Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
IFSTHlSMONTH
BEATPROGRAM
Vab Makes Optimistic
ediction at Fleet Club
!! Dinner
xxCEEDED 1T IN JULY
Director Says Promised Ves-
sels Will Be Supplied or
He'll "Eat His Hat"
III we don't give the ships this yc"r
4 A&At We promised the War Council. I'll
tta4 my old hst."--Charies NJ. schwab.

The Emergency Fleet Corporation will
turn out more ships during this month
than the War Departments program
calls for. This is the optimistic predic-
tion Of Charles NJ. schwab.
Mr.. Schwab's prediction came during
an address to 800 members of the
Emergency Fleet Club at dinner in
tlae Beilevue-stratford last night after
sE ~ bad declared thai. despite the fact
that the month of July showed a de-
tcreaSe in tonnage turned out, as COM
pared with the month OF June 1t ex-
oeeded the program considerably.
Chairman Edward y. Hurley. OF the
United States shipping board, and
Uniied States Senator Duncan L.
Fletcher. of Florida, were among the
guests
Mr.. Hurley and Senator Fletcher both
preceded Mr.. Schwab on the speakers
Hist Chairman Hurley declared that the
nation must have more ships for supply
Ing the American overseas forces. Sem
: ator Fletcher declared The creation of the
shipping board and the Emergency Fleet
ACorporation the wisest and most vital
move possible for the safety and WELL
being of the country. He lauded the
work being done at Hog Island.
Says He Is an Optimist
Mr.. Schwab. in opening his address.
declared himself an optimist and a be-
liever in enthusiasm and "goaheadative-
iless"
I'm the last four months we have
placed 100000 tons of shipment into
commission. 100000 tons OF which were
delfvered in the last three months" he
,eaiG
jWhat II We did not produce more
Image In July than we did in. June ?
produced more than the schedule
4ed for and predict that the month
August will show the same results.
don't believe in losing one iota of our
nerve and our energy.
Take our western trip. Everywhere
We went we marveled at the spirit of
enthusiasm of the sfiipbuilders and the
people at large. Joe lyman and Dave
+ Aodgers are turning out from $4,000 to
80. 900 tens of ships per way per year.
Why can't we do the same? Hog Island
and Bristol and other big yards are not
READY. but they soon will be ready. and
know that we shall be in the race for
Dennant honors.
M. get ships than be unpleasant and
- get them. l am a great believer in
ne human psychology of work. AS a
annf Of great business experience, ! do
~ rec much to complain about We
laH more than fulfill our program for
~ year and next and I promise Sena-
Fletcher here that we shall do so.
sl(e have given the War Department
~ ships than We promised; have
~ been as optimistic as l am now.
man who cannot work under my
rif Of enthusiasm and encouragement
not at to be in the shipyards and not
Ito be an American citizen. Open the
ottle to the last notch. Let us do It
6rfuliy and optimstically. Let our
ktp be: Competition and enthusiasm.
fps and more ships.
x:enator Fletcher. who is chairman OF
kHk Senate Committee on Commerce and
I1fekchant' Marine, which held the Con
*srtssionaI investigation into Hog Island
may we be excused il we give as.
urance that we will be able to con.
fribots materially to the worlds need
shipping tonnage flying the American
out of 1876 shipyards, a single one
hich has fifty ways, turning ou
e. to five ships every week, and with
Early capacity of 1,750,000 dead
~ tons.
{11at yard has been built in nint
&hs, and nothing like 1t has evei
= known in history. Fifty ships car
usdor way at the same time, and tn,
fkcont wet basin can berth twenty
fno being outfitted at time.
H2<1a must see to 1t that America
11uvar again a 'beggar of ships witt
1nerce paralyzed, a fettered and EN-
A16oed trafhcker.'
,s173Hr day has come to make tn
S5roa banner the talisman of a world