The Washington times., 1920-02-23

cost ~ raconditIonIn0 a. not the true
rsason 10, me sale OF the ex-German
liners because N that the reason,
then why sell these new passenger
.teamar. that ar. baing built for the
Shippins Board at such great cost and
soon TO be delivered7
.'on July 1s. 1918. / write to a Sen
ator as follows:
ut may we'll be anticipated that
Judge Payne will be in accord with
any plan having for it's purpose the
disposal to private interests OF the
Governments merchant ships
THE Senator replied that he had
had a long conference with Chairman
payne on the matter and that Payne
had expressed himself as not being
inclined to sell the ships now, at
least, IL such would in any way i'm
pair an adequate American merchant
marine. This was written me on Au-
gust ~, 1919.
ax,~. 4. s~u
On august 20, ivio Solo .no
oatesA again wio'o " .ho S,
| NotwthstAho'hs 'uose
statements 10 you' an "oo
than ever that i VS. I,sht ~on
wrote you on jury ~ .n&t may wS s,,
-
be In accord win any pan has
FOR its purpose inc disposai 10 p'Nete
interests OF the Governments mef-
chant ships.
However, In the race OF 1uose
10y uo, a. ,aaor -, selling the Cow
.rnment's ships. I could say nothing
until last Saturday, when an an
,ouncement issued by the Judge to
noyncsm.n, he said. It n. our desire
,o ali tIs .hio. .s fast rs private
concern. win .b,orb them,
".AIi this indicates that with q
man ~ Judve Psyne's real sym
n.,hies and vjews as shown by his
announceme,t IN the mess. at the
head ~ the Sbinninp Board. the Gov
nrn,,on,,s shins viII he sold or other
y,isn disnosed NJ 70 che interests''
~ 49, dascrihed In nrevious let
go - Won. and n nercbance. he Is
tenanouariIv nrevented from doing
thps and e. cnmneIIed N continue 10
onarate the Government's ships for
III t,overpment,s account. he will do
n ne TO make the Government's
nnsration ~ 10 sbins a success mas
much as he has now clearly shown
that he Is nm enemy Of the principlc
-, Cnv.srrnn, ownarshin and opera-
g. - Lilo a, nu.ns
what ia The matter with the
President tb., he makes these re-
neotad hlunders in his appointments
70 the Sb,nnine Roardr
Opposed 10 Pohcy.
%. January 8. 1920, ! wrote this
Senats lin:
r-Tru list now surely see that
/ l.. 80 ~ KaT.It
OF Auguat IS has been flu y justified
! by z9bseo ent developmei 8. The y
". Times, II January 3, 1920. says
I"'l amman Payne. Of the Shipping
| } Ga r. -"'"nhceo tnat II Has .n1 ~.
| - =, o,.t ~ the shinpI,ip business
| 's55 a. noss,ble nv selling 10
|, 81 Srasrs ali messenger ano
Ir fns sincIudine former enemy
IL ID tonnage. unless Congress.
s,enpcd in and blocked such program
/. ." Chairman Payne said he wa.
una,tcrabIv opposed 10 a policy Of
government ownership of commercial
sbippinp'"
| "You have here an admission b,
Chairman Payne that he knew Con.
! eress might step in and block hi.
scheme to sell the ships. You alsc
have here his admission that he il
! UNALTERABLY OPPOSED to a pol
icy of Government ownership OF com
mercial shipping. which disqualifie'
him from holding the post of chair
man OF the Shipping Board until Con-
gress declares against such a policy
the fact being that this or the nex'
Congress is very likely to ADOPT
policy Of Government ownership to'
its merchant shipping.
"At any rate, 1t is certain that una
MUST be the policy OF the Govern
| .nent for years to come. as II Is no"
conceded to be impossible TO dlspos'
OF all the ships forthwith.
A..ni,. P,yne,s Methods.
.o 1U--- 700 -. o.c,
"" 49, 81.
10" 10 1870. ,a,'os,
a.
note wha' you say uou ';,; 80 ~
oeiiei IN Juose rA!ne. ~ WI
car ina. "nen i was oeioi1 .n @
COMMITTEES las' OIeooei.
myseil 1aVorapiy IN regaIo 70 cuus
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