Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-02
Shipyard Probe
Laid to Politics
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the understanding that the former was
TO furnish the know how" in the mat.
ter OF yard and other incidental con-
struction work, the latter TO furnish
the know how" in the matter Of ship
construction and its administration. This
company was capitalized at $4,000.
AT this part OF tho interview Il was
indicated that Frank A. vanderlip. who
IN president OF the National CITY Bank.
New York, Is chairman Of the board of
directors of the American International
Corporation. Mr.. Vandcrlip had been
mentioned by Senator johnson In the
course of the Hog Island probe. The
inference which this connection is sup
posed to establish Is according to the Of
fetal interviewed, that Mr. vanderlip
furnishes the connecting link" to men
higher up for the identity of whom the
senatorial committee is now searching.
Tie International official. however. said
there were mo men higher up" and that
there was no reason why there should
not be the utmost candor in all state
meuts issued from the International Of
fees.
In this respect II was cmphaticaly
declared that mistake had been made
In not publishing complete ST Elements
from time TO time as to the progress OF
work at Hog Island and of the admin
istratiou of the affairs OF both the
American International Shipbuilding
Corporation and the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. 1t was even limited that the
present probe would have been FORE
stalled had this policy been carried out.
SPEED AND PATRIOTISM"
Touching on the matter Of the pres.
ence on the payrolls of both the Ameri.
can International s'hipbullding Company
and the United ST ties Government of
many employees or Stone .& Webster.
explanation was Forthcoming that these
men were retained in the organization
of the new company because they could
better expedite the work of the new
organization. More would he used, II
was pointed out. IL they could be spared
from these old companies
The policies which have been dom.
mating the work of the American Inter,
national Shipbuilding Corporation were
defined as being speed and patriotism"
with emphasis on the speed" And
for the first time the personal or hu.
man element of the alleged probe was
brought out. 1t being declared that many
Of the high as well as the lesser officers
and employees of the corporation have
sons ''over there" I. was remarked
that II would be little short of criminal
to accuse these men of trying to delay
building of ships or of deliberate mis-.
management of the affairs of any com.
pany building ships when this would
imperil the lives of their own relatives.
y Commenting on the effect the sena-
torlal probe will have on labor, IL was
said that Il was bound 10 be adverse
There has been no disturbance of the
Hog Island labor situation as yet II was
said.
MAY CHANGE HOUSING PLAN
The testimony at Washington regard.
ing the affairs of the Shipbuilding Cor.
poration has had little IL any effect on
the plan for the colony Of houses for
Hog Island workmen. II Is expected
that the completed plans will be ready
for pubic announcement curly next
week and that the work will go for.
ward just as rapidly as official red tape
will permit.
] Rogers Flanncry. of the housing
committee Of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. has been in conference with
officials OF the Hog Island company, the
Government and the city for several
days past, working out the details Of
The housing program, and 1t is expected
that the necessary leeislation to enable
the city to improve the streets leading
to the Fortieth Ward site will be pushed
through without delay Councils will
probably make the needed approprl.
atiops next week,
ID D'fhcultes that have been encoun.
tered in procuring sufficient land in the
Elmwood avenue section at what Is
considered n rea sonable price may lead
n tla main ,,n ~, 70,