El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
100000 JOBS AXE WOW AVAILABLE; Carpenter
MERCHANT MARINE OFFERS BIG PAY 'e-6@a+S
Government Prospective Officers Sailors to Man the
Thousands Of Ships Being Built.


BOSTON. Mass. Aug. 10.-This letter
D IS written from the headquarters
~ Uncle SANS great sea training bu-
reau in the 18th story Of B9ston's
white customhouse tower. It is adj
dressed 20 the young men Of the
United States and relates to a new
profession. for which the government
las opened schools all over the coun-
trv. At this writing thousands Of men
from 20 TO 60 years old have entered
these schools and they are undergo
ing the training that VIII fit them for
70 healthy. respectable. profitable and
pleasant life work
Tens OF thousands more are needed
and bv the t5ale the war closes the
number Of men engaged in the bust
ness win probably be a quarter Of a
million The profession I refer TO is
known as following the sea" The
men On it are 10 be the officers and
sailors Of our new merchant marine
Great Crews Are Needed.
According to a speech made by Ed
ward n Hurley. chairman Of the
Tnired States shipping board, our
present plans call for 1900 600 tons
of new shipping. Exclusive Of tugs
and barges they include more than
1000 new vessels. and these are only
the beginning Of what is bound to be
the greatest merchant fleet OF the
world
1Tr Hurley says that within the
next three years we shall spend about
five thousand millions Of dollars for
ships. and -hat in 1920 we shall have
q merchant fleet aggregating 25,0e0-
900 tons. At the time the war in En-
rope broke out Great Britain led the
commerce Of the world IT then had
less than 20.l01,000 tons Of shipping,
and there were only seven nations
which were credited with more than
100000 tons each.
The United states had less than
100000 tons and this included both
the vessels Of the ocean and Of our
interior waterways Only 10 percent
II our foreign commerce was then
carried in American vessels.
Outrunk Enemy Countries.
AT that time Germany had less than
100000 and France not much over
. 010.00 tons Norway had but little
more than France and Sweden and
Japan each were Just rising above the
1000. 600 mark Austria had less than
any OF the countries above mentioned.
and today the combined shipping Of
Germany and Austria-HungarE is
considerably less than one-fifth the
amount we shall have IN 1920. Both
q these nations, have lost great deal
Of shipping.
The United states took over the rs
enemy ships in our harbors. and they
have lost many vessels iuteracd in
other parts Of the world So far Aus
tria has not been able TO build more.
and although the Germans have been
pushing the work Of making cargo
vessels at the vulcan ship yards, the
end Of the war wiz find them han
1lcapped By the lack OF their merchant
marine OF every description.
Great Prospect For Future.
HHa Hnn -
place her losses as fast as possible, but
Fhe VII cone out Of the struggle Grip
pied by the submarines and the wear and
tear O. her army tra1sportations so that
the probability Is that We shall be Far
ahead Of the rest Of the world in all
kinds OF shipping when the var closes
ne amount p1ealcleu 1or 4s-t IS eiiua-
70 half q all the tonnage cf the world
in 1sls-17-
Thls means that the worlds commerce
~ the future IS 10 Be largely carried IN
American bottoms II means also that our
run foreign commerce VIII grow beyond
che widest CONCEPTIONS q the past Our
way Industrial plants VIII be turned 70
making goods for shipment abroad. and
che seas VIII be peprered by American
paris u the world
Manning the FIeef.
Ils vast feet has &c be differed and
manned by Americans. and Il Is estimated
that every one o. Its fabricated vessels
~ 5000 tons VIII require a crew OF so
frr each 10e0 tons aud at the rate. 81
We are 70 have a feet Of $4,000, 900 tens
ne shall need z5l, 015 officers and sailors
This means that the business viii create
that many good Jobs and that they VIII
BE- better than any sra going job Of the
rls- The men not only get their educa-
ton free OF charge, but they are paid dur
Ing the learning
Thsy start into the schools at $50
month. and they have free foo5 and
o-arters On the sea training ships where
bal HIHN rH
uniform cree OF charge After the school
training. which lasts six weeks. he gets
she regular rates Of sea pay fixed for the
emergency feet. and this increases as he
rises IN line Every sailor has a chance
no rise. he can study navigation and
become an officer, and, in time, may com
ruand his own ship with the pay Of a cap
tain
Pay, $40 to SIS and Bonus.
The present pay Of the men ranges
from $40 20 $40 per month according 10
Their position. and these wages are H.
creased By a bonus Of 50 percent for
v1Ea gsss through the war zone. so that