South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-11


and especially the shipping board
are likely 20 suffer q severe snock.
particularly with reference 10 the
shipbuilding accomplishments read
ing the address OF Edward ~. Hur-
lev, chairman of the board. deliver
ed at the Notre Dame commence
ment exercises last night The mon
umental preparations that have been
made by the board. and the mum Der
OF ships already turned out places
America in the front rank Of ma
lions. and gives the deliberate lie
20 many OF the boards ignorant
'naggers-"
Chairman Hurley came % South
Bend from Washington yesterday.
He analysed the war. and the prep
arations for war. particularly in the
production department over which
he presides giving out much infOr-
nation never before made public.
Not only did ne review the present
tonnage OF the shipping program.
bat disclosed the possible uses 10
which the feet will be put after the
war IS over. and some heretofore
of Germany o. impending weak
nesses
Unlike many public men. discuss
inz the war. Chairman Hurley pass
Cd over the causes and conditions
leading Up 20 il in short order. re-
affirming the oft-repeated declara-
tions. and then proceeding 10 dis
cuss things as they are. and are TO
he herea fter. Germany" accord
ing 20 Chairman Hurley. had all
dv found her place in the sun
before the war started had she but
known &C. She literally controlled
the seas commercially and enjoyed
the markets OF the world both for
Imports and exports. but these now
she has gambled away for the tickle
fortunes OF war"
Schwab Great Organizer
Mr. Hurley said in part
The great fleet We are building
guarantees the achievement of this
snselfsh purpose Inspired by the
enthusiasm and energy OF the great
est America has produced-Charles
". Schwa b-whOse unmatched abil-
tiles and splendid services the gov
eminent recently Communicated.
and Charles Piez. vice president.
who has spent six months deTelop-
ing an organization. our shipyards
are getting their gait and setting a
pace that would have seemed in
credible i'm those very recent times
when steamships required all the
way from six months TO two years
10 build
I'm the launching OF the $500 ton
collier TUckahoe from the Camden
Yards Of the New York Shipbuilding
company in the record time OF 81
days from the date Of keel laying
we have an illustration OF what our
American ship workers are apa Bile
OF doing when they get their stride
1t was before the formation Of
the present shipping board that
Sec'y McAdoo o. the treasury in
sisted that our pioneering upon the
seas must in the future be done by
an interest having boundless re-
sources; an interest that is not com
PEELED 20 concern itself with divi-
dends 20 it's stockholders or returns
10 its bOndhOlders. an interest that
can afford 20 suffer losses and Sus-
tain them for an indefinite period /.
an interest that has q single pur-
pose-the general welfare OF the
United States as a whole Obvious
y. there is bat one such interest.
and that is the government Of the
United States
one Central Body.
Before the war ocean commerce
Travelled i'm bottoms owned and
operated by private capital Now
this gigantic merchant fleet we are
Stunning out is 20 be controlled bv
one central body by the greatest
corporation i'm the western world
the United States OF America
"On July I. 1916. We had no ton
nsEe worthy or the name ensa ged
IN overseas trade. It is true that
we had under the American Flag
total lightweight tonnage on that
date OF 2,412.3S1 tons. but approx
imsteiy 80 per cent Of this tonnage
was engaged in coaStwise and Grea
Lakes trade. Therefore the vast
supplies which we were sending
abroad were shipped under terms
and conditions laid down by other
nations because the great bulk of
our exports was carried TN ships fly
ing foreign flags
We were great tourist nation.
but Americans travelled in foreign
ships. We had very few ships go