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New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
San Francisco Line
Wins Sugar Contract

SAN YRANCIsco, Dec. 17r-Struth
ers 4 Barry. ss managing epsratorr
for the Shipping BOarA have beer
awarded q contract for carrying $1,000
tons Of Philippine sugar 10 San Fran
cisco IN competitive bidding with for
eien lines. The steamer West Par
ralon Ia now loading the hrst eensign-
ment.
The Shipping Board tanker Inlay
having been chartsrsd 10 the Union
OIL Company for ten eoastvise trips
and che Standard OIL Company having
returned 20 sorvies two more Of itt
tankers there are only three tank
steamers left idle on the Pacific Coast
exclusive Of The concrete tanker
They are the Tugtem and Saltna, %
San Francisco, and Lubrieo Al Seattle
All belonging 60 the Shipping Board.
= Ship bratt6y 6b3ePvt 4 Seafsity Of
tramp tonnage for fun cargo charter
IN virtually AL dlreeyone from ts
Paeiae Coast. sinee thf ohiPPev are
unwilling 70 pay higher rates based
on prospectiVs Increases IN tonnagv
terms FOR neat year and tbdfs ia very
little activity IN The chartsr MARKET.
The European grain section n some
What vsaksf, the parcel rate hsvinS
dropped sliThtiy beiOw 81 shilifngs for
the first tine In severh'veeE'
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
2 New Warships
Will Relieve
Unemployment
British Government Decided
TO Build Partly in Order
TO Help Jobless English
ShipbuUders Practically
Ep.cer cebI. 70 N. rrssun.

LONDON, Dec. l7.--Unsmploymsnt
in the shipbuilding industry which, ae-
eordins to q statement BY Bonar Law
last week, Is at present as high as rs
per cent, will be greatly relieved By
the governments decision to proceed
immediately With the eonstruetien OF
the two capital ships allowed under the
Washington treaty.
II IA understood that the state OF the
labor market On the Tyne and IN other
eenters is one OF the eonsiderations on
which the decision was based, aside
from the political factors involved.
The governments general policy is that
OF spending money in providing work
rather than IN paying unemployment
doles, and IL IS held that II is impor-
tant that expertness In naval ship
building should be kept up.
Spread over a period OF three years
the sum Of e12,000,000 will be expended
IN the construction Of the tvo chips,
OF which 100000 Will be for wages.
There was some sufprise that the con-
tract for one hull went 10 the Tyne
and the other 10 the Mersey, and Meth.
er 20 the Clyde, which Is the largest
naval eonstruetion center in the world,
With four yards fully equipped for
building battleships, but II Is under
stood that the tenders from the clyde
were higher than those Of the other
eenters. Soma work, however, viii 80
20 Glasgow, and altogether employment
will be found for 10000 men.
Frank Smith. secretary Of the feder-
alton OF Engineering and Shipeuilding
Trades. points opt that the situation
will be considerably relieved not only
BY the building Of these chips, but also
By repair work which Is reported from
the English Channel ports. Ports
mouth as we'll as Southampton IS bust
ly engaged in repairs 70 Caneoiah
Pacific stesmers and also In oyerhaul'
ing the MauretAnia, which will be re-
conditir-ed after Christmas.
Following cuts BY other lines tne
white Star service out OF Liverpool %
Australia has announced reduced. fares
and The P. & o. has issued schedule
Of reduced seasonal rates for the shorl
sea tralie between London, harseilie
and Egypt, which will operate durinR
the Mediterranean vacation season
Freights as we'll as Channel passage'
10 Ireland have also been reduced
though 90 Far the companies servinl
Franoe have not come into line VIE
the downward tendency.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
French Tanker Fleet
Increased During War

The importance Of having under its
own flag q feet Of vessels specially
adapted for carriage Of oil was hrst
revealed 20 France during the war and
WAS emphasized in 1920 when the
shortage Of tanksrs tended TO decrease
rseonstruction efforts, says Cohgul W.
W, Brunswick, Of New Rochelle. The
rise M freight rates in 1919 stimulated
tanker construction, SO that the Worio
hset increased from 100000 tors IN
1914 20 5000 900 tons In 1922; FIanee's
share OF this total-l55 500 tone
seems comparatively small, but repre-
sents an Increase from ono tanker, the
RAdloleine, IN 1914, and Is adequate
70 meet the Requirements OF the eoun-
try. TO this should be added six yes
sels belonging TO the navy, which are
used 20 supply fuel oil 20 squadrons.
The Coinpagnie AufifIair6 dt Neyi.
ration owns the greatest amount OF
tsnker tonnaRe-67 500 tons-And is
followed By the Association Petroliere
With 27,100 tons, the Societe haEout-
Transports with $4,000 tons, Les
Afreseurs Reunis With 1890 tons, and
smaller companies owning 26,5oo tons.
A. present there are about srenty
tank bargss Of from i6o 70 900 tons,
but with the Increased use OF petroleum
In all industries the demand Tor this
type Of weasel will be increased. The
excellent waterways OF France make
this means Of transportation adTan-
taReous, since rates are about ~ PEI
cent less than By rail.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
Restoration of
GerInanMarine
Proceeds Fast
In Five Years Germany viii
Have Tonnage Equivalent
10 Pre-War in Ships More
MOdernThanC Competitors
spselaI osble . ~ rrl1sss

BERLIN, Dec. i7,--CermanY's .neS
merchant feet, designed 70 replace that
lost az the result Of the war. now totals
100000 gross tons, according 70 of
feisl figures just issued.
This represents new ships built az
we'll se chips bought abroad, which arc
principally former >, Germsn,r, ,ahipi
bought back from England. vessels IN
this latter class have a total tonnage OF
l9i,se7 tons. The prize purchases were
made by Hugo SHINES. who bought
four vessels with q total tonnage Of
i,075 and an average age OF eleven
years. The aggregate Of the present
German tonnage, 2,0s4.100 tons. is
equal 70 almost one-half of tho total
gross German tonnage on January l.,
1918. DuEing October . total gross
tonnage OF 46,lOO waS. actually launch
ed, and a total Of $500 completed.
This astonishing restoration Of Gar
nany'S merchant feet Is all the more
remarkable when II is considered that
she was stripped Of the flower Of her
merchant Sect By the terms OF the
treaty Of peace. At the present rate
Germany will have a magnificent new
merchant marine, equal 10 her pre-war
total in tonnage, within another fve
years. Moreover. the feet will be more
modern and better equipped than before
tie war, and will be able under more
favorable circumstances 70 compete
once more with the merchant hayies 81
the world for the commercial mastery
Of the seas.
The remarkable construction feat
performed by Germany eonstitutes one
I. Of the most glaring examples OF the
economic stupidity OF the shipping pro
visions OF the Versailles Treaty. 40
far as these are concerned, they haVe
actually proved a great boon. TO Ger
many. Fundamentally Il Is the Ailies
who are the creators OF tho new mer-
chant marine Of Germany TO their own
detriment. BY ssiZing virtually ail tho
German ships after the war the. Aiiies
saddled themselves with huge mats
Of Junk which has glutted shipysros'
particularly the Bntish.
While the Allied shipyards have thus
stood paralyzed. the German yards have
been operating al full oiast Win con
struction and repair work, not only fer
Germany but for the whoie W9ria,
which has been greatly faeiiitated ~
the low standing Of the marx and the
consequent low German prices lh hVe
years Germany will have new mer-
ebant narine, more efieient and more
Economical than that Of It's competitors
who, laTging behind because of the
verabundAnce Of tonnage and the
paralysis Of their trade because OF
nrobibitive prices, will hnd Themselves
~ oreat disadvantage IN meeting
German competition. That is one OF
,hs nunishmepts the Allied statesmen
in6Ieted upon their own countries when
they fouted the laws Of economies At
Versaiiies
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18

An analysis of inesns derived from
transportation BIZ water II Issued to-
day 81 the National Bureau Of Eco
nomlc Research, Of thia city. The In
vestigatioa was MADE by Or. Villford
I. King. a. part of the general In
yestlgstlon of ineofao in The Un!tod
States upon which the research stan
Of the bureau, under DE-. Wesley G..
Mischoll, has been engaged for the last
two years. Il r. timely because OF the
disenssions IN Congress Of The ship
subsidy measure. W .
Comparisons Of the tonnage ahoAt Of
The American meYehahl marine With
the population of the CentinsntAi
United states, for each ot the Sic,ysn
years from 1909 70 1878 ihelahve,
shov that tka tonnAgs. per capita was
almost imperceptibly dselining In ths
hrst Ave years Of this period, vita -
lowest ebb IN 1914 A moderate ~ (.
crease in 1915 and 1917 was followed
by large growth IN lsls ana a
trsmsndors expansion IN lsls.
Tho share of the employees IN the
value product Of the indsutry Of trans
portation BY water was relatively
steady IN the decade 1909 to 1918
under review, dropping no loWsI thah
72.2 per cent, rising no higher than
$3.50 per cent and closing at s52 per
cent. az compared with its opening az
s9.5 per cent ten years before.
Workers shared Gains
While the total share Of the value
product OF the industry received BY
operators and Investors vas increas-
ing from S3d,s05, 900 In 1909 70 is5,-
$50 900 Ia. 1918, the total share Of the
value product paid 10 employees In the
form OF wages aad salaries was jump
ing from Sf7s 100000 10 S42l 200 900.
The number Of men actually at work
on the vessels Of the American hsr-
chant Marine increased from lfs,2oO
In 1909 70 222. 200 IN 1919, while the
estimated average annual earnings OF
all employees on vessels Of the mer.
chant marine rose from $e0i IN 1879
70 f2,i62 In 1919.
Operation Of the merchant marine
vessels also gives work 70 large NUM-
Der OF persons on land. In 1903 there
we're 6s,A50 land employees At WoTk
engaged In the industry Of transporta-
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
Canadian Government
Elect Shows Heavy Loss

MONTREAL, Dec. i1.--The CANADIAN
.ovsynment merchant marine 10 wind
ing up the yesr with an operating
ds6eit OF million dollars apart from
6Ted eharCes. and TO meet THIS ths
Severnment has recently sppIoprlesIeo
thst amount by the process OF Gov
eYnor-General's warrant.
The ships arc operated BY govern
meat owned corporation, and mus tne
aupropriation is In eject transieI,'ne
a million from one pocket 10 ano,neI.
The future Of The enterprise viii pe
natter for consideration and otTi-
,sination by the government along VIII
ths Canadian National Railway boaro,
which exercises authority over inc
shipping end. -. .,
not a profitable one, - 70 the oehclt
of.a million In operation shouia oe
sddA the intsreBt on the capital IN
vsstrnent Of sbout t7oyo0o,o00. u vas
tbs announced policy Of the govern.
mcat last session 70 dispose OF about
twenty-five OF the ships Of the smaller
eiass. many Of which. are not In opera
tion. The recurrsnt deheits viii bring
mn the question as 70 the wisdom OF
iettIng them 20 unless they are vital 20
the operation Of the national railway
This will be one Of the matters That
the new railway difsctoFah VIZ haVe
TO tackle.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
analysis of Subsidy Refutes
Farm Bloc Charges of Graft

OF the time In port. Being a i0-kEot
ship while AZ sea she car earn one
twentieth OF q mill a gross ton mile.
THAT'S what half . cent q 100 gross
ion miles means.) A million and half
sross ton miles K .oooo5 equals t7b.
Seventy-hve dollars a day for twenty
DAYS out OF the month is $500
month, or $4,000 q year. Looks like
lot Of graft, doesn't III But stop a
minute Let's ace what percentage
$4,000 Is Of the investment Of tho op-
Grating expenses and receipts.
Like a Yankee, I'll begin AZ the
end. Recently the paekers-msn whom
your friend the farmer knovs all about
.-elosed contracts with foreign steam-
ship lines (they refused 70 let auy
part Of their shipments 80 By the tax
payers Shipping Board ships) az 20
cents per 100 pounds from New YORK
10 Channel ports. From New YORK 70
Antwerp 10 very closely 3,400 sea miles,
SO the contract calls for the payment
Of S4.kS for carrying q ton, Of 2,S4O
pounds, Of provisions 3,400 sea miles.
nlyiding through 4,4s0 mills by 3,t0o
vo se. closely i,32 mills a ton mile. IL
our 5000 gross register American
steamer had been engaged to do THIS
worE. her subsidy payment Of 40 OF a
mill a gross-ton mile would have been
3Tg per cent OF her freight earnings at
f.a2 mills a ton mile, provided she ear
risd but 5000 tons Of cargo; she might
easily carry $500 tons IN which case
her possible subaidy earning OF 40 per
day while at sea would be but , per
cent OF her freight earnings OF tz,ff0
per day for carrying 1900 tons OF cargo
$50 miles AZ i.22 mills ton-mile. The
people who fixed the rates Of ton-nile
ror,pcnsation must be 'pikers' II graft
IA what they we're looking for.
aAs I have pointed out above, the
aetual freight earning mot the pront
from carrying the fteiahD may easily
be 81. 500 a day while al sea. while her
subsidy earning Is but tT5 per dsy
whiis AZ aes. o. wonderful graft A.
taO A dead weight ton. 5000 dead
weight steamer will cost sz!V,Vooi ana
Insurance, depreciation and interest on
this Eum must be earned every year Dc
fore any profit can be shown on INC
books. Fifteen per cent TO cover these
thrse items Is llttle enough; $4,000 y
6 20 per cent Of t21o,0oo-the exact
dspreeiatlon rate when the amortihA'
tlon OF The investment !, supposed 20
take fftesn years. N other words tnis
Grating subsidy bill permits a cargo
carrier Of The universal type and aver
a1c size 20 earn. II lucky, enough 70
nav her depreciation charges
@This Is no raid on the United oteles
Treasury, but an effort 70 turn aehels
of $50 900 900 Of the shipping boafa
operated ships into subsidy Of apoa1
half the amount to private operator.
We must have the ships and NC must
try 70 get our people Into that ousineS ~
Any measure that does not snccseo ln
he latter direction Will be or httle use.
II isn't so rsany yeap ago tnat VIC ~
our farmers by giving them the,r lAnas
h comes rather poorly from them ~
object % helping our seamen "isn lne'i
ShipG' -s.-.- '-'s-''- an
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
Norfolk Shipping Men
See Improvement in 1873

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. iT.--Shipping
men. encouraged By Increased demand
FOR foreign eargoes az this port, are
nradieting big business fer 1923. An.
.noune-roent that regular .Bailings VIII
he made from Norfolk BY lines that
heretofore did not send ships 70 tnis
port As hailed a. proof Of the return OF
prosperity 70 shipping.
The Clan MacBride, Of the. Bar
Der steamship Lines, entered hsmp-
Ton Roads yesterday and put OF llrge
number Of LAscars, who arc 70 be oe,
tanned at Titustown. The steamer WI
proceed 10 Norfolk and will pick np tns
iascars on her return trip, which VIII
be- within q few weeks.
The Commercial Traveler ana coln.
merelal Spirit will sail from thle pors
on December 20 and January 10, te'
sbectively, heavily laden with csrEoes
for the Pacific Coast. The vessels AIs
engaged IN eoast-to-coast trnne, hno
,hslr departure from Hampton Reads
which represents two sailings WITHIN
a month. constitutes a marked increase
IN the business Of the company. haalef
a Co. sfe agents for the shipments.
TranFuorting Of army base car paris
"a Darti1. Poland. continues 20 DC
setive The Atlantic City, Of the
su,ouehanr Steamship Company, ~
scheduled 10 leave Hampton koaos on
neeemb2r 20 ana the Roeksvay Park,
~ the same company, viii sail TOT
Hamburg ara .Danzig on January ..
Both vesscls Nill carry a general sergo
IN addition 10 the car parts. saiings
Of vessels f6r Danaig are made an oe,
eaeIon for pickup Of commerce witn All
naitie ports, AZ Evidenced b. the Rock
away PARK, which viii put 10 At klgs
and HelsiHgfors, 90 veh a. hamousS
and Danzja.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
License Examiners Unfair
To SeaInen Is Charge
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
7 would like 20 call the attention Of
your paper 70 what seems TO be an In
Justice TO seamen who takO exaIDina.
tions for licenses 10 set as ns.es and
captains on oeean-going vessels lesT-
ing this port. In order TO qualify as
a mate IL Is, Of course, neeessary that
a seaman should undergo q very STREET
examination IN all Of the technical
problems which pertain 20 his calling.
The safety Of the public demands this
At the same time, there 10 no reason
why a man attempting 70 take such an
examination should be humiiiated 20
the point almost Of degradation by the
treatment which he receives at the
hands Of the examiners in thi. port
connected with this service on behai
Of the United States government.
For instance, one nan Who came up
for his examination was given the
same problem exactly twelve times
the understanding being that when you
are given back problem u 10 IN.
accurate. This problem was what
was known ~ sn ordinary time signt,
and any one with any training eould
DO II. He did the. problem the same
way each time and finally the exam
fneTn were IOTNt0 " AAHN NH~N
was accurate. Another seaman who
had his papcTs returned 20 him ss IN
accurate consulted one OF the highest
authorities in navigation, who informed
him that his problems we're properly
worked out and advised him 70 take
them back 70 the examiner. he was
Anally accepted IN the face Of the most
SiseoursQine and tyr1nncus treatment.
Anothsr man whom ! know became 20
SIseustsd that no actually withdrew his
sxaminstion papers and vent 10 Bos-
ton IN order to get before fairer
n is difficult enough for a seaman
IN uass these examinations, snd 10
nne ouestions the advisability Of max
snS them as stif a. possible; bue iet
M have fair treatment. and vnen
~saa gives the correct answer tne ee
sriners should be compelled 20 aceept
tkis ansupr. 40 Is the ease WIZ any
ether examination The world over.
n is lust possible that the c1smInsls
A. eharee Of this work IN this great
nart III New York would have some
lIttia difficulty In qualifying for any
s"rt az responsible position st sea;
n.eember IL 1ef1 dObtAOL'
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18

Charges on the part OF Senator E. j
Ladd, member Of tho farm bloc, that
the ship subsidy bill is nothing but
graft measure" sad the statement OF
John l. Bogert, a member Of the So
eiety Of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers, showing that the direct
payments are only a small part Of total
operating costs, are fsstures Of lestsrs
Exchanged between them. Mr. Bogort
gives a close analysis Of ship costs IN
relation 70 the proposed subsidy, i,
IL beg 10 acknowledge your letter OF
December and note the attitude you
take with regard 10 the. rights OF the
farmers TO maintain that they have
not received any confederation ~ the
hands Of Congress In years past," says
Senator LAdd. "In fact, that attitude
Of legislation has been such IN the IN
tereste Of other groups OF this cean-
try that the farmers arc now forced 70
the verge Of bankruptcy and you state
that II Ia the purpose OF tho coast
bloc 70 be formed 70 prevent any
legislation unless Congress process
to enact the subsidy bill, which ~ Tvs
present form 90 introduced is nothing
but q graft measure, in my judgment
and should never IN that form be per
mitted 20 pass.
4. 81 I'm Just as sincerely intersated IN
building up the interests OF this coun-
try as YOU or any one else, but am not
Al all In syupathy with the giving OF
big donations OF turning over The. con-
troll Of our ships 90 those who eimpiy
thrive on graft"
In bis reply 70 this letter hr. Bogert
commended legislation 20 provide ade-
quate credit facilities for the farmer,
and generally % improve ngneulturai
conditions. He urged that the farmer
show the same consider erhtion Tor the
probIems OF the merchant narine'
CONTINUING, be said:
ANow. az 10 ships and the snip sub
adv bij.. Your friend the farmer J.
most certainly interested IN the food
stores that are needed BY every aoel-
tional ship We maintain In commits.
sion-s6 cents day. per man, ano
thirty-fve 10 forty men on each chip
Poreion ships outdt IN their home porl.
Not ali Of US are OF can be farpersi out
NE ali have 70 eat. and ne are among
the farmers customers.
~ have heard . lot Of loose TAX
about the graft eharaetsriatics Of the
bfil. Let's see just how,uissh
truth there .is IN such gtrictures. Tie
buik OF the worlds overseas eomucree
n carried on By i0-knot ships--rougnly,
ships that can cover no more than ZeO
ga miles ina day A good size cargo
shlr n one of 5000 gross register and
about 1000 deadweight tons capacity:
-'gush "A steamer can, thsreforsl de-
yslop about 500 900 eross Ton niles z
dav when at sea. No ship 10 AZ asa All
ths time. We will assume that our
shjs lE we'll handled. is fortunats IN
never being obliFed TO wait for days Tor
! cargo and meets with no disabling ae-
oidents. She averages for the year
two thirds Of the time at sea (esrning
subsidy paynenIs) and only oae-'hiEa
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
Shipping News and Reports From All Parts Of the Worf
Labor Profited Most From War,
The Economic Bureau Finds
Investors and Operators Obtained $8S 100000 and
Employees Received 1927 100000 In 1913:
Per Capita Tonnage Rose Rapidly in War Period

tlon by water. with an estimated eysf
age annual pay of S6oA Win the "
crease IN slipping actiyity this totSl
rose 70 $1,000 In 1918, and ~ the lains
tine che estimated svsrsge annus Paf
Of those land employees rose TO slpiE
Tonnage Inereases
The net value produet Of an IN
dustry, as the term used "a this
report, consists Of the valoe cor
trlbuted % the output through ths
services Of the psfsons and propsrll
engaged in the indnstTI, IL 10 meas
ured By adding toss.hsr ths Wage. ald
salaries Of employees, the oifieenes
and interest paid 20 inveetofs. tns
rent paid for leased property ana ths
annual savings retained IN the enter
prize. Payments nsado for msterish
and services purchased from other IN
dustrics are msnifesuy not includsa
in the net value product, Tor sueh
payments having been counted once y
tho other Geld must, Of course, not D.
duplicated.
The period which began In 1909
when the country, with a population
Of e0.370 900, had 7,S6e,7b5 t0nt anoat,
closed In 1919 With = population o.
i0A.8lI 600 and lI,S0l,oVO tons anoatl
tonnsgo per capita having Increased
from .0si8 % .i25i In the eleven year
The increase in tho t0nnagu PEI
CAPITA was eoineident with = marked
gain In the economic welfare Of ship
ping employees. The purchasing power.
In tsTnl5 Of 1918 dollars. Of the aver
aRe andual earnings Of the employee
attached 20 the indugtry, was Aimee,
constant In The hrut I've years Of ne
period under review, subtequently
rising from lie low poilt Of .sIsg, ~
1914, 90 its peak Of ai.0i2 In 1917.
while the figures fell again 10 fess IN
1918, this sum was 90 per cent higher
than the compensation Of $50 received
In 1909. The earnings In current dol
lara, in the same period, rose from
S77s In 1900 20 siBS2 IN 1918
Employees in the industry OF tTans-
portstien by water receive larger
percentage Of the value product thar
those In many other 1elds. such a.
manufacturing, public utilities, pro.
duetion Of minerals, agriculture snc
hand trades.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
S,ation n. Buenos Ayres

A. propossl for . martins pAsssne'r
station in the nsE extension Of ths
port Of Besnos Ayrss has been sab
nuitsed BY the Director Of Nsvisstion
and Ports Of the Ministry Of Pnbiie
WoYks. The plans under eourltsys
tIon provids for . building $40 raetsys
m length and 10 meters high The
eort II ths proposed station ID est
mated a 5000 900 pesos. The funds
are 20 be provided from the gsnsral
rereuues and are 70 BE repaid eat o.
mon1ys rsosived from ths rentals q
eoneessIons in che building and . land
lng tar Of 90 esHtsFos asssesed fef
each person.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
ROyal Mail Service

Consul I. @. Dawson. Of santsndeT,
reports 70 the Department Of Com-
meYes that the Royel Mail steam
Packet Company has inaugurstsd .
regular service between bantander Anc
rio de Janeiro, hontevidso and
BuenoO Ayres. From there the ships
viii ply through the Straits Of Ma
eeiiar, calling AZ Punta Arenas, Peru
vian and Chilean porta returning ~
way OF the Panama Canal and Ha-
yasa. Vessels Of about $4,000 gross
tons are 70 be employed. q.