Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-01
Lord Reading. Sees.
Germans Crushed.
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istration Building the HOG Island Band
played The. star Spangled Banner.
Lord Reading and members suf the party
stood at attention and saluted.
Shipway No |. where one of the first
keels was laid last February, was Wis.
tied by Lord Reading.
Crawl into Heart Of Ship
Here the party went into the very
heart Of n. ship, went under it, almost
having to crawl and went through holes
where there was barely room to pass.
Lord Reading was amazed at the
work. He compared It with the Eng
lish shipyards and pointed out that
Hog Island was an assembling plant
England he said, constructs a sflip
entirely on the ways, making piece by
piece as the construction of the ship
goes forward. while here the various
on the ways.
England is gradually getting around
to the American way" said Lord Read
ing:
| The party spent an hour and a half
on launch, passing back and forth on
the river in front of the shipyards and
| viewing the work from that angle.
| Upon returning to the yards Mr.. Piez
asked about the depth Of the river at
fort would be made to have a uniform
depth of eighteen feet. He said two
| slips are to be equipped with cranes
| capable of hoisting a. locomotive and
| that the water at these slips would be
thirty feet deep. Piles at other ways
will be driven to, permit a depth af
thirty feet II necessary. He said the
cranes will be used TO load ships upon
their completion.
| The party was then taken to the rail-
road station by Mr.. Schwab and Admiral
Bowles.
America Amazes Ambassador
A British Ambassador may not make
informal statements for publication, but
| in the journey to Philadelphia from
Washington today. Lord Reading re.
ceived newspapermen.
His Lordship expressed pleasure over
the opportunity afforded him to see with
his own eyes what the United States
was doing to rush the building of ships
After the conversation, with Lord
Reading; in which Mr.. Schwab par
tieipsted. the newspaper man went away
when West Philadelphia was reached
with a fuller appreciation of the i'm.
portance' of shipping and shipbuilding In
=, the winning Of this war and with fuller
realization that the immense ship con.
1 struction program which this Nation has
adopted means not only much for the
United States in the war, but much after
1 Germany has been conquered and peace
has been signed
| Ships, All-Important To War
Lord Reading emphasized these facts
That ships-strong and good ships
are more important than anything, else
now-desptte the Importance Of food
and munitions and service Of men and
women at home an well rs service Of
i men in the bsttle zones.
That the only ships that count are
the ships not merely launched hut
ships compietetly built and actually In
service.
That the ship program this nation
has means more important place
for the country than II, has ever held
before In the maritime world and q
far more important place than It has
ever enjoyed In the great Industry Of
/ shipbuilding itself.
For when the war In over the United
States. which needed tho necessity
war created to make u huild, ships
with all its strenRth, will not abandon
the building Of them.
| Victory Ours, Though Paris Fall
| In speaking of conditions at the front
Lord Reading made IL quite clear tha
II the news should come that Paris hat
fallen. that'the Channel ports had beer
taken and that the Germans were drag
ging up their guns to lombard England
he would still say and believe In hi
heart, Victory will be ours In the end.
Il When the newspaper men boarded
Lord Readings train, his Lordships an
Mr.. Schwab were found in animated cor
versation. The Englishman was, aske
for any statement he might be able o
disposed to make.
/ Mr.. Schwab suggested that since hi
Lordship had no yet visited Hog Islam
n the. newspaper men wait until he ha
: done SO and then seek his impression
His Lordship approved the suggestion
But this did not satisfy, . 80
'Oh, I see,' said Mr.. Schwab. ''Yo
are from evening newspapers and yo
want something before morning papers.
, They were from one evening paps,
he was told, and II was pointed ou
. that since such an effort had been mad
to obtain statement early, there shoul
be statement
: MFR. Schwab said he thought the argu
ment good and submitted IL to his Lord
ship as justice. His Lordship sue
tanned the argument
Mr. Schwab explained to him tina
the Philadelphta newspapers, whil
American In their zeal 10 obtain now
and do il first. were like the Enslis
: papers In their strict disposition to pre-
5 serve. ccnfidencea
i Mr. Schwab was enthusiastic In h
praise of the prsss of Philadelphia an
its cooperation with him and with tt
Government in all possible ways,
We Americans are like champagne
he told Lord Reading, while YOU En-
lishmen are like old claret."
And both have their virtues" a
swered his Lordship.
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