Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-21
GEN. {. D. SW|NTON
PRAISES SH|PBU|LOERS
British Army Officer and Orig
nator of the Tank at Pussy
H. Jones' Works.

with n background pf nearly cDfnIbltifi
| ships and nm audience Of shipyard workers
| in their every day "finery,' Major
| General f., ID Swnton Of the British
| Army. must have felt much enthused
when he took the speakers stand in the
wards of the pusey and Jones Go at ! ! 30
o'clock this morning and delivered an
interesting talk To the workers. urging
them to do their utmost m turning out
ships and helping the Allies down the
Swine" The speaker was the originator
of the tank which has been successfully
| used by the Allies in the Worlds War
and which has been great annoyance 10
the Germans.
G. stewart Lee head Of the PtIsey n
Jones plant. spoke 10 the worlunen m
regard to Liberty Bonds Mr. Ice SAID
that he had learned that some person was
trying 10 get Liberty Bond holders TO
transfer their Liberty Bonds tor oil
stock
Mr. Lee warned the men that Il they
should bc approached with such propo-
sition that they had better come To HIM
and hc would put them straight, otherwise
they were liable To get stuck.
LAUNCH ON JuLY I
Mr. lee told the mon that he had had
n picture Of the sign in the yard telling
the request that the local yard send
boat NJ 1905 over by July and tho
answer that the men had posted 10 tins
and sent u copy of 1t ~ Mr. ~ch"ab
He SAID hat lac had received a reply
from Mr. Schwab ~ which the lattcr
stated that he was glad 20 sec the spirit
that the men were showing and hoped
TINT they would sec that 1905 was sent
INTO the water on July I Mr.. Ire
further told the mon that he had asked
Mr. Schwah to come 10 Puscy Jones
plant and talk to the men and SAID that
he had received word from Mr. SchWah
that he would he IN tins city to talk 70
them Some timc around July 10
Or Moore of Detroit Mich was m
troduccd bY Mr. Ire as fhc first speaker
Mr Moore etafcd that he had hecn ~
shipyardq IN I'll partS Of tho country and
was more than glad to hc able 70 appear
and speak ~ the employees nf ono ~ the
oldest Yards in the | nitod States. lie
urged the mon tn keep NJ he reputation
of the yard md seek nov Iaurols tn"
speaker sud II IS whale of job q give
the KAISER all hc wants. buf wc nro gong
to GIVE h#In Mr. Moore told the
mon that thcv would have 10 lse every
ounce ii energy. every drop of blood and
every dollar 70 wlpe on he Aalser lie
speaker urged he men 70 stlck to the
positions at which they arc employed and
not to change about - different yards
and n thIs mauucr d1Boralze the work
ing power ~ the country IEc pointed ont
IN tic closing TINT the Crisis of civilization
had been reached and that every man
must do ms Int.
ORIGINATOR oF Task.
Maj Zen Swinton was next introduced
Nv Or Moore who told hoW tho former
was inventor II the tank and the men
gave three cheers before he English
officer started his address, The speaker
IN opening SAID that he was gong to do
his best a. one of the -hipvards workers
and that everyone either in he trenches
or u the ehipvard@ Nere comrades n
this fight Tor democracy and all STRIVING
for The Same goal General ~Wnton SAID
ne knew YER little about ships, but ne
did know that they were bringing the
Allies their needs lie said that there IS
only enc thing q do and that IS 10 win
this var and crush the swine. as he
t. rued ne Germans He satd that the
reason for the cooperation o. America
and England that the countries
both had the same ideas
Ne ara fighting for ourselves, oar
children ana our people added the
speaker General ~Winton sand that
the men in the trenches sweat. tut t
was different kind ii sweat from that
on he brow Il his listeners, hut that 1t
was III brought arout ~ The Same cause
The speaker SAID that some men working
IN tie shipvar,iN became 81 the opinion
that thclr work dld not frIng them the
same glory - that IF their rather~ 10
the trenches The speaker -ala however.
that II the sbIpworkers could see the re-
suit Of their work. a. the men IN the
trenches saw 1t. they would not have III,
opinion He urged his audience not -
forget that what It was doing vas for thc
hovs AZ the front
General Swlnton told Of how England
AT the start Of the war had Sent a great
number Of skilled weramcn 10 the front
but since that time has recalled those
who have not been killed So they could
make the things needed by the boys in
the trenches
In closing the speaker told OF outrages
committed BY the Germans on women
IN northern France.