Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-20
America Could Well Afford TO
ExportEven Greater Tonnage,
Asserts Official. H.
WORLDWIDE SHORTAGE OF
$4,000, 600 TONS, He SAYS
aAll Europe Demanding Coal; we Are
Not lnjuring Home Consumers IN
Satisfying It," Declares
Witness.

coal PRODUCERS, seeking 70 relieve Il
worldwide shortage, are not sending
coal abroad in sufficient volume 10
deprive the American consumer, IL
,hc opinion Of Ii. \. Saint. head o.
lie shipping boards export depaC'"
menr, witness before the .sehat"
subcommittee conducting an inquiry
intu the coal situation, headed by
Senator Frelinghuysen, Of New Jef-
Scy.
Mr.. Saint submitted 10 The con-
.nl,ee,. The shipping boards ofhcIa'
estimate of the extent Of tie Worlh-.
wide coal shortage, tu1alling 62.le1,-
200 tons, most of which, II made w,
ne said, presumably must he made
an by the United States" Exclusive
IT shipments 10 Canada, the United
States is exporting coal, he SAID, 81
he rate of about 100000 ions Il yeaE
This is a little more than ] per cent
+ rhe total, amount OF hitunlinouS
ual produced in the country Tor il
veer.
According to Mr. Saints figures
canada will need about 16.So3,Ot0
ions; France, 11,0OO,00D tons; Bel
gfrrui. 1o000.000 tons; which may
he reduced later as Belgium is rapidly
restoring her mines; the Netherlands.
100000 runS: China, 3.135,UOU tons:
italy, 100000 tons; Sweden, Nor
way and other countries many MI
i.ons, more. TO help supply the nce"s
&C these and other countries. Al.
Saint stated the shipping hoard has
allocated The cnal trade 194 American
@I'ips of 92a,is4 lightweight tons rs
allows:
In the Swedish trade. SI,lll teuS
~ Switzerland ami the Netherlands,
133 :l. G333 tons: 10 Denmark, 1000 tnnS
Italy. 10l.:u3 tons: France. 1:'S.%S"
IONS: South America. 20I.I12 tons.
There WAS included in these figures.
m said 1u3,GG1 IONS III the c"aSiwl:'"
ur New England trade. which WouIG
have to be deducted franz the t"l;i'
tonnage. leaving approximately SIS.
900 tons engaged in The oversees
transportation Of coal.
These figures represented only ship.
ping boar, vessels, he said, or ahoH|
- rer cent of the total.
The export coal trade 81 far thi,
ear" Mr. Sainr said, is running =
little behind the eXpnr, lradr Of las
year. owing 10 the d."nli@ down q!
The Canadian trade. ~, d. irr"i@a
lradr has Increased ~vcr last yea
I.y the time This year : NJ We vii
have exported, | think. ahont seven
ullinn tons
$50 great was the dcarth Of Goa
abroad" Mr.. Saint asserted. "tha
demand has come. from practically
every European country, Including thu
British Isles, heretofore The chic
coal exporting nation az the world
England's Inability L" produce cVa
in prc-war quantities, he thought. VA
primarily responsible Tor the III.
creased demand on The bitumin"r>
coal producers of the United States
Here exports have dropped from
- 100000 IONS Of coal Il year. h
said. TO .nr:.,utIU.Oum ions. II was til,
nn,lcr$tandiu" thai England was {"
take care Of the Italian situation.
he!ievc that conclusion WAS reached
in Paris during The economic confer
cl,.c there But England has rndi.
raIy failed 10 take care of the l'alian
situation. Italian imports ri coal b.
fore the war were lu.DWln0r inl>
annualiy Last year England sem
Ila!y i.0U0O00 IONS and this year. VI
20 date. She is doing very little bet.
Ter. This leaves from r.dtoDnn IN
I.UoO.Mm tons To be supplied l!aiS
by other mai ions ami wr art' pracii.
rally the only nation thai; can supply
her HAT coal.
Are we relieving Bingham! at our
EXPENSE" Senator Frelinshnysen
asked.
IF YOU mean expense in The Sense
If taEin. coal thai! should On 10 orr
own people," replied Mr. Saint, II IL,
not believe that Sufficient Goa! is 90
in. abroad ton particularly iniure our
domestic situation. If you look at our
foreign shipments Is Il development!
of q legitimate foreign trade, which
VIII mean j very great deal Ia this
country in future years, | think We
can we'll send what we are sending
now. and considerably more, abroad
ut, this time"
Mr.. Saint said that I'VE are trying
10 distribute our tonnage eQuitahly
amaag the countries hat need coal"
and Avoid .sN&, EA Nd