The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-01
MANY YEARS WORK
AWAITS SHIPYARDS
Hurley and Schwab Warn
Builders to Beware Of Ger
man Trick.
EFFICIENCY WILL RULE
No Let Up in Speed Is Plea
i'm Outlining Construction
Plans for Future.
EFFICIENCY WILL RULE

wAsHINGToN. Oct. 31.---Shipbu.ldrrs
in American yards who may fear tina!
their efforts 10 provide an emerRcnrH
fleet are limited by the necessities OF war
were assured that there would be plent,
Of work for them for years 20 come. IN
statements addressed to them to-day b.
Chairman Hurley OF the Shipping Boaid
and Director-G General Schwab OF the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Every efficient yard will continue to
have all the work IT can do whether the
war ends soon or not, Mr.. Hurley said IN
his statement, while Mr.. Schwab warned
shpworkers that If Germany were not
sincere In It's peace overture ,t could
want nothing better than slackenng
of effort by American shipbuilders.
The present programme calls for 1J.-
600, 900 tons of merchant ships said Mr..
Schwab In his statement To-day we
have built only about $500. 900 tons and
we will not have completed our present
programme until six times more work
has been done"
Yards to Work to Capacity.
Mr. Hurley pointed out that the end
ing of the war could not bring an end
to the worlds needs for ships nor pre-
vent us from carrying out our pro
srammc to a successful conclusion" He
declared the Shipping Board would con-
tinue to use all the facilities of ship
building that business economy would
permit.
II can say with frankness" said Mr.
Hurley. that our shipyards will be kept
going to their capacity and they must
not let up. The inefficient plants which
have been permitted TO operate because
Of the wcr emergency and the immed-
ate noed OF ships will as a matter Of
-. NlNA
emergency is removed Ef-- S.ent yards
will be encouraged and supported, be-
cause we can depend upon them to carry
out their promises and produce ships
economically. The work Inefficient yards
cannot do will fall to other plants. We
will look to the west coast to continue
the pace II has main4ined and to the
yards OF the East and South and tho
great lakes region TO increase Their
output.
Stick to Posts. LIS Plea.
Every co.npstent shipworker. every
techn'o1i expert and every trained ex-
ecuti;e IL the yards owes Ii to the ma
ton to remain at his post. whore his ser
vices will count most, until our ship cor.
struction programme is completed. There
IL no ground for uneasiness of either
labor or capital now efficiently employed
in producing ships. For many years TO
come ships. their construction and OPP
alton, are to be OF absorbing national
interest"
Mr.. Schwab in his statement said:
Until peace Is concluded and until all
of our boys have returned to America 4
is vital that we keep on building ships
with every ounce of our strength and
energy. After that we can consider the
future. But 10 permit enthusiasm 10
lag now might be fatal to our great
Cause. Shpbuildng from the very start
of the war has been the essential worl
tina: would make victory possible. Tina
is es true to-day as IL was a year aEo
and will continue to be SO until the last
battle &c fought and we are ready to lay
down our arms, the victor in this war"