The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02
u. S. SHIPS
CARRY COAL
TO ENGLAND
Shipping Board Boats
Enter Scab Traffic
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says that he has also conferred with
J. Harry Philbin, of Baltimore, vice
president Of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration.
Senator's Letter.
Here is letter he has written
Philbin:
due to the coal strike in England
there is an unusually great demand
for American coal at this time. Our
coal mines are wholly adequate to
meet the demand. The only difficulty
lies in transportation. 1t is withdn
the power Of the United States Ship
ping Board to remedy this, and
shall be more than grateful to you
than j can express If you will look
into the matter promptly and bring
about much-needed relief.
"The greatest danger probably
lies in the rapid advance in rates
which the scarcity of vessels is
causing.
"Interest Of Labor" to Seab.
IF the shipping board would place
twenty-five to fifty boats in this
trade for prompt loading they could
be readily chartered and prompt dis
patch given.
'In taking this matter up with you
am bearing in mind not only the
interest of the mine owners and coal
dealers, but also the miners, rail-
road men and other workers, who
are vitality affected in that many of
them are laid off when the mines are
not working full time"
Hampton Roads Bids for Ships.
Hampton Roads. according to IN
formation received here today, win
also ask for the use Of government
owned ships in transportation Of coal
from Norfolk and Newport News to
the British Isles.
This should mean great thing for
Hampton Roads," w. A. Cox, of Nor
folk, director of the State Port Author
ity of Virginia, declared in comment
ing on General Dalton's announcement
that the government will now solicit
business for its ships.
Capitalist Government Aids seabhlng.
Boats leased or owned by the gov
eminent are now loading at Norfolk
for shipment of coal to break the Brit
ish miners union.
The FIRST ship flying the United
States flag to leave Norfolk for the
British Isles with full cargo of coal
, sailed for Queenstown, ireland, for
orders, the other day. She was the
Sudawsonco, of the Transmarine line
and her captain boosted that she was
manned by "a complete crew of I'm.
tied States citizens
Many U. s. Boats Ready.
This boat, which had more than
1000 tons OF "scab" coal as her cargo,
arrived at Norfolk from Newark, N. J.
in ballast. At least twelve more ships
of the same line, all Of which have
been tied up for considerable time,
will be placed in this coal-carrying
trade.
The commercial Pathfinder, Moore
and Mccormack commercially line
ship, which was purchased from the
United States government for a very
small sum, carried 6,5OS tons of scab
coal from Baltimore to Queenstown,
Ireland, for orders, on Aug. 2S.
Several ships of other United States
lines have also carried part cargoes OF
coal from Norfolk and Baltimore.
Fill British Foreign Market.
The Saucoa, a shipping board ship
as far back as July, left Hampton
Roads, with. a part cargo of coal for
Genoa, Italy. The American Republic
line, which Is owned by Moore and
Mccormack, is taking part cargoes OF
coal to South American ports while
the American Export line is carrying
part cargoes of coal to Mediterranean
ports.
The Union Sulphur line, another
United States company, according ia
/ reports current along the Baltimore
and Norfolk watrfronts, may soon en-
gage in transport of coal from this
country to smash the British miners
union.