The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-27

capacity until they now have 1875 ways
no against Ii" eight months ago. Other
parts Of their plants have increased In
proportion. We then madH provision for
additional steel Yards. S"ulc "t which
haze been given financial assistance.
Thirty additional n"w steel Shipyards
are ;hus being erected with Il total of
cn3 s~hipbuillinE ways. Thus "" now
have IN the aggregate ca steel shIpyArds
either wholly or partly engaged IN Fleet
Cooperation work These yards VIII
have I total Of ?9$ steel building ways.
of these. 81 yards with rs ways. are
on tn" Atlantic and Gulf I"LSt. Nine
teen yards with Go wayS ar" "n the IA
cttic. while IS yards. WIKI q ways. are
or the Great Lakes.
Our program for building wooden
ships ha. been heset with many dill
cU;ttrs and handicapT which could not
well nc Errcseer. \ y"aC AZ" wooden
shipbuildinS in ,ha Umicd safes was
almost 4 lost art. W. iu"ud - OIL!
wooden ~shipyards With - shlpwHyS. tn"
capacity for wooden shIihulldinC has
been Increased until "" now have 81
OGDEN shiphuild!nS yards with 49,
ways completed or nearing C"nipl"t!on.
Assuming thar these ways Will Zach
prnIuce two standard ships Ter year
we should turn out about 800 900 dead
weight tons OF wooden shipping an
nually. These So wooden ~shipbuildinE
WAYS. NOW nearing completion. added to
our %2S steel building was. will give
rs 4 total Of 10 bcr;hs upon which 10
s.ritfd s;"r, ard wooden vessels. When
,.ri rrusid.r that "" had only lG2 steel
!..!!dim. WAYS 4 Jew months ago and 4"
wooden ShIi,hui.1inS wayS-a total o.
.35-an Increase is shown OF +H5 wooden
/ and stool her:hs IN which We can build
ships.
WITH o:r .otal o< 80 wood and steel
WAYS. We viii hay" 52i NOR" b"rths than
SIR Eric G.,!drs IN his v"'"m, speech
stated t:nr!aad has 4: ;hc present time.
Our r"Sram or wooden ships was
H,!a."d b" tn" fact that w were unable
20 pr"T:da III" necessary big timber in
sufficient Quantities from thc forests
LAST "c in- mississippi rIv"r. This SIT
ga:;"u. which has h""n a serious hand
zap. I "an harry :" say. Is steadily
improving.
"Th" situation giving us II. most
concern is Tn. completion Of turbines
and engines. I'll" very rapid expansion
: &C thc shiphuildinS program cauGh; tbs
t;!rh!r" and engine manufacturers 10
tally uu~pr"par"d.
! tn. proposal 70 build ships OF con
: c..,a WAS at FIRST regarded as 4 !aScl;l'
at;rc absurd!ty. On March IA there was
launched from III" Yards Of the San
! Francisco company the first concrete
! Steamship. n vnssrl which m" builders
: christAu"d Faith. We hop" She will eH-
. ~rrni,lIfy tho name.
"Euw as t. lahur-nEr strong right
arm, There has h""n much talk Of con-
Scrip;ins labor. OF forcing ii into ship
Yards as our soldiers hav" hccH brought
into tn" camps. am fully aware that
I am dying in ;he fac" Of 4 growing
popular sentiment that non should he
: Gratt~G in. IN" Industry which supports
tn. BATH" lines. b.; ! wish :" put my
self IN record us h"tnG opposed 10 the
constitution OF abUr. do not believe
cnuscription necessary. for believe
Labor itself will produce conditions
which wiil r"md"r id" all thought OF
e rnuSrriptinC w~0rnn"a. The vast ma
! inri;. ~ oar wnrim"u a-r mon "f in
I t.liIgnucr aud when th'E com" 10 4 fNll
realization at the fac; that any defcc'
! ton on their part now VIII not only
, imprril the nation. but sill inturc thor
: follow workers in alno.t "v"rT field OF
industrial activity. ! fool sure they will
, respond :" Hnil demands made upon
! 'h"m. t'ul+-= ;h"y fully d" rh"ir part.
::l.ir brothers viii suffer.
81; would L." useless 10 manufacture
: material and supplies and pile up the
products on the wlarv"s # there arc
no ships ~ transport; them. SO. unless
or shin workers do. tirir best, other
! Industries must slow down or malt CON-
rict.ly with the result that thousands
II workers throughout TIL" country VII
! suffer for lack Of employ mont.
II hclicv" that labor has begun tn
rca,izc tha, fact. bit I want 70 drive
il homo 20 them: for there are some. |
r"gre, Ia say. who do not yet sons"
. heir responsibility. Th"re are rnarr
whn ar" NOT working 10 their MI! "a
raciiv. There arc many who. hecaus"
Of the high wages ;hey ar" earning, are
! prone 70 take too may holidays. Labor
! generally throughout our shipvards IS
| today receiving tho highest rate Of
wages .ver paid for similar work in the
! history Of The world. Tho additional!
: COS. ~ r,;r ships. du" ~ increased wages
i: >h;2ya-ds covering The program ""
! have napp'-i "u;. will he III excess Of
sSnn. 60h. nhn. W.. expect. and We have
Z right 10 rrp"c.: the country has Il
ri.h, 81 eNp"ct. ,hat labor will render
:nr this incr"aS" II wages Il correspond
ing lncr"rsr in pr"iuvtion-that II. IN"
"ti;pu nt $tii s.
al, has no: gore smoothly in tho
iahor situation and th"r" !,ar" be"U
:rmes when this pl.aS" "t III" problem
was crn'fgh ~ Cause ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Th" vast majority 81 laboTing men are
ru,rintir: the leaders,. whom have
.innwu through clos" Con;aC; in Wash
InCtnn. especially Mr.. campers and his
, .mmrdiate aSSn"iat"s. huv" my conf.
'!"nr" and tn" country recognizes thar