The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-21

, hand. This result has been achieved
! In spite of an imperfect knowledge OF
a new and barbarous method of war
! fare and of a scarcity of suitable ma
terial. Our material resources for this
warfare are already improved and are
being rapidly augmented, whilst
science is placing at our disposal
means OF offense and defense of which
we have been in need. Subject to this
technical advice and to a warning that
undue optimism is fatal, the admiralty
considers that the facts with regard
to tonnage losses speak for themselves.
with regard TO the other factor the
production of merchant tonnage, any
estimate for the future must depend
wholly on ,.ths,--tAetermination of en-
ployers and men in the shipyards and
marine engineering establishments.
The production, however, of merchant
ships in the United Kingdom during
January, 1918, even making the most
generous allowance for weather condi-
tions, fell so far below that Of each
month in the preceding quarter that
if improvement Is not speedily made,
the point where production balances
losses VIII be postponed to a danger
Gus extent, and even when that point
is reached we shall still have to make
good the losses of the past during the
critical period that confronts us. We
must rely in the main on our own ship
yards and on ourselves.
Each One Bears Responsibility.
"Our partners in the war are maxi
ing every effort to increase their pro-
duction of ships but. considerable
time must elapse before the desired
output Is secured to produce in the
United Kingdom 100000 tons in 1918
and to reach an ultimate production
at the rate of 100000 per annum is
well within the present and prospec-
tive capacity Of our shipyards and ma
rine engineering shops; but the ranks
OF the skilled men must be enlarged
without delay by the introduction of
men and women at present unskilled.
The Introduction of these newcom-
ers, upgrading. and interchangeability
of work are essential and must be
pressed in with the good will of en-
ployers and foremen; and further. tho
board of admiralty wish to make II
perfectly clear that these results can
not be obtained unless maximum out
put Is continuously given in every
shipyard and marine engine shop by
every one concerned. If employers
hesitate to play their part, II men any
where down tools or go slow for any
reason, they will do so in full knowl-
edge of the grievous extent to which
they are prejudicing the vital interests
of the community
ut is to insure the vigorous CO.
operation of all concerned that the ad-
miralty have recommended the publ- |
cation of the facts"
Admiralty's Tables Follow.
The adrniralty'c "a hlea fnIIou.
Losses by enemy action and marine |
risk Gin gross tons) for the period. the !
United Kingdom, foreign. and the total |
Tor world, shown respectively:
1914: August and September, s1t,-
900; S5947: 399,947; fourth quarter. |
15+72s; 126,eSS; 2s1.416.
1915: First quarter, 215,905; 104542: |
S20,447: second quarter. 223,676: 1885, !
74S; 3S0,419; third quarter 356.659; !
172,S22; 529,4S1: fourth quarter. 3O7.-
l59: 1921; 4s4.373.
1916: First quarter. 325.237; 1es.95s:
59419S; second quarter, 270,690; 251.-
3O76s1: 529.039; fourth quarter, sl7.-
56S: 541,7S0; 1888.
1917: First quarter. 911,s40; 707.533;
l6l9.373; second quarter l.36l.s70:
S70,064; 2.236,934; third quarter. 952.-
13S: 541.535: i.494473: fourth quarter,
7S2.SS9: 4s9,95i: l.272.S43.
Total f079,492; 4.74S.0s0: Ii.s27.572.
Note-Figures for gross tonnage of /
worlds tonnage for August and Sep
'ember 1914. includes 1S2,s29 gross
tons interned in enemy ports.
The mercantile shipbuildng output
'in gross tons) for the period. the
United Kingdom, foreign. and the to-
.al for the world. respectively. is as
follows:
1914: To end OF the year. s75.sl0:
1880: 1.0l2.92o.
1915. For the United KinKdom-First
Iuarter. .6s, ,267: second quarter. i46.-
so: third quarter. 1l5.070: fourth
iuarter. 92.7le: foreign for The whole
year. 55i.Osl: total for the world for
he whole year, 1905. 900.
1916: For the United Kingdom-Fir
uarteT. 1856: second quarter. 117-t
%: third quarter. 1.f9s1: fourth
iuartcr. 2i2.532. foreign output for the
whole year l.lis.f4S; total for the