Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-26

patriot for q thousand wears wear
hrandeI on his chcch the blush OF
shame.
TINE TO PAY HEED TO
CONDITIONS AT HOME
with this spectacle OF national i'm
potency aud Disgrace before YOU, ana
enlightened by tho appalling conditions
in our shipyards. Is II not sbou; time
We were turning our attention TO the
Bolshevik doctrine Of those in our own
country who are paralyzing the arms
OF the government a ID: importing the
lives Of our soldiers IN France?
so, too, va have seen the effect Of
this Boshevik sentiment. more, still
more. aiwsvs more regardless Of jus
;ico, regardless OF patriotic duty. in
the shameful delay III snip construction.
on which the very life OF a great world
principle depends, ana We are told that
Al! nunition Plants, every line OF in
dusiry UPON which the life Of the gov
eminent depends. will soon he reduced
TO TIE same condition OF impotence as
The shiphuildins program. The time
has arrived Tor The American people 10
accent this challenge
While this BolshevIk canccr, which
is sapPine our strength and jeepardiz-
Ing our safety, is not confined TO any
one class. it. nevertheless. manifests
itself In its most .nalignan, form in
supply proniee-inc aud in labor
p.oiiieeTinE in cur shipyards"
In supply protiteering. Senator Nc
Cumher said he would namc only one
sh!pyard-Hog Island.
SENATOR SAYS HOG ISLAND
GRAFT WILL COST $40 100000
Tne foundation OF tina; yard he de-
eiaTed, 10 laid on graft and the cos.
OF construction. lie SAID il! be three
Or four times The governments original
estimate" adding this single ho!d-up
OF the government viii probably cos,
not less than sac. ZOO. 900"
Like conditions prevail" he continued.
Throughout the country wherever
speedirg-ur production has become
necessary. Contfac cts of the most afro.
eious character, always asa:ns, The
government, have been -. k'd by GOV.
ernment o'ncials. The government paws
every dollar OF expense for raw ma
te!ials' and yet pays ndiv;dua.s eno.-
nous profits. Men who never saw a
shipyard men who had no capital,
have been given contracts TO build
SHIPS. and ihay, in turn, have contract.
ca 10 subitt those contracts 10 others
retaining big commissions. Banks have
charged enormous bonuses for secur-
ING contracts tor their customers. and
all this within The knowledge Of, or
easily ohta!iI."' RI. government on.
cIal..' - :.
UNION LABOR is
>LACkIAG. SAYS SENATOR
Despite the :ac, that the nation
needs slips - never before in order
TO 'Fansp"ri troops and supplies abroad.
ana Notwithstanding the PATRIOTS
ferror OF Mir toWper. in ON la Dor in
our shipyarda "ia Stacking III a most
shameful am disgraccful manner" the
Senator declared.
Senator McCumser said the United
States has the huDiAn energy 10 win
this war. ana win il quickly. but The
energy needs mohi!;zation" lilo de.
Med there was Ia her shortage. saving
that ~ha; j. lacking rs mobilization
o. the labor We nave aud th; ability
> insist that days work by .hose
pretending Ia lshor ehail he given for a
Just snn lth@ral Compensation on the
part Of the governments"
THERE ARE 6,.on ono IDLE
MN !. THIS IOt NrRI
He eat.matt1 there arc $500. COO men.
bet~ cen thu ages Of i.:!itsen and sixty
two, in this country. who arc doing
practically nothing. bu: yot soldiers
are compelled TO die FOR these men"
war 'ras declared ten months ago.
asserted Senator MeCunhor, and the
raising Of an army begun while the
press Q! the country logan TO discuss
what terms o. peace shoula he i'm :
posed upon the enemy. out tho shin
question was not taken into consiiera
ton
The Senator said that Secretary
Baker declared las, month before the
Senate Military Committee that shin,
is the cruz OF our problems" and do.
mandcd:
Why were ,hos. words no, uttered
by the War Department ten months
ago."
An CNANsWERABLE ARGUMENT
IN FAVOR or WAX BOARU
Secretary Baker couId hav. casjlv
inquired regarding This matter. senator
McCumber continHcl. II the secre,ar,
answers that this ~ no par, Of the
duties OF the Secretary of war that :
Shipping Board has been created 70,
that purpose. end nc was only con
cerned with the creation Of an army. (;
seems, the Senator SAID. that this is a,
"unanswerable argument in favor @, ;
war board"
Nov that we have awakened nov
that VIC have army of 500. 90
ready, now that neither we nor the worl,
have the shipping TO take that arm,
eHer and supply II, what are YOU goin,
10 do about i;?' he asked You will
either get right down to businesz an
construct ships on a greater scale tina
you have ever contemplated or you vii
n lou 90 ~