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

san Francisco, July 5.-"If you
stand up to your job, we'll make the
Kaiser take his medicine lying
down.
| That was the message delivered to
the shipworkers here yesterday by
Charles NJ. Schwab, director general
of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
| ton, in the first public speech he
has delivered since taking charge of
the shipbuilding program.
| MIR. Schwab was speaking at the
Independence Day launching of mer-
chant ships here, which was part of
the national program in, which prob
ably hundred ships-and possibly
more-were being sent from the
ways to the seas from yards all over
the country.
Il venture to predict that the
number of ships launched to-day Is
the greatest record of launchings for
a single day in the history of the
world" said Mr.. Schwab.
Germans VIII Learn Much
When the truth percolates to the
/ German people they will know that
their leaders have deceived them;
| that Americans have their sleeves
| rolled up and We have our fighting
blood up; that we are going to win
| this war if il takes the last man,
| the last ounce of strength, the last
resource and the last dollar that this
country possesses.
You and all the other shipbuild-
ers have dedicated your service to
America. We stand firm, determined
and unafraid before the naked truth
| that we must defeat Germany or
Germany will defeat us. Wars are
| af ole he hof
field. Do not think for one minute
that the Prussian generals are un-
moved by what we are accomplish
ing. They know that we launched a
5,500-ton ship in twenty-seven days
from the time the keel was laid
over in Camden, N. ]. That was a
tremendous accomplishment never
before approached in any country
and it was a blow in the face of
Prussian confidence. Our enemy
knows, too, that it is the workmen
over here who are making these
things possible; that the men in the
shipyards are working day and night
determined, untiring and enthusi-
astic; that they are. backing up the
| boys in the trenches. The Kaiser
knows that with the united backing
of the American workmen. American
armies can never be beaten. The
credit for winning this war will be
| shared equally by the workmen of
America and the fighters of Amer
ica. The best captains and colonels
in our shipbuilding army cannot
build ships without the strong
armies of the privates, corporals
and sergeants. The heater boy to-
day is young hero who deserves a
place alongside the drummer boy in
that picture you have seen so often
The Spirit of '76.'
we have a great army of work.
ers building ships for this emer-
gency. There are 100000 of us,
! and we are all fighting for America.
You men who swing the cranes are
in charge of the big guns. You who
drives 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 at work on a ship are holding
a trench and when they launch that
ship they go over the top. When
they lay a new keel they are dig
ging in and making ready for an
other long defense.
Have U-Boats on Run
Every time we launch a cargo
or troop ship or tanker we add to
the certainty that German subma-
rines 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 this victory 1t
Will be you who will deserve the
credit. So far as L am concerned
and so far as Mr.. Hurley is con-
cerned, and, am sure, so far as the
| President of the United States is
concerned, you will get the credit.
Germany's only hope now, if il
can be called a hope, is to win this
war by great military victories. Ger
many knows that we are building
ships and getting a 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 in the war
until it is won. If we complete our
shipbuilding program they will know
over in Germany that not a shred OF
hope remains. Can we complete it?
: Can we build these ships in time to
keep our bridge to France un-
broken? That is question for you
men in the shipyards to answer
America has never lost war and
she is not going to lose this one.
To-day we are building ships
raster than the submarine can de-
stroy them. MeanwhileN our Navy
under Josephus Daniels is destroy
ing submarines. The German hordes
may make some advances on the
western front, but are we down
hearted? No! Our army in France
and our shipbuilding army at home
are getting into their full stride and
we will ship them If 1t takes every.
thing we have. We must get the
men and the guns and the airship.
over. More and more men must gc
over, and more guns and rifles and
motor trucks-rails, clothing anc
horses-but the whole job depend,
upon you. for one have every con.
fidenee that you will do the job anC
do 1t right.
How the Work Counted
Now you wonder naturally how
/; your work has counted. Let me tel
you. In 1915 the shipyards in Amer,
lea turned out 1850 deadweIgh
tons of shipping. The next year ou,