The Washington times., 1921-05-23
WORKER Public Appeal to SEN
ate to Provide For Six Fleet
Submarines. By Adopting
Mclean Amendment.

Submarines. By Adopting
Mclean Amendment.
70 ALL UNITED STATES SENATORS
Lack Of opportunity and time pre-
vent the workers at the Bridgeport.
ing in person to each Senator. and
each OF our statements can be check
ed by any person who may have con-
trary information, II we publicly pre-
sent our views and what we believe
II we are In error in any way we
hone the Senators will be advised in
detail. especially by Government Of
ficials.
Our committee has Investigated the
submarine situation and cannot un-
derstand just what 10 causing the six
fleet submarines to be stopped, at q
time when such q course will shut up
our plant and throw Us out Of work.
We will present the various things
we learned and trust somebody can
find out just what is the reason that
such a drastic course is now neces-
We believe that we will get a square
deal u all look into what we have
The Chief Constructor of the Navy
told the House Appropriations Com
Tise THE DEIlA4F EIA4F1Sq IN The TT9 sp66Gff9s sns
the feet that so far we have not
not think NJ. Daniels is going to to
start them and / do not know what
the new Administration may do
Admiral Coontz. Chief OF Opera
There are in all 81 S-boats, Of
which a certain number are being
built by the Electric Boat Company
nd s0fs S.rns ans ss sScSE 9Sfs Tb Shs
We expect to have them good when
we get them done: we are having
trouble with the contractors, who
have not furnished us with service
able boats and we have refused to
ADMIRAL Griffin, Chief Engineer Of
the Navy, told the Senate Naval A.
are 81 S-bosts involved and that
There have been troubles with the
engines also. 1t is mechanical diff
fculty that cen be corrected and the
line now II is something that the
contractors will have to make good.
We have refused to accept those
boats with the engines as they now
are and the contractor is required to
make good"
We believe that no mechanical diff.
fcuity Is due TO faulty workmanship
Of any brother worker in another
We hear that these engines have
seven-inch crank shafts instead OF
eicht-inch shaft which some think
necessary. That is the error OF some
designing engineer and not the fault
Of workmen.
1t may be that such a hard run OF
luck is causing delav and big over
head expenses, together with deteri,
oration OF vessels in the water and
their parts in storage: however. what
has that to do with workmen at a
plant that have made good with Hu-
merous boats.
Boats built by us are protecting the
Panama Canal and other OF our boats
are going to the Pacific waters to
| guard distant American points. Our
boats are well built and have excel
| lent engines.
We are skilled workmen and know
good workmanship. We will not risk
| our lives in any boats where an en-
gineer has made an error and we
assure you we know OF nothing wrong
with the submarines we have built
The Senate hearing does not show
who the contractor for the submarine
with unsatisfaetory engines Is. YOG
these submarines were not built by
us. II you will read in full the Gov.
| ernment documents you will md that
our boats have satisfactory engines
| engines and assure you they are 0. k
The Chief Engineer of the Navy
Report fer is2oGststss' nis. Page ny
have Uos s-eylinder 4eeycie BUscH,sUIs
ZER engines of 800 horsepower:
TYPE WHICH HAS PROVEN salts,
FACTORY in the o and classes OF
submarines and FIVE with engines OF OF
900 horsepower"
We bniit the o II. IL. 13. which in
cidentally the newspapers stated MAY
81. 1921. were the FIRST SuBMAc, IL
GREET NEPTUNE"
We built the r 81. %. %, "a, 25. 60,
?. and assure you that I'm the eh chief Ene e
We find that the Annual Report Tor
1920 OF the Chief Constructor or the
Navy states in reference to the fleet
susTaEinf' FIEET sUMsHRfNEs. II sHfsfsSGs Plans and
specifications for the NINE FLEET
SUBMARINES were prepared to mee'
characteristics approved by the De-
partment which directed that three OF
Navy Yard Portsmouth, y. H., Nos
is3, 1e4. 1875" "These nine subma
rines have been designed after care.
full study of types built or building
by foreign navies and Of experience
gained during the war Ihey are
designed to accompany the fleet; VII,
have large cruising radius and VIII
be selfsrstainne eoinr.S for long w,te per'Ifs ,hs
latest devices and fittings of every
kind" Three sets OF Busch-Sulze
Brothers-Dieser engines are PROVIDED
for these boats building at Ports
mouth.
You will note that good engines
| and up-to-date plans and specifications
are ready. We point with great PRIDE
| to the fact that the submarines we
| have built are about the only SSRN-
| ICEABLE SUBMARINES in the Navy
| today.
| We make that statement so YOU
will clearly understand that somepody
| can build excellent submarines IN
| America. No serious mishap ever
characterized any submarines ouil'
at Bridgeport, Conn.
| We are ready, able, and most VIII.
ing to rereat our record on some o.
| the six fleet submarines authorized
in 1916 but held up by Secretary Dan
| iels as you have noted.
| II Is hard to believe that anybody
reaiized that we would be thrown
out OF work by a policy of stoppins
these fleet submarines; however, the
| legislative mill Is in motion and we
understand II is hard to get amend