Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06
OPINIONS CONFLICT
ON SHIPPING PLANS
Boards Policies and Personnel
Held Up by Clash on Gen.
traIizing Authority
EFFICIENCY VS.. RED TAPE
BY CLINTON w. GILBERT
stan Correspondent Evening Public Ledger


Was,,inr,on ] ,,H ,..,.. % f"C'' neao'r pS co.
'u,s p''ihu Inv
announcement OF the shipping Board
that 1t is not yet ready to announce
policies or ncrsonpel uo. n sb,rn d;,i
.inn 90 80, " pei 'ol'".' i,'' snirp d''i'
.ioi Vi 'pii'ion as to now the shipning
business of the United States Is to
be run
Is w.sb;,cto, % noss u
question thot oni.o. 80 III" eVcty
OF rho boarJ IN tLo ao,d =, u "s.n.N
tbor;tv to act ,,,icLir 90 ~ LAY mae au
rnsnoys;hi,;,ro 9o''N'' "" '"e'' own
Tho brs;,n.s mn, - .h. h.,
heoded bv Choirr,nn T ,i,a- r nv a... u"a.u'
stood tn fovor folIo,rtnn ,h. ~ oo,'nna u,,ae q
ali s,,ccessf,,i priwet" l.oa,nst, aue wu"'ne o'
agements bv docertro,i,;nm n,i,, ,nu, nun.
Tho noIitic;ons N tho hnans l"ss5 ls,o ny
is soid by Sanntor Conr.e ~, ~
bcrloin ara ofroiJ 70 tr,st 60. .',a ,a.;,,,
too much nnthoritv and too1 ,bo. w.. for
tteir own nrotect;on ali i,nnorto .nnr ~, ",
Questions r,,.t bc r.for-aJ - WI Wa.h;nn ;nn
ion for Jec;sio, W a'"i"s
How Red Tape Works
An illustration Of what ia involved
is to be found in the following Incl :
uehI D.,. c,. ,oo Inn
coal ,vere In tho ,norLot g. s,,;ns iG =, 20
carrv II n Errona Tho Ch;rosn Eli ,I,nO ~
nars ;noI;raJ "a o;,.a rrntnron C"'t =,
hn,o,.;cnn sbir.s Ub;,i, uar, oirnod, l.,
,bc Eost awaiting cargo In tL" % ~
~ ,his tbo pr;tisS ~ I,,nnosn sn IL Ia
nirg ogents IN C'b;ro one ,nto. "a III
fnr .be nool tn r,o.;on .h;,,;,o Nv
hnorJ ocent n Ch;ro hod ,"n ~ ,",pt, nt5In;t, I,
=" n,ost IN. ~ crt IT, o oohI.d W "ut"os ~ son ~,
Francisco for bia irstr,ct;nn. aud Ia NJ.
nohla "oo Ja,orod souer.I dors a" san n',
Erono;scn dohotoJ tbo o,ast;nn 80 n',
t;nn IA uot ~ teo, III liz q.I, .oI;na ~ ~ GU
SnnSnsih;iitr SmS M - doo;din, s nn4 raTorroJ .m
~ ~ r,attn o., W wa.binntc, my s. .o',..su ,.,
tine " "os ,ost bero IVbar 'I, ~ Iost t''V, ",
ipp1"s cniIdG % "e o. m u" ~ ms I,u;.;st
ond Tononoro n,,.s 80. 80 ~ onai ,,,o'
onu -, i, y. n Tm,an ,Hn'.p;i. e Ia. .i,r
a! I.S WI! " al t.i. hM"iIe n ~,
a. hn'L.u"u L s..tS Ia! iue uosoS fn;Iis siUes
" ne.r Iu nIuao III" III '''' 'i'| iui''"A
~ Ous ;na;Innt ,s .r,iool ..o h,.;
ihaI InrI"enI Man ,'pi.",: a. 'ne uu'i !.
n,f n'ei r;. in .Le nv oIaru hi! sa! ] s 81,
hniJ hJn 81, NV ,.L.;t, ~ pus n.;h,,;.' asrm, ~ ~,
,.e'u nt .l' ID n'.a" ,,r, ;,,s,. no ''p''''''''''
Vi uS'"s III" wv" '""s '''"'
See Chance for Graft
Rrt COW tho moro cautious nolit;
oiops ,ooL NJ tho onnortnnitv for grn z,
IN srcb n s;tuotion r. Tho opent tx MOI
hnnos. bo ,rov c,,t rntes I'D receivo q
w. ;as;cr fron ohinners rho,
;e T,t,Io rbi,o tbo-o viii bo n cnn
mross;oroI -, o, ;nrost;catior and Tho sbin.
Sino Roard viii he covered with scandal
bbnSS oUan Il be 10 hnnast sooner -,
later tbcre will be- n mnblic omtcrv,
The opportunities for graft and fa-
voritism IN handling the Governnen'
snipplhg are enormous ana the poh
ticians are alrald' ToVerhi'enl oWher
ship 81 shlps Is confronted Dy al th'
dimcHltieS OF government oWh"rs,lp
Inc rear or Investigations ana scahIhE
increases the uhuenc! 10 cei,t raii"'
everything in Washington in self pro
iection.
II agents IN the neld are 10 nav
WIDE authority hlshiy etnclent anu , eS'
perlenced men must be round. 1t VII
not do to appoint politicians. but II
looking for practical shipping men o
i'gh character the board is faced b.
thr same difticulties, which confronted
President Harding when he tried TO II,
duce some hig business man to take tn
place of chairman of the board itself
The best shipping men have jobs
Government owned lines are in ba
order. The work of the Shipping Boar
is regarded as temporary, the intento
of the Administration being to &c
out of the shipping business rs 500
as possible. Naturally practical ship
ming men are unwilling to quit perma
nqnt places with good shipping com
panies for temporary berths with III
Shining BOARD
,.. ,,
Neeu n.s"' ''.e' =.
ihg po1.ty - w wb;cb II mov bo dc
centralized depends upon securing II
right nersopnel. And the success
Govcrnment shinping opcration depent
unon tbis decentralization and the per
sornsl
American Government ships operate
from Washington have got the wor
of II in tho norts of the world. QuC
octior to obto,n cergoes has in II
nost heen imnossible and the Govern
mont hna heen forced TO nav absur
h;Iis for renoris in foreign ports whc,
rs u.s. agents have lacked the practical IL
teI,iuence 70 nrotect H.
: Tbo generaI nolicy adonted by Il
shinn,n9 Roard makes il possible
= onernte Tho shins owned by the Govern
, nort az - bontEeening nr6ft The co
! nf b,iIS;n, aims ~ constructinr shir
yorde ond docts for their erection wi