The New York herald., 1921-07-02
WARNS ship BOARD
IN NAMING DIRECTOR
Philip Manson Protests
Against Job Going to
Walker or Love.
LATTER ALL BRITISH
Head of Pacific and Eastern
Line Sends Plea to Chair
man Lasker.
MUST REPRESENT NATION
Plan for Two. Three or Five
Headed Directorate Is
Also Opposed.
MUST REPRESENT NATION

Charging that the membership Of
the American Steamship Owners AS
sociation and the United States Ship
Operators Association consists large
ly ''of those who played a big part
in the lootng and wasting OF more
than four billions of dollars of the
American peoples money via the
Shipping Board route" Philip Manson,
president of the Pacific and Eastern
Steamship Company, wrote last night
to Albert ID. Lasker. chairman OF the
Shipping Board protesting against
the prospective appointment of II. b.
Walker, president of the Old Domin-
ion Steamship Company, and William
j. Love. assistant treasurer of Fur
ness. Witty & Co. or either of them
to be director of operations under
the Shipping Board. Both men. his
letter says, have been or will be
recommended to Mr.. Lasker by these
associations.
Mr.. Manson. who has long been a
critic of the Shipping Board and its
operations. says that Mr.. Loves ap-
pointment would be particularly tragic.
as he is ar officer of concern that is
100 per cent. British" and that he has
not IAN atom of Americanism in his
entire makeup"
II have often had the pleasure of
meeting and comforting with the head
of Mr.. Loves company, Sir Frederick
Lewis who also the active head
of the British Ministry of Shipping dur
ing and after the war;" the letter con-
tinues. land / can assure you that Sir
Frederick is thoroughly a good and
loyal and faithful Britisiler. Furness.
Witty q Co. with their many subsidi-
aries own the largest fleet of ships in
the world. Yet here we have the Ameri-
can Steamship Owners Association and
the United States Snip Operators Asso-
citation calmly urging one of Sir Fred
ericl<'s subordinates for the post of
director of operations of the United
States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet
Corporations fleet. for which the
American taxpayers have paid more
than $500. 100000.
Mr.. Manson refers Chairman Lasker
10 n section of the Federal Penal Code
which. he says, requires that those VINO
administer the Government shall be free
from personal interest III GoNe'uiieHe
work This section, he says. during the
Wilson Administration was allowed TO
become very much of a dead letter ex-
cept when it was deemed advisable to
throw dust In the eyes of the people by
prosecuting some unimportant violator."
II suggest" he continues. that in Sc
lecting a director of operations you
select some one who will represent the
nation as whole and not an in
hnitesimal part of the people as repre-
sented by the American Steamship own
ers Association and the United States
Steamship Operators Association. who
are actuated solely by their own private
and selfish interests, which are in con-
fict with the best interests of the nation
and OF the American people"
As TO Mr.. Walker, Mr.. Manson con-
tents himself with the remark that he
"will undoubtedly be a thoroughly sat-
isfactory representative for the above
named associations" He declares that
the director should not be anybody
who is sponsored by them"
Mr.. Manson also opposes the plan of
having a two. three or five headed di-
rectorate. which he says the associations
favor.