New-York tribune., 1921-12-21
Saws New York
Faces Big Loss
In Ship Trade
Marine League President
Warns Business Men of
Efforts Made to Divert
Business 10 Other Ports
Fight Made in Congress
Charges Senator'S Ransdell
and Mckinley Are Turning
Commerce TO Middle West

p Il. ". Ross, president of the Ma
.,apai Marine League Of the United
Gates. with Offices at 26S Pearl Street,
.s;d Yesterday that efforts being made
Av certain members of Congress to
s;vsrt shipping business from New
YORK will cause this port to suffer
Great losses unless all persons con-
eerned become fully aware of the seri-
nnsness of the situation.
aIt is about time" he said, "for the
business men of this city to wake up to
.hs fact that New York stands to lose
large percentage OF its rightful pro-
,crtion of the commerce flowing from
american ports through the drive en-
g;neered by Senator Joseph r. Rams
Sell. of Louisiana, and Senator William
3 Mckinley, of Illinois.
aThev have cast politics to the winds
snd are working fer the pockets of
.se;r constituents in the Middle West
and the Mississippi Valley. There is a
crave danger that in squabhling for
some advantage that cannot be realized
an for the next hve or six wears, or
rntil the Port Authority's plans are
mt into practical operation, business
mem will close their eyes to the fact
that what we now need is current busi-
ress and new business"
Declares City Must Act
Mr.. Ross said that it is absolutely
necessary that this city take some step
10 combat the commercial warfare cor
ranized by our friends west of tae Allie
ehanys, under the political control of
Senator's Ransdell and McKinley.'
These Senators, according to Mr.. Ross,
have Joined their forces with one
from New York The forces controlled
bv the two Senators, he said, number
eiose to 200 votes in Congress.
"These allied organizations" con-
tinued Mr.. Ross. advertise to the
world that they stand for two big ideas
shat of eliminating every trace of
foreign influence and every trace of
control bv New York or by any other
single port from our shipping affairs.
! maintain that both of these ideas are
intolerant in their character and that
thev run counter to the spirit of TO-
day. They certainly have a sinister
meaning to New York.
SAYS New York Supplied Funds
San interesting phase of the situation
Is that Senator Ransdell got much of
his money for financing his National
Merchant Marine Association right
here in New York, the contributors
thinking that they were helping a
national project TO develop New York
commerce, whereas 1t means directly
the opposite. | also am informed that
Senator Mckinley more than once has
passed the hat among New York bust
ness men. These gentlemen doubtless
are working for their constituents.
The only way that New York can sue
cessfully combat these tactics is by
furnishing service. with "a big s.
ut will be several years before ply
steal results can materialize in the
comprehensive plan OF the Port Au-
thoTity, but in two months there will be
thirty -three-foot channel in Newark
Bay that will be deep enough for ships
Of 10000 tons burder, provided their
beam does not exceed sixty feet So
far as the prosperity of the port of
New York is concerned, Newark is New
York and New York is Newark"
Dir. Ross called attention to the re
cent address in this city of former Sen
atcr Albert J. Beveridge, of Indiana, in
which the Senator declared that Ger
ratio despotism Of particular groups
fer their special privileges results in
injury to the country as whole"