Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-23
ETHREE-DAY CONFERENCE
DISCUSSES U, S. SHIPPING
shipping, Industrial, Agricultural
I and Financial Men Consider
War Problem.
5e;REATER MERCHANT MARINE
y Chairman Hurley Announces That
KS America Has Long List of Ports
s That Arc to BE Developed at Early
rs Datcs

WASepNGTON May 2.--Reprcscnta-
trial. aericultural and financial inter-
tests began today three day confer
e ence here with the Shipping Board 20
discuss Reconstruction po!'c'eS. ne
discussions are expected to have a
bearing on the proposals winch the
board will submit to Congress Tor
+ Legislation To increase the efficiency OF
{ the m erohant marine.
b 1--WE all have different points OF
view" Chairman Hurley told the gath
&iering. THE simmer wants reasonable
iifreight rates The ! garfter wants nbs
jectives ARE not Inconsistent. Efficient
4 operation can achieve them both
The ports Of Wilmington. savannah
g Pensacola, Mobile, New orleans, Gal
weston. Port Arthur, Los Angeles. san
s Francisco. Portland and seattle nave
ltievel oncd wonderfully during me past
few years in the production "i produces
5tor export, and arrangements must u"
made Whereby each section OF the conn-
try will have every opportunity To eS-
tablish through steamship lines in con-
&nection with its railroads so that every
community may receive first class
their terminal Facilities. and when
/, these Improvements are made. not only
Will American ships be carrying cargo
overseas and return imports from GihsI
& countries, hut foreign shipping VIII be
entering these ports Tor the carEoes
Three National Needs.
Three national needs OF the merchant
heet were outlined by Mr.. Hurley as
follows:
q l. Maintenance or an American
ocean mail service capable Of covering
The world. He said this would neCes-
& state changing the law TO permit com
pensating ocean carriers on a business
{ basis, ''briueinc X down from the rea I'm
Eof impractical and make IT apply
! to the seagoins units which Ne ae-
. Establishment Of centrally con-
trolled wireless telegraph service for
promoting safety % life and property
AZ sea and 70 giving American ship
ping and Shipping interests the ad-
yantaee Of constant commercial in
ice should be under control of the
navy
3. adequate provision for training
Z would 60 10 sea in charge OF American
citizens.
James o'Conneli, representing the
the laboring man wanted 10 know
which would give him the best work
ownership Of the merchant marine II"
said the federation had not directly
Endorsed government ownership Of
ocean transportation lines, but ''Som.
action may be taken a. the convention
in June, due TO war experience, which
will lead 10 that conclusion
Private Ownership Advocated.
Private ownership was advocated by
Foreign Trade Council; !. l.. Howard .
Of the Federal Farm Bureaus ct Iowa
u. .. Thompson. Illinois Agricultural
Valley Associations H. G Cantellow.
Puget Sound Managers and Operators
Associa ton. and W. T.. sullivan. snip
owners Association OF the Pacifc
Coast.
Mir Leach presented resolutions
adopted at the Chicago meeting OF the
association opposing immediate in
stitution Of private ownership. favorinE
instead Eoyernment control until the
merchant marine is cSta bllShed firmly
and new trade routes mapped ont.
We want TO return to private owner
said I'VE want also fun recognition
of Gulf ports, So that they may take
their proper part in the nations com
merce."
Explains Conditions of shipping.
]. : TAYLOR. Of Mobile, another. mem
Der Of the committee son, by ,he
Mississippi Valley Association. said
that when norma! conditions returned,
American shipping would be faced by
the same problems Of bitter cotnpe-
tition as bctor" The war. He declared
that the time had been when il cost
less 10 ship grain 10 Europe and return
+ than to store il at Boston.
SUBSIDY is word obnoxious In the
nostrils OF everybody" he declared,
yet ii would seem that We cannot meet
s foreign competition without resort to
ForeiSners can build ships more
cheaply than we and then can man
them more rhean2y and!.operate them
/ amuselitent- wha; arc YOU going 20
do TO- Reep the American flag on the
seas?',-
MIR Taylor said Senator Underwood.
IN recent pcech at Mobile, had r.
called Chat preferential duty rights.
were put forward in ls23 as SUI
stitute for the disliked subsidy