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Mr.. cambridge Colby ofthe U.S. Shipping Board
To The Senate Agricultural Committee
Stenographic Report of the Statement of

to to develop the shpyard that spiritual attitude toward the work.
that morale the part of the worker which combination of
encouragement and reward of interest of pleasure of competition
and of conenmen you would realize how avey look
anything which would tend countera that feeling and put into
the heart of the humble yet patriotic shpyard worker feeling
of resessne discomfort and physical deprivation and hard
ship.
SENATOR KENYON Is that the unanimous opinion of the
Shipping Board?
Mr.. COLBY. think may say that that is NOT ONLY THE
UNANIMOUS OPINION OF THE SHIPPING BOARD BUT OF
THE MEN IN MORE IMMEDIATE CHARGE OF THE WORK IN
THE SEIIPYARDS OF THE EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORA
TON. 49,
SENATOR KENYON And you come to the committee repre-
senting the Shipping Board, do you?
MR. COLBY Exactly and at the request of its chairman
SENATOR KENYON (coninuing) And state to the COM
mee that the opinion the Shipping Board the of such
provision this would reard the Shipbulding work?
MR. COLBY That precisely the point desire to make And
only point but desire to have you abSoVe
any intention take part the debate of very great
question have not given, say anything like the time and
study necessary mastery of this question in of its important
phases. ..
But will you allow me to say thing further? 1t only
ago the French front went to Europe
of you may recall connection with the American Mission
to the nterAd War Conference brought back with very
deep impression of the thought Europe
upon the problems of the war.
am saying this say in the least degree
with critical But see the lnentneSS the ne the
eaneStne the interest that is thrown into this question: strikes
singular and strange that there much energy parliamentary
sudous controversial energy the country when all energies
needed from to the other today blow back this
terrible danger that ConrontS free Institutions
SENATOR KENYON. Food is needed, too, is it not?
MR. COLBY Senator, refuse to be diverted by the tuar
heading of this bill
SENATOR KENYON. 1t is not tftular.
MR. COLBY. The Food Administration is in hands in which
the country places great confidence and reliance and when hear
Food Administration insisting this derner resort
of emergency shall look upon this conservation
as a prohibition Ire.
SENATOR NORRIS Mr. Colby what am asking you is not
asked any spirit of contention very much impressed by
you say but wanted first to ask you about your objection
this legislation the way of rider good deal of the legislation
of the country put into operation in that way.
Mr.. COLBY. Do you not think that all regret that this
is the case?
SENATOR NORRIS Yes do. But this feeling against this
kind of legislation would be just great would not
separate bill as it in the way of a rider?
Mr.. COLBY. Well think it would be intellectually better
craftsmanship put the question straight to discuss straight
to decide it straight
SENATOR NORRIS. Do you think those people that are
working in the shipyards will object to it because rider in an
appropriation bill?