Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-31
TO FACILITATE MOVEMENTS
Advancement Diverts Supplies
to Port Where They Can
Re Handled Quickest.
REPRESENTATIVES AbhoAu
p.sults Similar Will b e
Sought by Two Members
Sent to Europe.

,sIINGTON. Jan. 30. -- Central
..,,.,l. nf trans Atlantic shipping
a.. established today with the cre'
a.. 10, , shu, control committee, 10
1.... .,urrmc charge OF the opeiauo"
.hius- American, allied and neu-
,... .,utrrinS and leaving American
ports ,.,. .,,,re-
The committee WAS named by repre-
s.r.,I,rs ot the shipping board the
,,.. gnI may departments, the loou
.a..l. .I44I administrations, the director
...r.I .rf rtl,roads. the British gov
,..u.i.rr ana snip owners who met TO
r..... some plan for speeding up the
...t.r.uur ut supplies to Europe. IL
....nr..r. T. A. s Franklin OF me
Irtrrfs.ioull Mercantile Marine,
chairman. if A. Raymond. head OF
me rl,dc ana Mallory lines, and re
Gently made shipping controller OF
Now lork. and Sir Gunnop Guthrie, di-
l..lIr ul British shipping In this coun-
o..
Long rgc,. by British.
Tua arrangement as explained by
fU.urIug board officials IN effect Ger
s.,5 ID pool of ships moving supplies 10
Europe Goods destined for overseas
viii Dee loaded In available ships
whether operated by the United states
ur the allies with the aid OF the rail
road administration the committee VIII
divert TO southern ports much OF the
supplies that heretofore have clogged
. the port of New York and incoming
vessels will he directed by wireless 10
Proceed 10 the ports In which materials
90 the most Importance await ship
went
The plan yet has to be approved by
tNp FlrItigk ,stt.rnnenf and hp The
othor alliee. hut officials today re-
oeycd the assurance OF Sir Cunnor
Guthrie aui SIR Richard Crawford OF
the British embassy that this would
Doe forthcoming Approval OF the neu-
tAls is not necessary inasmuch as
neutral ships operated by the United
states aud the allies are operated
uHoer charter. The British long have
urged an arrangement OF the kind
HHa months ago sought to have the
uficd states enter the inter-allied
o1arierlng conference The central.
wed control authorized today virtually
creates such conference on this side
ct the water.
Representative 20 Europe.
p In connection with the action Of.
'.'als attached particular Significance
'o me decision to dispatch abroad
raymond p Stevens, vice chairman OF
i'r shipping board, and George Rub.
zee NJ the boards legal staff to SIT In
l"ndon and Paris as permanent. rep.
'e7'nlaiNes ~ the United States In
tNppv1S matters The representa-
u'ts ON the other side will seek TO &C.
'pmpllsh the same aims sought by
'T'nUon " the control committee. IL
h0dlunn they will represent the United
Ni'le7 In the ALLEGATION OF neutra
tonnage obtained by agreement be.
tween allies and the neutral countries
decision td give the control com
"''''e pu'hority'to divert 10 the vari.
GUS ports shipments of goods INTENDED d
I'r overseas transportation officials
S''H, VIII accomplish an amnlgnma,
3 "h oi rh'l and water transportation
I,'ilnrs sought since the beginninE
" ,t w" war Such welding. II wa.
u'c3fcd was impossible until IN,
'".'otd' came under government
control
Ns explained tonight by shippinl
hNl'1 officials, the diversion OF traf
l'e 'n ports other than New Yorl
N''' '.'or the New York harbor of III
present congestion and do. much I,
sp''' Hp loading aud unloading. I
was declared that az least one milllor
'''" OF shipping would be gained h,
NhN.T coordination Of effort