The Washington herald., 1918-06-22

toe sh:n.o-1s .hot spiri:a: a.'ude toward the work,
ina! Il g part Of the worker wnch is combination of
and reward of interest of pleasure, of competition,
and OF .en you would realize how gravey look upon
anything which would tend counteract that feeling and put into
the hear Of the humble and yet patriotic shpyad worker feeling
of restsness 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 Mt ONLY THE
UNANIMOUS OPINION OF THE SHIPPING BOAkD, BUT OF
THE MEN in MORE IMMEDIATE CHARGE OF THE WORK IN
THE sIPYARDS OF THE EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORA
TON.
SENATOR KENYON. And you to the committee repre-
sentng the Shipping Board, do you'
MR. COLBY. Exactly; the request of it's chairman.
SENATOR KENYON (continung) And state to lie co:a
mee that the opinion of the Shipping Board the OF such
provision this would read the shpbulding work?
MR. COLBY. That precisely the point desire to make And
desire only make that point but desire to have you absoye
from any intention to take part in the debate of very great
question. have not given, anything like the time and
study necessary mastery of this question of its important
phases.
But will you allow TO say thing further 1t ony
few months that went to the French 'front.' welt Europe
you recall connection with the American Mission
to the nerAed War Conference brought back with
deep impression of the concentrated thought attention Europe
upon the mere problems of the
am saying this that about say not the least degree
Win CRITICAL move But as see the lntenneSS,
eanestneSs the interest that thrown into this question:
singular and strange that there much energy parliamentary
studous controversial energy the country when all energies
needed from to the other today blow back this
terrible danger that confronts free institutions.
SENATOR KENYON. Food is needed, too is il not?
Mr.. COLBY. Senator, refuse be diverted by re tuar
heading of this BILL ..., ...s
SENATOR KENYON. 1t is not titular.
MR.. COLBY. The Food Administration in HANDS II which
the country places great confidence and reliance aG
the Food Administration insisting this dener
of emergency shall look upon this conservation and
as a prohibition
SENATOR NORRIS Mr. Colby what am asking you IS not
asked in any spirit of contention very much impressed by
what you say; but wanted first you about your objection
this legislation the of rider good deal of the legislation
of the country is 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
Sposmanshp to put the question straight discuss straight and
to decide it straight
SENATOR NORRIS. Do you think those people that are
working in the hpyads will object to it because is rider
appropriation bil
MR. COLBY No. that refinement which dis
csson with the Senate Committee do not think they will
any interest or with that
SENATOR NORRIS These people patriotic are they not
these workers in he shpyards?
Mr.. COLBY. thrk they patriotic element as we
have IN the country.