The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-08
ACCEPT PLAN To
CONTROL SHIPS
UnificatiOn of Atlantic Ship
ping Operations Assured
by Allies Action
TO TAKE THE ARMY
AND MANY SUPPLIES

Efforts of Shipping Board and War and
Navy Departments to Be Co-ordinated
-Piez Asks Women of America to
Send Men into Shipyards.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The nations
allied with the United States in the war
have given formal approval to the di-
rection of all shipping by an inter-al-
lied ship control committee in the effort
to rush American soldiers and supplies
to France.
Announcement to that effect was
made by Edward N. Hurley, chairman
of the United States shipping board,
who conferred with President Wilson
in regard to the shipping program and
the possibility of landing 100000 or
more men in France by the end of 1918.
Further discussion of the problems in
volved was taken up by. the war coun-
ell and steps taken for a complete co.
ordination of effort by the shipping
board and war and navy departments.
| The new ship control committee, it
was stated, would have supervision of
| the routing of all tonnage turned over
to these departments to carry men and
supplies.
| That the formation of an inter-allietl
| committee was under consideration sub
| iect to the approval of Great Britain
France, and Italy was made known a
few days ago. In announcing the con-
clusion of the negotiations Mr.. Hurley
made this statement:
Complete unity of shipping opera
tions has been effected between the
| United States and the allies through
the establishment of a ship contro
committee, composed of p A. s. Frank
lin. H H. Raymond. and Sir Connol
Guthrie. Mr.. Franklin is to be chair
man. Sir Connop Guthrie is the repre-
sentative of the British government
on the commission.
THE policy of the shipping boar,
with respect to moderate freight rate
remains fixed. ALLEGATION of tonnage
requiring the best experience in III
shipping world, will be placed in tn
hands of the ship control committee
1.-THE appointment of this committee
which is the result of co-ordinated &C
ton between the war department an
the shipping board, as well as betwee
this country and the allies, will il
: | crease the efficiency of the merchan
Elects of America and the allies 1t
one of the practical results of the inte
! allied conference held at Paris, and 9
which the shipping board was repr,
scented by Commissioner cambridge Co
by.
j., "All matters of policy, control {
freight rates, and acquisition of ship
either through purchase or charter, wi
!, be handled by the shipping boar
through its director of operations. E,
/ ward F. Carry, but the ship contr
s. committee will be left free to eo-ord
l. nate the needs of the various depar
. ments of the government, effecting sue
4 interchange of tonnage and traffic
may be practicable with the allied go
4 eminent. The committee will operat
=, distribute, and allocate all tomas
= available under the plan approved |
!, the war department and the shippir
:, board.
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obtained from every ship available,
cargoes can be loaded and unload
without delay, and the ships are NOV,
promptly, it viii be equivalent to t
:, addition of considerable new tonna
L. to the cause of America and the ALI,
1t is expected that the result desir
t. will be attained through the commit
IT. which has been selected to co-ordina
the shipping problem of America a
the allies
=. The committee win Immediately ia
20 up the questions involved in the div,
~ sion of other than American tonnage
the task of transporting American 5
diers to Europe and the routing of
IN, tonnage by the routes which will {
RS. down time required for the trips 1t
on believed that many days can be saw
ed and correspondingly greater service
In tanned from the available vessels.
The shipping board also began