Evening star., 1951-07-18
Opposing St. Lawrence seuwoy


The writer of your editorial, "The
st. Lawrence Seaway." says: "Its legis-
lative history has been a remarkable
example Of how an interested and vigor-
Gus minority can defeat the national
purpose. The opponents have been
eastern railways and eastern ports"
The truth is. as the hearings would
reveal. that the opponents have been
every railway in the country, the coal
industry, the maritime interests, Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. United Mine
Workers, railroad brotherhoods and
some unions of the CIO. more than
200 chambers of commerce. taxpay-
ers' groups and civic organizations
throughout the country. In the State Of
Ohio with its several Great Lakes ports.
only one chamber, that Of youngstown.
has indorsed the project: Toledo and
other Ohio chambers are opposed. Until
about year ago, the Great Lakes Car
riers' Association, composed of the Great
Lakes shipping interests, were actively
opposed. Even now, with the controversy
about iron ore, they are neutral.
In the Ann Arbor News !of June 27
there appeared statement by Prof.
Louis A. Baier, chairman of the Depart
ment of Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering of the University Of Michi-
gan, characterizing the project as "eco-
nomically unjustified." He pointed out
that @present-day shipping designs re-
quire waterways with at least 35-foot
depths for Seagoing vessels feet more
than the planned 27-foot- deep seaway."
Prof. Baier further said: Under the
proposed seaWay plans, only foreign
tramp steamers. operating with SUBJ
standard living conditions and capable
Of carrying but fraction of the tonnage
of large American ships, would be able
to navigate the project"
# the proponents were to try to COM
bat the arguments against the water
way and not reply SO much on state
ments that a small group Of selfish
interests are blocking it, they might
fare better with Congress.
Carroll B. Huntress,
Chairman, National st. Lawrence.
Project Conference.
Discrimination
In these days, when In the face Of
common danger from outside all Ameri-
cans are supposed to- be united, some
persons apparently don't realize they
are making for a "disunited" state by
their prejudice and narrowmindedn
For example: For few years my hus-
band and !, with friends, have been
vscationing at hotel in Ocean City,
Nd, where we received and returned
the cordial friendliness Of the proprie-
tors and employees. The service was
good, charges were not exhorbitant. We
considered the owners not sonly good
hosts but also friends. They evidently
returned our good feeling.
This year we telephoned for our usual
reservations. In return for our offer to
send the usual deposit we were told that
as old guests and friends that was not
necessary. We received a nice letter
confirming our reservations.
But at the bottom of the letter was
printed the caption in bold letters, For
Gentiles Only" We then wrote to the
hotel stating that we are of the Jewish
faith. In return we received q personal
letter from one Of the owners stating
2 The $500. has always been hotel for
Gentle patronage, and we have con-
tinued in that tradition. A clientele Of
either the Jewish faith or the Gentle
faith has been found to be more sat-