New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
German Yards
Hope to Build
Ships for L. S.
Expect to Receive Orders for
Large Liners Because of
the ''Technicaily Superb
Quality of Their Vessels
Hamburg Fleet Increased
Material Additions Being
Made to Teuton Tonnage;
SHINES Adds to Holdings


That Hamburg shipyards will build
vessels Tor The United States is he
prediction Being circulated in Ger
many. Laree liners will be turned out
for American accounts. it is declared,
and because Of their efficiency German
yards will undoubtedly participate"
These prophecies are made by DR..
r. Forester, in an article appearing in
q recent issue Of Wirtschafts dienst, Of
Hamburg. The writer's opinion Of the
American merchant marine is not
,'attering. but ne proceeds to tell how
tine shortcomings Of the feet can be
turned 10 German profit.
as Is only natnral,' he says 'the
merchant fleet o. lha United States,
coniWrcd up - il we're orernight. con
built vessels and is condemned TO a
relatively high cost for repairs. The
ship operating agreements. SO i'm
portant to German American relations
and, indeed. the entire interest Of
North American economic life in di-
rect sea communication with Germany,
give to Hamburg g first place in Ger
man American shipping.
From this there will result as
practical thing. participation Of the
German shipyards in the Amercan
shipping industry, notably in repair
work and Quitting. also in classi'cu-
tlon and, in due course. IN the build
Ing Of new nigh class ships. provided
certain Legislative restrictions are
removed. This. OF course provided
that America does rot intend to stag
nate III its maritime development, and
with the blessing OF its allies, re-
Tire froi the shipping stage
Slap at American Shipping
"lf America does not intend to do
TINS, she Will te compelled to add TO
her large, and. IN some respects, not
highly valuable feet. speedy combina~
tioN passenger and freight Steamers
For the economical and technically
zero building OF these vessels the
competition o German wards would
be a factor. II this natural develop-
ment should proceed, the German
yards, By virtue Of economic and cur
rency conditions, viii undoubtedly
participate in the building OF Ameli-
can vessels"
Ihat German shipbu:lding for Ger
man account is getting INTO it's stride
Is Indicated by reports reaching Eng
land. Most significant of these is the
completed the Trst o. the 10,OOO-ton
llners for the Hamburg American Tine.
1t IS not stated whether this vessel
VIII be placed IN service between Ham
burg and New York. Announcement
already has been mace, however. that
the line has The Victoria Luise. ex-
Deutschland, for this service and that
'wo other liners are TO be added, Of
which the vessel built by the DeutSche
exit may be ono. 1t is further stated
that this Yard holds contracts for
eleven more Vessels al tho same type.
The blohm 4, Y oss yard A Hainbur rg.
which built the Bismarck, the largest
liner IN ,ho world. has surned out a
, ooo-ton steel cargo steamer, the
rundi, tor the German East Africa
-"ne, and IS reported to have new
tonnage in hand Tor The Woermaun
Linz and the Dautsche Australische
Line, both o. which are said TO have
passed under the control Of thc Ham
burg g-American interests. The Desde-
mona, q steei cargo steamer Of 1904
gross tons. has been built b. the Rel
nersticg Schinswert Tor the Kristen
Line. aud 1000 ton deadNe;ght
tankrr. ne Baltic has been completed
b. the North Sea Works at Lmlen Tor
the Baltic-Americ Petroleum Com
pany, Of Danzig.
\ feature o. the German shipping
situation :, tne extent to which Hugo
SHINES has expanded his marine in
terests, until he is now considered the
most important ship owner in Ger
many. During the war SHINES, until
then known for his coal and steel in
terests, secured impcrtan. holdings in
the Ham burg American Line In add
tioN, he has large Investments in the
companies formerly controlled by Bal
lin, the former head Of the Hamburg
American Line, now dead SHINES also
j., complete owner Of d number of
smaller concerns and of coastwisc and
river shipping companies. Bat this is
b. no means all, for he owns or cou-
trols several large shipyards and has
extended his holdings in other direc-
tions.
As the result Of series Of mergers
SHINES has brought together inter
ests which include shipping tocean,
coas.wise and inland). shipbuilding
all forms of electrical enterprise, coal
mining. oil fuel aud all branches Of
steel production. 1t is now reported
that ne is going after foreign trade,
pee ally in the Far East and South
America.
''It looks as if SHINES and Henry
Ford arc The only two persons abroad
VINO reali1o that the war is over says