New-York tribune., 1921-06-28
Plan Offered
To Reorganize
Shipping Board
Idea Submitted by Three
Efficiency Experts Has
Been Taken Under Adj
visement, Says Lasker
More Suggestions Asked
Another Warming Is Given
Against Attempting Amy
Big Task in Record Time
From Tss Trisuns.s wasAt.otor Bxrsa,

WASHINGTON, June 27.--Compre-
hensive plans for the reorganization of
the Shipping Board and the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. to be submitted to
the board by ship owners, ship opera
tors, auditors. efficiency experts and
others acquainted with the problem of
operating the vast shipping business
of the nation are TO be considered by
the Shipping Board before definite
scheme of remolding the government
agency is attempted, Chairman Lasker
announced to-day.
One plan, submitted by three eff
cheney experts, already is before the
board and others are expected to be
ready at the conclusion of the three
days' meeting of shipping men in New
York, which now is in progress. The
man before the board was offered by
three efficiency experts, H. H. Osmun,
". C. Damuth and J. E. Very, who
were referred to the board by Secre-
tary of Labor Davis and Secretary of
Commerce Hoover. Another plan is to
be offered by Charles Piez, Of Chicago,
formerly uISSeoI SCiiSioi Va tuS i ASct
Corporation.
Plan for Reorganization
A definite idea for reorganizing the
hoard and placing it on business
basis will be the first accomplishment,
Chairman Lasker said, and will pre-
cede any selection of men for the
various posts of Importance.
"The board" Mr.. Lasker said, "is
going to get the views of real experts
in the shipping business and the busi-
ness world generally before any plan
for changing the present organization
is authorized. / have already re-
ceived one chart describing how we
can make changes, and the ship own
ers, ship operators, auditors and busi-
ness experts of the country who
realize our tasks are on the job now
bearing order out Of the chaotic condi-
ton of the board. All these plans will be
considered, with a plan the board it.
self has, and we will pick the best
features of all of them and put them
into effect"
Chairman Lasker said that the re-
organization of the board was more
essential than the selection of a
director of operations and the other
appropriations that are to be made by
the board.
Must Get Machinery
"Well get the machinery ready for
functioning," he said, 'Sbefore we go
looking for any of the men required to
operate it."
The program of completing the re-
organization OF the board, however,
viii not interfere with the boards
plan of naming arhitrators to ad-
iudicate the claims now outstanding
against the government Chairman
Lasker said the PRESIDENT had ten
dered the craftsmanship of this
board to a man of national repu-
tation and a lawyer of high standing,
but that he had refused the Office. The
chairman did not disclose the name of
the man sought. The selection of tbs
board is expected to be accomplished
within the next week and work started
to rid the legal department of the
mass of claims now outstanding
against the government.
Chairman Lasker sounded another
warning against the board accomplish
ing the great task before them in rec
ord time
"0ur hope is to make the American
meet so etflclent and attractive to pri-
yste ship operators that they cannot
refuse to purchase it," he said, "but
this cannot be accomplished speedily.
It will be long, hard grind, but we
are all here to try to put it over"
Along with the boards consideration
OF the problems of reorganization prog
ress is being made in completing the
inventory of the assets of the board,
WITT. view to disposing Of all unpro-
ductive operations and ascertaining the
real assets of the shipping agency.
orders have been issued to ali the
branch Offices of the board to furnish
detailed information of the plan of OPP
eTations now in effect and to advise
.ne board OF all properties under their