The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
NORMAL TONNAGE by
1922, SAYS HURLEY
Predicts Present Rate of Ship
building Will Overcome
Losses by Then.
r-BOAT WAR is DOOMED
American Shipyards Have
Broken It's Backbone, He
Tells Loan Audience.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27.-Through the
Efforts OF American shipbuilders the ma
tons fighting Germany have broken "the
backbone Of the submarine campaign"
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board
said tonight in an address before the
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
opening the fourth Liberty Loan cam
pagu He predicted tho national marine
tonnage will be restored by the fall Of
1872 or earlier.
Every plan. every prediction. made
h, the German Government has failed"
Mr.. Hurley said. las the British feet
bottled the Germans in the Kiel Canal.
rs the brave French held the Germans
at the Marine. the shipbuiiders Of
America have dashed forever the hope
OF Germany to isolate this country and
prevent its participation in the war Of
humanity against despotic military
power"
AIIicd ships Made II Possible.
Despite the enormous expansion of the
shipbuilding industry Mr. Hurley said It
had not been possible to provide the
tonnage necessary to transport the
American armies to France and main
tain them there. Credit should be given,
he asserted, to England, France and
Italy, who though short Of ships them
selves made further sacrifices in order
that we might get nearly two million
American soldiers to the battlehelds in
the first year and a half Of our war
against Germany"
war has produced a community Of
.nterests among the Allies and America
aud it is only by the unselfshness Of
each that all can be assured of victory"
he continued. Team work Is essential
among the nations fighting the Central
Powers. And that such actually pre-
walls is shown by the fact that the mil
itary forces engaged on the side OF
America and the Allies are directed by
French General, while the navies op-
pcs-i TO Germany are directed by a
British Admiral. and the diplomatic and
moral leadership has been given. by
general consent, to the American Pres
ident, Woodrow Wilson.
Praises Britain's Services.
I'VE should always frankly recognize
the fine services rendered to the free
paoples of the world by Great Britain.
r it had not been for the British mer-
chant marine. backed by International
ision and a coordinated system Of
finance and trade. France would long
ago have been completely overrun as
Belgium was and the British Empire
Itself would have been disintegrated.
America could not have been as effec-
tive In defending herself from the ag-
sressions of Germany.
t.
world in ship construction and will have
The necessary tonnage. but we must
back 1t up with officers and seamen,
training and discipline. We are to-day
training from 1000 to 5000 men each
month to enter the merchant marine.
and they are all typical Americans who
have the same spirit which Pershings
mon showed at Chateau Thierry.
don't believe the American people ap-
prec'ate the wonderful work these men
are doing TO help us win the war. We
have every reason to be proud of what
We have accomplished so far in the
naming OF men to man our merchant
ships
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe Of the
Rcitish Navy said recently that the Off
.tr1 and seamen of the merchant marine
have founded during this war n new and
glorious tradition in the teeth of un-
dreamed OF peril.
sees Normal Tonnage by 1922.
" the present rate of progressAthe
normal tonnage OF the world will be re-
stored Ia the fall of 1922. We may
"ta'l normal even sooner but the re-
"lirements Of the world will be greater
after the war than they were before and
the .uture of the shipbuilding industry
o. the world Is assured.
'''Ir expectation that we will win
decisive victory in this war Is not based
non mere hopefulness. The certainty
Of t. is assured by the resolute leader
snip and high purposes of President
wilson The extent of the Presidents
personal direction OF Americas war
a"'h tiles, II fully understood, would
amaze the public.
Not only the shipbuilding programme,
but The munitions and man power pro-
rranmes as well have had the benefit OF
he Presidents personal direction. He
has studied the problems of this war as
no other man has studied them.
Gen. Peyton c. March. who. like Mr..
Nr1v alb is a PENNSYLVANIA. is the ablest
thief Of stan America has ever had. and
ae is one of the Presidents finest dis
'overies. The mere appointment OF SO
aole a man to so important post does
not insure success. The Presidents con-
slant support of Gen. March has made
the greatly enlarged military programme
M the United States a deciding factor
IN the world war
When history makes the record. the
names of Pershing and March will be
written as the victors and Hindenburg
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