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 ship
passes straicgc point In mos. IN
stances the British nag Is flying there
aud British company more often
than not IS selling British coal to
bunker ihe ycssts.
That. Ia nnlshelr tells The story
OF how coal enters The tale 6EBritlsh
snco 3, 90 lha ID ppng world n tells
part Of the story OF why the British
are not unduly charmed by cur new
activity on the seas.
The ordinary mndsman little ap-
preciales how The matter OF bunker
ing very largely determines he sue
cess or failure Of ship voyages. Tue
selection OF bunkcrng ports. The ap-
portonment 0f cargo space between
paying freight and bunker coal and
the U.S. OF the right grade Of fuel are
the thlngs that shipping companies
have 90 consider.
In The past Great Britain has ha6 an
adtani0gc over MS IN This way
Britain manufactured highly Nalu-
able goods which ioOk up compare
tNty little space on the ship and yet
la.d good freight rates
The balance OF the space available
Was taken up by British coal going
ont as ballast and fetching big prices
ali over the world.
Then these empty ships. on their
return VOYAGE were heavily laden
with raw materials and food supplies.
which Gcrat Britain has 90 have.
- he SLIPS went full both ways
America also manufactured Nau-
ah,e goods. but American ships could
roi afford TO devote as much space TO
la hallas. for me reason ihll lacsr
ships would not In the nature OF
things, come back laden with raw
materials for American ports. We
1afc most 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 i1j 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 10 the old
Bilish control
Here Is brief brd's-eye view N
WIN, American ships are up against
when they voyage around the world
Canadian, Pacific and Atlantic ports
--Can1didn coal sold by Canadian
bunkerlng firms.
Our own Hawaiian lslands-Man
japanese ani Austral an coal sold by
British hunkering firms.
British Nest Indies Mainly Ameri-
ran coal. but more often than not
handled by British firms
Venezuela Guiana Dutch and
French West Indies American coal
h1i handled by British and Dutch
firms.
Brazil British and American coal.
handled mainly by British FIRMS.
Uruguay and Argentina English
coal and British dealers.
Chilc-fhileln, Am rican. Aueiral-
ian and British coal handled by Chill
ean and British dealers
ScadanaNan norts-Brilish coal
handled by Scandanavlans.
French p0rls-MaInly British coal
handled by British and French firms.
Dutch and Belgian ports Mainly
British coal handled by Belgian and
Dutch firms.
Spanish poris-Brliish and Span sh
roal handled by British and Spanish
firms
Italian British coal and Brit
sh firms
other Mediterranean ports-Almosi
an British coal and British bunkering
firms
Africa Nearly an British.
Iodla--indian and Australian coal
handled by British firms
Ch na.-Chlncsc and Japanese coal
handled hy British and Japs
Iapan--All laDRnese
Australia and New Zealand ports -
Local coal. banded by local dealers.
American firms have begun {,
spread out In the world but from ih,
shove survey ii will be seen tha
American shipping firms arc still
largely dependent upon foreign con.
ccrns Tor their bunker coal and tha'
,fhe profits from his trade 80 not tC
Apcrica hul 70 Great Britain