used exclusively for this
nations ACKNOWLEDGMENT in peace. any
more than they are used for such aE-
grandizement in the war that is now
waEing.
Our duty now Is to build bridge
q: ships to our fighting front in France.
Cur expectation Is that a large part of
N. bridge will be used to connect us
m re closely with our ncighhors when
the war is over--a bridge that will he
used as freely and witt quite as much
advantage by our neikf bers az by our
selves"