Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-05

output jumped to 526,S47 tons. In
1917 the hot pace continued until
we nearly doubled the output Of the
previous year, completing a total OF
9O1, ,223. We thought we were build
ing ships, with almost a million
deadweigbt tons of finished vessels
but am confident now that if we
PULL together and every man stays on
the job, we will produce more than
three million deadweight tons in
191S-the greatest output of any ma
ton in tn world in a single year.
II think that we can point with
some pride to May of this year, when
we not only launched but completed
$4,000 tons of shipping-more than
was turned out in the entire year
of 1915. Five years ago, if you had
been told that this country would
produce 263 900 tons of shipping in
single month, you would not have
believed it, but that is a mere be-
ginning of the task that lies before
YOU men in tn eshipyards.
There is one thing that we need
| if We hope to reach our maximum
capacity of production and that is a
! friendly rivalry between the yards
have tried to. encourage that be-
cause 1 know that competition is
that you will respond to a challenge
| Now we are going to recognize a
| shipyard that surpasses all others in
actual production each month. A
blue flag which this yard will be au-
thorized to fly from its Flagstaff will
be a mark of national recognition
1t will be in the shipbuilding field
what an award for DISTINGUISHED ed
| service is on a battlefield. Red and
white flags will be presented for Sec
ond and third places. Any yard
which holds first place for three con-
| secutive months will have signal
honors, for it will be authorized to
fly this championship blue pennant
/ permanently from it's Flagstaff.
Now there are many men in the
shipyards who feel a sense of en-
barrassment because, with their
country at war and liberty in dan
ger, they are not in the uniform OF
the Army or the Navy. 1 want to
say that these men, If they are ship
builders, and belong in the yards
are entitled to just as much recogni.
tion and just as much honor as the
| brave boys on the sea or in the
trenches. And 1t is to give you ship
yard workers such recognition that
| the Government has determined
upon the awarding of service badge.
to the men who give four months
service to the Government in the
shipyards at building ships, and bars
for additional length of service. With
these service badges you can walk
through our crowds, meet the BOYS
of the Navy and Army and hold your
head high. To sacrifice ones life fol
one country is, of course, the su.
preme sacrifice, but in this war the
| highest duty is to serve where your
Government tells you to serve.
Medals For Servicc
I'VE are going to give special golC
and silver medals for unusual servic,
in the shipyards We feel that ther,
| should be some way of recognizinI
the man who does a great thing fol
his country in wartime. Great thing,
are being done to-day in the ship.
yards. Every one of you has 8
chance to win honors in this grea'
fight in the American shipyard,
against the submarines-a battle O
construction against destruction.
There is nothing that I will no
sacrifice to help in winning this war
and 1 know that there is nothinl
you will not sacrifice. Put punci
in your work and We'll put over tn,
program. If you stand up to you
| Job. we'll make the Kaiser take hi
medicine lying down.