The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
MERCHANT MARINE
LEADERS IOM MEET
NlliciIlAllP'ffA.HlD!!j'A'f'I. | 4
President Harding's Plan
: Will Be Discussed at
Convention.

Action registering the opinion of
the leading shipping, shIpbuIidins
and commercial interests Of the en-
tire country regarding the plan to
aid American shipping, (which has
just been presented to Congress by
'PresideRt Harding;' with be taken at
the sannuai convention Of the MAJ
Jlonai Merchant Marine Association
In the Washington Hotel here tto-
day and tomorrow: ra. -,4.r
Interest In the situation with
which American shipping Is con-
fronted Is reflected by the appoint-
mentl by tho governors OF Massa-
chusetts. New York, Delaware,
Maryland, West Virginia, South
Carolina, Louisiana, Missouri. Mis-
sissippi. Illinois and Minnesota, of
delegations to represent those
States at the convention. In addI-
tion, the mayors OF, Philadelphia,
Pa; Wilmington, Del; Bypalo, Bal
timore and New Orleans have Sc
lected representatives to be pres
ent. "A number OF the. governme nj
dspar,ments depart VIII also, be, repre-;
Notification has been received d
that large representations from
commercial organizations in the in
terror will be in attendance, many
chambers of commerce in the Mid
die West, South. Southwest, and
Gulf and Great Lakes States having
taken action. The Pacific Coast win
also be represented. Included In
the delegates will be representa-
tives of many OF the largest ma
ttonal organizations. among then,
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States. the National Associa-
tion OF Manufactures, the American
Export, ManufRcturers' Association
the National Foreign Trade Coun-
oil, the National Association OF
Credit Mem and the National Coal
Association The prominent. ship.
ping bodies, such as the American
Steamship Owners Association, the
Atlantic Coast shipbuiIders' Associ-
alton, the Pacific American Steam.
ship Association. the United States
Ship Operators Association. the
National Board OF stcam Navigation
and the American Bureau of Ship
ping. The Middle West Merchant
Marine Committee and the South
Atlantic States Association are ex,
pected TO be well represented.
At the banquet of the association
| this evening Capt. William II
Stayton. president Of the Baltimore
Steamship Company. will act AZ
| toastmaster. and speeches will be
made by Senator Wesley L. Jones
chief sponsor Of the merchant ma,
rtne act OF 1890, and by II. II. Ray
piond. head OF the clyde Mallory
lines and president of the Ameri,
"a Cta, u,sbin nUpars' Aaaoci. tinp
Among those present at this timS
will be many members Of the: SEN
ate Committee on Commerce and the
House CofnnhIttee on Merchant Ma
rine and Fisheries, and practically
all the Shipping Board Commission
ersS
The convention will be opened
today at 10 a. m. By Senator Joseph
E. RansdeH. OF Louisiana. president
of the association. Addresses will
be delivered at the morning session
by Albert D. Laskers chairman OF
the Shipping Board: ION "rhe Fu-
ture OF Our Merchant Marine" by
Representative Prank d. Scott, of
Michigan. an. .Busi ness and Legis-
Iatiop;" by w. Averill Hartman,
chairman Of the Board of the Amer
lean Ship. and Commerce Corpora
ton, on Some" CURRENT Considera-
tions In American Shipping" by
Stevenson. Taylor. president OF the
American. Bureau Of Shipping. on
Government Aid-Good Business"
by Prof. s.. S. Huebner, University
Of Pennsylvania, on Marine 1nsur-
ance in Its Relation to the Amerf-
can Merchant Marine" and by NAL
colmn Stewart. chairman Of the
Middle West Merchant Marine Com
mittee. on .,t"T.he Middle west and
the Merchant Marine" :