Evening star., 1933-01-03
MERCHANT MARINE
PARLEY TO DISCUSS
FOREIGN ATTACKS
Conference to Take Up Sir
Alan Henderson's Comment
on American Subsidy.
VARIOUS U. S. INTERESTS
WILL BE REPRESENTED
Speakers to Discuss Growing I'm
portance Of This Country's
Ocean Commerce.

Foreign propaganda against the
American Merchant Marine was ex-
pected today to be one of the principal
topics to come before the sixth National
Merchant Marine Conference, opening
tomorrow at the United States Cham
Der OF Commerce Building and contin-
uing for two days
The issue was drawn recently by the
vigorous exchange on ship subsidies be-
tween Sir Alan Henderson, British ship
ping magnate and chairman of the
Orient Line, and Chairman T. ".
OConnor of the United States Shipping
Board. 1t is certain to be a live sub
ject for nationally prominent speakers
who will address the conference, held
under the auspices of the Shipping
Board, and including all American in
tests concerned with water-borne for
eign commerce-shipping. industry. ag-
riculture, labor and the Army and Navy.
Important World Factor.
Explanation of the attack on this
country,s Merchant Marine, according
to shipping leaders and Government
officials, is the fact that, under the
Government-aid policies of the last 10
years, the American merchant feet has
become an important factor In world
trade. Foreign shipping interests, it is
pointed out, are keenly aware of the
mounting proportion of American for
eign commerce now carried in American
bottomS-an increase in 10 years from
less than 10 per cent to nearly 40 per
cent. This, 1t Is declared, accounts for
recent hostility and 1t is anticipated
that, in the conference beginning to-
morrow, foreign attacks will be met and
combated.
Secretary Of Commerce Roy D. Chaplin
and Senator Wallace White of Maine
will be two of the principal speakers.
Senator White, as co-author of the
Jones-White act, under which the
American merchant marine is being de-
veloped, Is expected to explain the re-
suits achieved by the Governments
shipping policies. Assistant Postmaster
General W. Irving Glover will speak on
mail contractS-one of the factors at
tackled by Sir Alan Anderson.
Industry Represented.
James A. Emery, president of the Ma
tional Manufacturers Association, will
present the interest of industry in an
adequate merchant marine and Fred l.
Kent, vice president OF the Bankers
Trust Co. of New York will talk on the
financial phase of the subject. The in
terests of the Middle West will be dis
cussed by Cleveland A. Newton, general
counsel Of the Mississippi Valley Asso-
citation, and Malcolm NJ. Stewart, chair
man, the Middle West Foreign Trade
Committee, while the Importance of a
strong merchant marine to the Army
and Navy will be explained by Admiral
Samuel w. Bryant, U. S. ~, and Gen.
Pershing.
Homer L. Ferguson Of Newport News
will talk on ship building, and the Con-
gressional attitude toward the merchant
marine will be further discussed by
Senator Royal s. Copeland of New York,
who will speak on Subsidies; Repre-
sentatives Will r. Wood Of Indiana, S.
o. Bland of Virginia and others. The
legislative situation will be presented by
j. Caldwell Jenkins, chairman of the
committee on shipping information of
the American Steamship Owners Asso-
citation.