Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-01-25 | Page 6 | Shipping Measure Proposed in House

T SHIPPING MEASURE l PROPOSED IN HOUSE Washington Jan 2 24 Repeal Repeal of ot sections sec sec- sections of or the tho shipping act so o as af to permit per per- permit mit tho the building b of or ships In Jn American m yards ar l for fOI foreign account was proposed in a n. bill Introduced toda today by Re Representative en en- e Edmonds of ot Pennsylvania anJa a n Republican Republican Re Re- publican member of ot tho the merchant marine marine ma ma- rine committee He also offered ortere other measures re- re re repealing pealing the tho authority granted the tho PresIdent President President Pres Pres- ident to requisition vessels under construction construction construction con con- In Am American yards and that granted the shipping hoard board to suspend le legal al provisions so as 19 to permit foreign ships to engage In the American coastwise coast- coast wise trade trado for tor periods of ot three months