Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-14
FOREIGN ORDERS
FOR i. S. YARDS
President Issues Instructions Per-
mitting Building Of Vessels
WILL. STIMULATE BUSINESS
Permits Large Forces Obtained
During the War Being
Retained.
lrv Associated prc..l


WAsHINGToN. May ls.-Amcri.. n
shipyards viii be permitted TO acccp,
contracts FOR foreign accoun; so far
as that can be done without interfer-
,ng with the building OF the America n
merchant marine, under decision OF
President Wilson, cabled today TO the
White House
The Presidents action MAS made
known in this statement. which vas
issued a. tho White House:
, secretary Tumulty announced that.
npon ,he suggestion Of Chairinan
Hurley. Of the United States shipping
Chat viii nermi, American shinvartla
TO accept foreign contracts, so far as
that can be done without interfering
with the building program for Ameri-
can registry"
with the entry or tho United States
into the VA all steel ships build;n :,
Tor foreign account were rcuuis:,ioncc;
ny INC 5overnmen,. and the Yards
were prohibited from accepting am
foreign contracts. several foreign nm
tons particularly Norway and Swe,;nn
are IN the market for ships and with
IN 5He Gancs.ins Gs,,S by the Shipping Boa rd
ihS the emergency. many America n
Yards urged that they be pcrmitte, II
10 enter int" contracts for foreign
1t is expected that the President :
order viii enable most OF the wards
:" retain their present increascd
iSrces e reduction in which was
.n'reatened by reason, Of the cancella-
Board. ''Pt"s
Expect Many Orders.
Officials OF the Shipping Board To-
DAY would not venture more than a
gueSs Ehiah.,,a, as 10 the tonnage American
sui; of the Presidents order. witch !,
vas SAID al the White House had been
iYIIsued YIs, at ihe suggestion of Chairman
nuriey OF the Shipping Board. Good
Sopstantial orders. IL was said by Of
dcials may be expected for the Paci-
nc md. ond ATLANTIC yards.
orders iWay poss6y 6sxpeg'ed ed dSo 10 place large
France and Italy % PROBABLY wi will ana Ie,
contracts for, considerable tonnage. il
nIassd Mas G$p!ained' n.,d France already has
land Tor delivery in three years. and
officials believe may give America n
Yards sood share OF the j 900. 600
additionai tons wn:ch that country is
said, nrobA bly, viii be..fn The mark eS -
TO- for app, a,p2p,roSimatsiy 10000 tons: part
States. but England Is not expected 10
place any orders in American Yards.
Five Yards Ready for Work.
AZ the, Shipping Board. it was ex-
p:slhed ma; few orders could be placed
X,ards for foreign account was YET
limited. Only i've or possibly SIN
Yards are now in position 10 lake
on foreign orders. but this situation
vii! gradually be relieved il was said
In respect 10 the prices 20 be quoted
by American sAipbuilders 10 foreign
interests IL was recalled that the last
price made for ships built in Ameri
can yards was $40 a ton All con-
tracts for foreign ships will ne placed
privately, Shipping Board officials said
Put under the general supervision OF
the board.
President Wilson shortly after his
irst arrival in Paris is understood 10
nave Tod a high French official that
American shipyards at tina; time
would be unable TO build ships for
French account As the American yards
were 10 he reserved FOR such naval
construction as might become neccs-
ssry, dependent upon ihe negotiations
at Paris.