Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-22
SEES FEDERAL AID
VITAL TO KEEP u. S. FLAG ON SEA
Continual From First rascJ

| IL ~ ~ IL L.
CONTINUED Fro
approximately 100000 tons arc ur,
/ J"r government operation In one
/ form OF another Tho lot loss to
] the United states trnasurv-surrs &C.
! tual!y taken tn"rcGrum ii Uni. gov.
| eminent p"ratior-Iyrrar. ap-
| roniinat"ly slGp00UuO p,r month
! ton OF r"sp"nsibiny by TIA" present
| administration.
| ~ constant warfare on This loss ~
/ public FUNDS. aud Tho drait TO scr
| Vic" az capahIc business manage
'n"nr and "Nperi"u,ch operating di-
r-"t"rs. hay" resulted u applied ,.f-
| hci"rcy ana enforced economies /,
- very gratifying 10 report III.
! dimiuutiou OF ia" losses to Si.UUN.urO
I"T month. "r E, total uf tjG.OuO.ou0
IL gear, lHt IT is utpicr-ul" that
! 'h' guy"rum"ut should cpujinu. /.
policy from which So enormous q
treasury loss ts the inevitable out
! epmc. This loss. moreover attends
operation If loss than a th.rd of tn.
! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES n',t.
IL j, not therefor, It ql.stinn oc
I adding u'W treasury burd.us 90
/ rtatHtn'u our shipping Wo a." pnvsu.
/ tt'~- uurG'uS uow 1t l. Iiu, - VUcs
/
/ ruit oar merchant shipping t,ca.ls.
/ -" arc already paying. am not
/ ASKING your authorization 80 a u"w
/ and aided draft tn. publir treas
! urN an appealing Inr e program
! to diminish the bUld.u ", ar. al.
/ r"adN bearing
rolic. Change Urgent.
I When your executive auNrum"nt
/ "no"S Of punAu expenditures a=Ev.-
eating nf,y millions nunu.Ils Wi.,h
: it believes could BE- reduced by nnlf
I through ghNus. ui pot!r. yuui
/ Government w.v.G lo uuwurthy a..
/ pn.l.r trust II -.,h = chau-" wer,
/ not compounded nay II 1t we're no;
And tie pay II b; is tia, our
| pres nt "NpcnG,tt.'c IN losses ls not
a? ~. IT, ,,,',. !; 9"ks 70 no a,u +,
I 80 IN tAc establishment 90: a de-
, p"udahic merchant mar u". whereas
/ %" 'i,plr"- m,lt; ~ private "wu,V-
E.NUa! initiative would make for "
p'imhncut creation ready ana an
s""rable At all zines to IA" needs %.
"hut havc NO, property por-
?unii' treasury We are w.ar.l :
cut our ships without any pro us. yu
ion Replacement We are nu.lus
th'S. losses thru.@h dei,rlora,rui
nov, ana are r.arE.na n",n :;
against orr capital account. BGt
the losses ar" tn,rc. and r.Er,;tabIy
larger unner government operation
It Few years ol continued losses on
| capital nccouu; M.u laahc tu-s.
I losses. ,hroush d"prcc.at.uu alone,
t. exceed the n;tl millions year
/ ti"u
Presents Gloomy Picture.
The gloomy .rir,u.e Of Uses ipr~
not .ph "v"n Their N"twiths md
! 'uuna-c. will NOT ,.nfpr .u o.,
pra 5" it, cash va!u" today. II may
- "".! rr ."u Sc" nos - It,
/ huud ia establishing ship,aru
| wherever men W"gli organic, To -
| p nG SuN"rnWrn; money. when ""
ma, man@ <hirl n'id'rS oveern.ghi quite
i"ns ar pursuits. ~ huildcd poorly
oii"n '.rE Poorly. Moreover, Ne
! Constructed without any formu,a.,u
program Got. merchant marine Tn,
| war emergency impellcd. AND tn,
| cry was 10. Sims. any kind OF Ships
| tn" error s recalled in regret rather
| thin criticism. The point is that
our hcct. costing approximately
| three h!litonS. j. worth only "a trac-
| ton OF that cost today. Whatever
| ih.,t ith,i on may b.. the truth re
| mains that we hav" no market in
which 10 srl! the ships under on.
present policy and u program of
surrender and sacrifice and the
! liquidation which is inc vitahl" un-
| less the bending legislation is sane
TONED. VIII cost scores OF millions
! more.
Mm>, Wipe out Great Loss.
when the question is asked. why
! th- !n~iSt"nSr tor the merchant ma
| r;u" act nov TN" auSw., is an
! which lies In i tonsiructive rini,
| Tor MAJ HihtninS our Nag on che com
! m"rcihi hirhways Of tn" seas way.
! ing ~" prudcncc in snicguardin.
/ ness i war "N"r again inipclS W..
/ h"N" IN" unavoidable task "f wipiug
J "ui >'n.u"n,""" annual loss IN nlrv-
i ht"u. and losses aGGr.gat!n. mauy
| hundreds NJ millions in Nornout. sac
| rih'"d or Scrapu.l .hippiu.. Then
| the Nu9""mc humi. ia,iun. the admis-
| SION thnt the United Stnt"s uUr
| America, ONE eminent among The
| maritime nations of tho worlds
! incirdhI. -: asserting itself in tn"
n'hnI. 'rinmphS ON the seas of IA.
| world II would seem 10 me doub $.
| umil iLtins when We own the ships,
| aud fan in the genius and raun,ijy
I" TURN their prows toward ia" mart,
| "f the world This pr"nl ~ ,.nnui
| longer he ignored. it's attempted So
| luton cannot Longer be Postponed
| INC failure. "f Congress 1" act dc
cisivciy. Will re no less disastrous
| IMAM adverse action
rhree Courses Possible.
| lhrcc courses Of action az" pos
| sihic. and the choice anon. thorn is
| no longer to be- avoided
| Inc first is constructive
| the pending hill. under which |
hrmlN believe. an American MOI.
chant marine. privately owned and
| privately operated. but serving all
| the people and always available t.
| the government in amy emergency.
| may u" established and maintained
| The second is obstructive con
| tinu" government operations and at
| tending government losses and dis
| courage private enterprise ~ gov
| eminent competition. under which
| losses are met by the public treas
| urN. ana witness the continued losses
| ana deterioration until tbs colossal
future ends ia sheer c~h'u~''ur.
Third Course Is Destructive.
| The third is d.Struct!v" iuvulv-
| Ing the sacrifice "f our ships abroad
| OF tn" srrHppiua 81 thou a. h,m"
| the Srrr"uh"r or our NJ y 40
| The confession Of our Importers" 10
| III" world In gene al. anu u'r IN.
| initiation before In" connecting WORT
| in particular.
| 'vitahlc u is unbelievable that tho
| which expresses thrir power. Wi
| onsont To surrcudcr and destruction
II is equally unbelievable that our
! rcUplc and the Congress which trans
| latcs their wishes into action vii
longer sustain anprogram OF obstruc.