Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-25
URGES BUSINESS MEN
TO Aid SHIPBULDERS
Filene, Chairman of War Ship
ping Committee, Asks
Cooperation
AID BY TRADE BODIES
Local Problems Capable of Solu-
ton by United Efforts of
Organizations
AID BY TRADE BODIES

NBsufngtOU. MdItn SO
Business men of tho country must be
educated 10 the idea and need of ships
they must be organized TO further the
builIing of ships, and become when so
organized the medium through which
things will get done in their several
communties--this Is tho key TO the
whole ship question, according to Ed
ward A. rienc. chairman of the war
shipping committee Of the United States
Il Chamber of Commerce.
There can he no question of business
mems willingness to help. The most in
pIstent inquiry that comes TO Washing
ton s, How can ! help? What can [
do? Show me the way
The answer comes from the war-ship-
s ping committee of the Chamber OF Com
merce of the United states. 1t calls on
every business organization in the coun-
try, particularly in shipbuilding COM
munties, to organize for carrying out a
welI-defrcd program for local action.
The comtp'ttec calls on these organ-
sations TO sit IN with the shipbuilders
once week ana go over their problems,
to find out just how they can help. II
Is not at all tho same thing as making
K general blanket offer to helm and then
sitting hark IN await The cali That has
been tried and II has failed. The need
ID for active and continued counsel,
through which the business men Of the
community seek without oflicious inter-
~ ference. to relieve the shipbuilder of as
many as possible OF his nontechnical
4
Traffic Experts Needed
For cxample the traffic exnert of a
N business association can be of great as
sstance to shipbuiiders IN getting ma"
terials for their work If he be free to
give such help and make 1t his duty to
DO so. In discussing such features Of
n mns ,an,,.i i,,nar,a,oa ,tso T., ,,,,
o,e.,io, ~ ". ,or,,, aso d VA
~ Sron, their yori, Tbo car, Iines In r,anv
cor,mrities ara urahi "a, 20 et , IN Htrs
haas ,,,hinh tho in ~ oe tLa,sS s,,. 49, 20 o
worLor. has n,,t ,,nnn tho,, S,n,'aa -
m,nities hsya auh upVi ,oI, ~, ,,ro,n,
H Nv ch.nyins tha iacaI h,,si,ass p,,hoduin
IA ~ onen;n9 stores s ana puHs of,ices baIf an
Nnur iatnr ;n orda,. a.; IT, ,ho ,,n,ra, o.,
= ruuh hoir of tha,r 80, oant, ',nrnin,
saft ,n w. @ VMn t , ,l,I' ,',lf f
ress nra ni.i ,n"' ,;',,d anv 30
services of oTnera 30 nr;,a 20 ,,,ton,nh l.e ;Iae
"a 10 IN nd tbair.
.hinh,, .n.,h ,, 81 ,ne opportunity there for the
ma, are nrs.ni1ad CO.. |, c,inU ,rhini, ~
what il Wo,,ld mean ~ tbis were ,,n rsgu. ~.
IN lsriy done ana ~ tbn ,vorkmen ~ tha
plant saw daiiv a string ~ hmndreds nf
sutomobiles fron, 'aivwers' to The Gnest
made, waiting 10 transnort them AT
considerabje sacrifjce and inconyenjepce
70 that they might do their work for Tho
4 nation To the hest advantage Can ono
y imagine such Workmen striking or de-
X3 laying ships. or refusing TO adi,i their
differences with their employers through
established boards OF arbitration?
Housing Problem Serious
"The housing proble,n Is one of the
most serious we have to face. Canton
ments and houses will be built. The
Government has lust appropriated $50
100000 for that purpose. But they viii
not be ready in less than six months
aad we cannot wait. Here again the
organized business men of the COM
munity must solve the local problem
nnd they must see that the citizens OF
tneir community, regardless of personal
convenience, take these workmen into
sne'r MONIES until other accommodations
sre ready. Care could be taken, OF
course, TO make careful choice of the
criminatc distributor of mem througl
vi classes OF homes would be unneces'
sS,nE but the fact remains that tht
Snnss Sms must De DONE whether or no. ant
s'"r a, once;
ss,n, - sn,ppuiiuing community snoult
~ ps,e. uelh.e poncy OF recognition u
enntrihutin w,'n .he sh'pWorkers; IN
one nbaso pr'Fa'e au.oInopiles u
<S.w pnase OF that. Another may b'
~, ~, ~ piail Whlch Is Delng WORKED
vsa,uss tne war snipping committee pro
eisi IS snat shipworkers wearing an ON
shows uaans ans oe a aami!ted ,t 70 motion-plctur
r"S''s anu other places or amusement
fic,s ~ Prices. IL Is not merely ques
sr,nh VI alnerence IN price that counts u
Tss Eases IL ls the clear implication
ess Nv. tne community honors and appre
r.ss,s sn'pworkers, as Il honors and ap
es'a,es soidiers: And, of course, ther
sIc o.ner ways IN which such recogni
THE Ssn cSamber Gs sG@Ierpsd Of Commerce of tn