The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-27
FIVE WAITE R W AY ORGANIZATIONS ID MEET DURING WEEK
St. Lawrence River Project Will Be Debated--Secre- tary Denby Will Be One
 of the Speakers
By Associated rress

Washington. February 26.-Water- way transportation problems ex- tending from the great lakes to che will occupy the attention of five im- portant waterway organizations which will hold sessions here during the week. These inclnde the National Rivers and HarbOrs congress, the National Merchant Marine associa- tion, South Atlantic States associa- ton. Middle West Merchant Marine committee and the Mississippi Valley association.
 An unsual degree of interest is ex- pected to attend a joint debate on the St. Lawrence river project, which will be held Wednesday under the auspices of the Rivers and Harbors congress, in which Gov. Nathan L. Miller of New York will speak for the negative and Gov. Henry J. Allen of Kansas and IL H. Merrick of Chi cAgo will speak for the affirmative,
 All of the associations are inter ested in American shipping, and the National Merchant Marine associa- tion will consider plans for new ma rine Legislation. An open discussion of the shipping situation generally will be permitted from the floor of the conventions and resolutions will be adopted expressing the views of the association. it was said today.
 Inferisr Not Indifferent
 Striking refutation of the charge that the people of the interior sec tions of the country are indifferent to the development of an adequate merchant marine, it was asserted, IS shown by the personnel of the dele gations expected at the conventions.
 Governors of many states and mayors of the larger cities are said to have appointed committees, while several chambers of commerce in the interior, besides shipping organiza- tions and national commercial or ganizations are expected to have rep resentatiyes present. Such organiza- tions as the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Manu- facturers' Export association, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the National Trade Council and the National Association of Credit Men will be represented.
 Addresses will be delivered before the Rivers and Harbors congress by Secretary Denby, Ambassador Jusser- and of France, Senator Joseph F. Ransdell of Louisiana, John H. Small of Washington. N. C., president of the congress; Thomas J. Phelps, Bluc- field, W. Va: Willard +. Brown, Buff falo, N. r.; Mai. Gen. Lansing II. Beach, chief of army engineers; Theo- dore Brent, New Orleans; A. B. Shep- herd. Pittsburg, and at a banquet which will conclude the congress, talks will be made by Secretary Hoover. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher af ElQridAf -Rapres nt tivq Aiiea Robz sftson Of Oklahoma and the minister from Czecho Slovakia-
 New Skipping Legislation
 With the congress about to take up the question of new shipping leg islation, special interest is being at tached by delegates to addresses to be delivered by members of the Sem ate and House at the National Mer- chant Marine gathering. The ship ping board at this convention will be represented by Chairman IAsheZ Our Merchant Marine" and Commls- sioner George E. Chamberlain. The organization of American ship own CTS and operators will have as spokes- men H. H. Raymond and Charles H. Potter.
 Malcolm Stewart, chairman of the Middle West Merchant Marine com mittee; w. Averill Hartman. head of the American Ship and Commerce corporation. Stevenson Tyler, presi- dent of the American Bureau of Ship ping J. Howard Pew, president of the Sun Oil company; Emile P. AL brecht, president of the Philadelphia Bourse Prof. s. S. Huebner. Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, and Edward A Filene of Boston also will speak.