New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-04


so them is to send cargoes three
thousand miles over the ocean. AS
these goods cannot be shipped by
aerial route the only way in which
to perform the service is by ocean
carriers It is estimated that for
every soldier now in France and
every one to be sent later there will
be required four tons of shipping
capacity merely for his transporta-
ton, and another ton for his equip
ment. That is, five tons in all for
each man. AS our army will within
the year consist of 100000 men on
foreign shores it is seen that 10,-
900, 900 tons of shipping must be used
to get them and their equipment
finished the work will not be COM
pleted
Food and munitions must continu-
ously be sent to France England and
Italy. Russia is out of the running,
so what is saved by not supplying
her is so much unexpended help; but
therein the balance is struck. The
submarines. meantime, are busily en-
gagged in sinking the ships Of the
world, and of the United States
Therefore, Uncle Sam says, we will
build them faster than they can sink
them. And this is the purpose. Of
the nation wide campaign which
starts this week,---to get the men to
build the ships. There will be need
ed during the year 5000 men to
work in shipyards and the allied in
, dustries of ship building. Some of
these men will be taken from New
Britain, some will be placed to work
right here in our own factories plan
ming and making parts for ships
Within the twelve-m month now on its
way there must be constructed 1890
ships as big as the largest ocean
liners America knew before the war.
Any man, therefore, who has any
knowledge of any trade connected
urged to make application at the
State Council of Defense, in the State
Capitol Building, Hartford.
Patriotic as this service may be,
the United States government is not
asking it as a part of sacrifice from
anyone. On the contrary, high
wages are to be paid. The entire
money to be used in this great speed
ing up Of the ship-building industry
is equivalent to the first Liberty Loan
of $2,000,000 900. That in itself will
give some idea Of the enormity of
the task. America is forced to work
overtime in order to see this thing
through. In the past few months the
shipyards, in getting ready for the
laborers now being called for, have
accumulated the materials with which
they viii work. Everything is in
readiness for the greatest ship build
ing drive in history. 1t must not fail.
it cannot fail. The men will be
forthcoming to build tho ships. and
once the ships are "Off the ways"
and ION the way the beginning of
peace Will be at hand. For ships
will win this war: ships carrying
American soldiers and the materials
TO make them Grst-cl fighting men.
Congressman Frederick H Gillett-
acting republican leader in the Ma
tionaJ House of Representatives
speaking last night in Springfield
Mass. gave the following illustration
ia show how much money the United
States is spending to defeat German
s-,+ocracv. He said: aThe United
States, since its entry into the war, has
expended about $4,000, 900, 900
se,ooo.0Oo,o00 having been appropri-
ated to fit our army and navy for the
struggle, 81 900, 900, 900 loaned to our
allies, and the rest appropriated &ee+