Evening star., 1918-07-27
YEAR Of HURLEY;
| SHIPPING ASSURED
Today Anniversary of Begin
ming of His Labors as
Boards Chairman.
EXPECTATION DIsTANcED
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Today is an anniversary that viii
not be celebrated with pomp and cere-
mony. Everybody in Washington.
however, who knows what was hap
pening just about a year ago today
can testify to the fact that few events
had more to do with making Amer
ica's part in the wrr substantial.
For President Wilson, a year ago
today. appointed Edward N. Hurley
chairman of the shipping board. put
ting an end to the vexatious Denman-
Goethals controversy which had been
yielding words but not ships.
The achievements since then have
been impeded hy labor troubles, short
ages Of materials and other difficult
ties.
What Has Been Done.
But the big fact for the American
public to know is that our shipbuild-
point that in the month. of June
alone we built the equivalent of so
per cent of what the German sub
marines destroyed. Great Britain and
France built much more than the re-
naming 20 per cent, and the allies
have gone over the top in ship con-
struction with a big margin to spare
And in another month or two, the
United States alone will be building
more ships than the German SUBJ
marines have been destroying. As
our own destroyers and those of the
allies increase in effectiveness we
should ourselves have a big margin
to spare. All this would mean that
gain.
Again is it proven how sadly the
German general staff miscalculated
the effects Of Americas entry into the
and his organization throughout the
country. together with the defensive
measures Of the American and British
destroyers have beat the submarine.
Immense Ship Program.
Few people have an idea Of the i'm
mensity of our shipbuilding program.
, It is hard to picture it to the layman.
But it must be remembered first of all
that although Mr.. Hurley took charge
in the latter part Of July, it was Au-
Communicating and building was Sc
cured.
There were approximately $4,000, 900
tons of shipping in the world at the
outbreak of the war. In four years of
war the Germans have probably de-
stroyed in the neighborhood Of 49,
100000 tons.
The allies, with their labor difficult
ties and meager resources. haven't
been able to build much more than
5000, 900 tons Of new ships. So until
America enered the war the allies
were obviously in desperate straits.
Last year alone, the German de-
struction amounted to 10000 900
tons But thanks to the destroyers
rate will be just half that this year
certainly not more than 100000
tons.
with those figures in mind. the
contribution Of America can be
measured. For in May. June and
tons of shipping. or at the rate Of
100000 tons year.
The allies have improved their ia
cilfties SO that they will build much
more than the necessary one million
tons needed to be abreast Of the Ger
least two and p half million tons.
And that average Of one million tons
every three months from America
will be growing constantly better.
Submarine Left Behind.
Thus IL win be seen that the allies
are already ahead Of the German sub
marine by q comfortable margin and
will continue to improve their posi-
ton SO that more supplies and more
men can be sent to the western
front and other theaters Of military
activity.
Hog Island and the one at Newark
OF the Submarine Boat Corporation.
Thirty-eight keels have been laid
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