Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05
100000 FIGHT HUN
IN j. s. SH|PYARDS,
SCHWAB TELLS MEN
5000, 900 Tons of Vessels Beats All
Records of All Time, He Says at
San Francisco Launching.
PRIZES FOR GOOD WORK

the message delivered 10 ttc StliiWbFkeIS
here TODAY bv Charles Nj. Schwab, direct
or general of the Emcrg ncy Fleet Corporal
ton. in the first public speech he has de-
livered since taking charge of the ship
building program.
MIR Schwab was speaking at the indie
pendence Day launching Of merchant
ships here, which was part Of the national
program in which probably a hundred ships
and possibly morc--wcrc being sent
from the WAYS to the seas from yards all
over the country.
u venture to predict that the number Of
ships launched today is the greatest record
of launchings for single day in the his
tory of the world, said Mr.. Schwab.
Nv hen the truth percolates to the Ger
man people they will know that their
leaders have deceived them that Amcrl-
cans have their sleeves rolled up and we
have our fighting blood up; that VIC arc
going To win this war If il takes the lust
man. the last ounce OF strength, the last
trcsource and the last dollar that this
country possesses.
SERVICES DEDICATED TO e. q.
"Iou and all the other shpbuiIdcrs
have dedicated your services to America.
We stand firm, determined and unatrnid
before the naked truth that We must de
feat Germany or Germany Will defeat us
Wars are not won altogether ON the bat
tlcticld DO not think for ono minute that
the Pulssian generals are unnoved by
what we are accomplishing. They know
that we launched a 5000 ton ship In y
davs from the time the keel was laid over
IN Camden. n J. That was tremendous
ACCOMPLISHMENT never before approached
in any country and II was blow IN the
face az prliSslau confidence. Our enemy
knows. too that II is the workmen over
here who are making these things pos
slhlc that the men III the shIpyarfs are
working dav and night determined. IN
tirlng and enthusiastic; that they are back
ing ND the bows in the trenches. The
kaiser knows that with the united back
ing of American workmCn, American
armies can never he beaten. The credit
for winning tins war viii he shared equal
~ 10y the workmcn Of America and the
lighters of America. The best captains
and colonies IN our shlpbuiIdIng army can
not build ships without the strong armies
Of the privatcs, corporals and scrgcants
The heater boy today is young hero
who deserves place alongside the drum
mcr boy in that picture you have seen SO !
often The Spirit of 20.
we have a great army Of workers |
building ships for this emergency. There |
are .}OO. 900 of us, and we are all fighting |
for America. You men who SWING the |
cranes are In charge OF the bIg guns You |
who drive the rIvetS are operating the |
machine guns of the shipyard. Every |
man who does a full days work Is doing |
his share TO win the war The gangs ut |
work on ship are holding a trench and |
when they launch that ship they so over |
the top. When they lay new keel they /,
are digging In and making ready for an
other long defense.
EVERY NEw SHIP BLOW AT KAISER
Every time We launch q cargo or troop |
shin or tanker we add to the certainty |
that German submarines cannot WIN this /
war Already we have the U-boats on |
the run and II We keep up the pace we will /
have them beaten by next year And when
We achieve thus victory 1t will be you who
viii deserve the credit. SO far as / am con-
ccrntCi. and so far as Mr.. Hurley Is con
cerned, and am sure. SO far SIS the Prcsi-
dent Of the United States Is concerned,
you will get the credit
"Germanys only hope now. if it can
be called hope, Is 10 win this war by
great military victories. Germany knows
that we are building ships and getting
real army across the Atlantic. The Kaiser
Is making his supreme effort now in the
knowledge that America Will soon be
started and will stay III the war until it Is
on. Ii We complete our shlpbuIldIng
they will know over IN Germany
hat not a shred OF hope remains. Can We
It? Can we build these ships in
time TO keep our bridge 10 France IN
broken. That IS a question for you men in
the shipyards to answer. America has
never lost war and she is not going to
ose this one,
HAVE LEAD ON U-BoATs.
To-day we are building ships faster
than the submarine can destroy them
our navy under Josephus
Daniels Is destroying submarines. The
German hordes may make some advances
)n the Western front, but are we down
hearted? No! Our army In France and
,ur shipbuilding army at home are getting
nto their full stride and we viii ship
hem if it takes everything we have
We must get the men and the guns and
he airships over. More and more men
must 20 over, and more guns and rifles and
motor trucks-rails, clothing and horses f.
3ut the whole Job depends upon you.
for one have every confidence that you
will do the Job and do If right
Now YOU wonder naturally how your
work has counted. Let me tell YOU In
9I5 all the shipyards in America turned ,
,ut 2I5,602 deadweight tons Of ship
ing The next year our output Jumped TO
20, 847 tons. In 1917 the hot pace con
inued until we very nearly doubled the
output of the previous year, completing
total of 90l ,223. We thought we were
,uilding ships, with almost a million
lightweight tons Of finished vessels, but
am confident now that if we pull to-
ether and every man stays on the Job,
re will produce more than 3,000,000 dead
feight tons In 19lS-the greatest output
4 any nation IN the world In a single
ear,
Il think that we can point with some
ride to May of this year, when we not
merely launched, but completed 263 900 |
1ns Of shipping-more than was turned
ut in the entire year Of 1915. Five years
go, if you had been told that this coun-
ry would produce 263, 900 tons Of ship
ing In a single month, you would not have
elieved 1t, but that IS mere beginning |
the task that lies before you men In the
nipyards.
H0NoRs FOR THOSE WHO WORK BEST.
There is one thing that we need if we
ope 10 reach our maximum capacity of
reduction and that is q friendly rivalry n
etWeen the yards. | have tried to en- II
1urage that because ! know that com
etition Is dear to American hearts and II
know that you viii respond to q chal-
nge Now We are going 70 recognize