East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-31
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Lieutenant Commander Steven
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son Taylor Calls Attention to
Our Vital Necessities.

Lieutenant CommanEIer Stevenson Taylor,
U. S. ". r.. f., president Of the Society OF
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. in an
address on innovations in shIpbuilding at the
annual meeting OF the society in Philadelphia
recently, said that for the needs and adVan-
tages OF the whole nation anything resembiing
htndrance OF Americas progtess on the seas
must be removed, now that america mas in the
fast tuo years expended Untold energy and
made every sort Of sacrifice that she might
have and operate ships OF her own The spirit
OF his whole address d TO be found in the fol-
lowing paraxraph, in which Lieutenant Com
mander Taylor deelared:-
when the war is over shall we as a nation
supineiy. as in the past. permit other nations
Of the world to carry cur entire overseas com
merce. Il is incredible that any administrA-
ton OF the United States government snail thus
sacrifice the great funds and efforts. indiyidu-
ally and collectively. that have been expended
Ia the las two years TO Guild up facilities 10
educate u.en-and women. too-m order that
We BaAy aaye and operate ships Of our eEn-
= there sre laws upon our statute books that
srevsnt our reasonable operation Of shipa Lhsy
mgns be amended II our loading. unloading
port facilities are not what TAey Bhould bS
us~y must ne changed. II there IL anything
which tnterferes with our progress upon the
seas It must be removed. and il there is any
thinE set lacking TO advance this progress,
even government ownership. or private owner
Ahl3 aided by a j0dicious government it mu1i
be developed not for the advantage OF any
section or cast but for the needs and advan-
tAges Of our whole nattoA.'
That SaE the nucleus Of MIA speech. His ad-
drras IN suu IaiiowA:-
The entire Enerchaht tonnage q the Yer.d
Sn lsis do not exceed se.oe.Es = sas tons. Of
this there certainly has b>ss aAsSseyed by sub
suArinrs and fs.=,sa;ties aot less ,haB HleJp.Sel
arsss soaa. ;eATiLB OF the original q1antttY not
over 5sseS.eos grass tsba Durine mi and lslt
there VIII have been suit at least slee.e9 gross
tons, mlating Q total available tonnage only
Ill 0fe go gross tons. Following the normat in-
crease per annaTn. there should be avalabls
AZ the beginning OF 1915 at least 81 uo0e9e gross
tona. From this statement It appears that
deficit Of at least I6Sos.65s gross tona without
tannE note OF the depreciation and rspairh
which the excessive hard ues OF Ehipa during
the war win have made Heeeasafy.
1T is not intended 4bat these ngures shall
80 20 demonstrate the gfuRt necessity sun ex-
isting for ships. and further 70 show that our
own Ehtpyards must stin be urged to their ut
most capacity IN order that tie now Important
american merchant marine shall be Upheld In
the futurN.
ia 1hs year endlgF June 3d. 1873 ths entire
prediction of eur ahipSArds Waa slkeps gross
tons, the greatest previous 20 1875; but IN the
yeas ending June 30. Dis The production fell.to
ss ~ gross tens, the smallest output In ae0en-
teen yrara- In 1875 there cazle an enormoua
demand TOR ships not only from our own eiu-
sens but from fsreiEneEh as walk fT
April, lsi7. Il sesame tppagsut tAat tesre Va