Evening journal., 1920-10-09
BRITISH POWER
RESTS IN COAL
American Shipping Faces
Obstacles in Lack of
Adequate Stations
u. S. MUST BUY
FROM FOREIGNERS

LONDON Oct s.-Wherever a ship
rssess slroies point. IN mos. in
stances the British flag Is flying there
md a British company more often
lhan not is selling British coal to
bunker the vesstls
That. in a nutshell. tells the story
or how coal enters the tale Of British
succ $ OF The shipping world Il tells
part OF the story OF why the British
are not unduly alarmed by our new
activity on the seas.
The ordinary landsman little ap-
preciales how the matter Of bunker
ng very largely determines he sue
cess or failure OF ship voyages. The
selection OF bunkcring ports, the ap-
poriionment Of cargo space between
paying freight and bunker coal and
he use OF the right grade Of fuel are
he things that shipping companies
have 20 consider.
In the past Great Britain has had an
advantage over us In this way.
Britain manufactured highly valu-
able goods. which took mp compare
paid gOof freight rates.
The balance OF the space available
~as taken up by British coal going
on, as ballast and fetching big prices
~ over the world
Then these empty ships. on their
return voyage. were heavily laden
with raw materials and food supplies,
Ahlch Gcrat Britain has 10 have
So The ships went full both ways
America also manufactured vam-
sble goods. but American ships could
not afford 10 devote as much space TO
coal ballast for ne reason that lhese
ships would not in the nature OF
fhings. come back laden with raw
materials for American ports. We
have moot OF the raw materials right
al home.
This fact not only helped British
ships but also the British bunker
coal business. Before the war, Britain
supplied 70 per cent Of the bunker
coal OF The world and we. with our
splendid coal, only supplied 10 per
cent During The war the supply OF
British bunker coal was decreased and
ours was increased However things
are gadually going back TO the old
Biilsh control
Here Is a brief b'rds-eye view Of
WIN, American ships are up against
when they voyage around the world
Canadian Pacific and Atlantic ports
--Canldian coal sold by Canadian
huukering firms
Our own Hawaiian Islands-Malnly
lapanc-a and Australian coal sold by
British hunkcring firms
British West lndics-Mainly Ameri-
can cOal but more often Than not
handled hoy British firms.
Nonezufln Guiana Dutch and
French West Indies American coal.
but handled by British and Dutch
FIRMS.
Brazil British and American coal
handled mainly 10y British FIRMS.
truguer and Argentina english
coal and British dealers.
f.i'it-rhi american. Aueiral
iau and British coal handled by Chli-
can and British dealers.
Sc1dcnoFian ports-Rritsh coal
handled ly ScandanaNians
French pOris-Mainly British coal
ntrf'rI by British and French firms
Dutch and Belgian porls-Mainiy
British coal handled by Belgian and
Dutch firms
snansh British and span sh
coal handled by British and Spanish
Arms
italian ports British coal and Brit
ish firms.
ether Mediterranean poris-Almosi
an British coal and British hunkerlns
urme.
Africa Nearly an British.
lndIa--lndIan and Australian coal
hsndltd hv British firms
China-C Chinese and Japanese coal
handled hy Rr'iish and Iaps.
itpai.-h -h.i laaanese.
Australia aaf New Zealand ports b.
Local odl handled hy local dealers.
ameficsn firms have begun q
spread out u the world but from ih
,b0i survey 70 will be seen tha
American shipping firms are sill
largely dependent upon foreign con
,erns Tor their bunker coal and tina
.he nfoIfs from This trade 90 not {,
tncIifs but 20 Great Britain.