Show SHIPBUILDING ON BIG SCALE h Demanded I by Bri British tish i ioard Board oard of Trade Committee on Shipping t 1 ny fly r al c Jul July 28 We S We con consider lder that I n bo be satisfactory which h hf o peace fl the surrender of ot enemy kia d not ot enforce Inflict drastic and ana n exem- exem ns and f enemies enemies' for tor the i Tr irr punishment at sea scat tho the Judgment of or a committee riI hl Is s t the board or of r trade which lImed by to the United States de- de of commerce to consider shipping after the war mI I li will bo ho wholly abnor- abnor Ife Conditions the report Our Industrial says sars nal strong stron Position will wUl bo potentially very Keas shall be bo left with Ith a a. m mer- mer r j W wo fIO marIne quite Inadequate to meet o or r to recover its share o of tho carrying trade W worlds world's the will be necessary to mal mako rn of ot the mercantile marine marineth marineth th th first char charge chargo o on the tho national rc- rc unless our Indu industry try and our ex export ex- ex x- x port oit port Y trade arc aro to bo be seriously 1 V crippled d to lo i au u and nd ive we 0 arc are decline lo tt loho attend our ho tho t that t would level I of ot a econ rate maritime power Wo We cannot Insl Insist t too strongly I on the tho overwhelming Importance of or this opinion transcends trans trans- problem which In our In Iii recon recon- other problem c every er I The IThe The committee recommends that enni en cn- r ni shipping when hen M shifted ed should hould bo be divIded among emong tho the countries whose whoRe shipping ha has suffered or bo be sold old so o as asi L i enemy or neutral buyers The exclusion of or enem enemy shipping ports of or the British empire would b bo of C little value to British shipping ir s the report as It would leave lea open be American trad trades unless alt all the alles allis al- al similar les lis 5 were ere prepared to adopt measures e Freedom of ot the tho seas in tho the ense se of equal treatment of or all flags In ill ll ports port should therefore b be a a. card cardi- cardi 1 lal ial principle In our war post-war policy This declaration is counter to the tho tand of or tho the British seamen's seamans union chich declared a a. boycott of or German roods ds and ships hips because of or U- U boat U-boat ont rimes IThe The committee recommends the tho grov- grov o.- o. relinquish its control over rJ- rJ wh when n peace comes and hat at efforts bo be made to build ons of ot merchant ships annually after anCl lie he war T |