Show AMERICAN FEARED BY BRITAIN Lions Lion's Lead on Seas Gravely Imperiled View of Marine Experts B By Robert J. J Service tf Correspondent Special Cable Dispatch London Mo May 20 Tho Tho vigorous polIcy policy pol pol- lc icy of or tho the United States shipping board has hns sent representatives of every big line lino in Britain hurrying to America Universal Service learned to to- to dR day It appears that the he note of alarm struck b by William J J. Noble president of the tho United Kingdom dom Cham Chamber er of or Shipping at the annual meeting of that bod body when Noble frankly d de declared de- de dared that Britain's lead leati on oa tho the seas was gravely Imperiled started an ex exodus exodus ex- ex odus of or investigators on behalf behal o of British owners and builders to watch the tho interests of En England land The reports being received from the these in investigators strengthened tho the growing British view vie that the AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean maritime expansion movement must be countered In vigorous orous f fashion Ship Hoard Plans Told Fold ToldA FoldA A shipping expert just hack back from America contributed an alarmist article article arti art cle etc to the tho Financial Times In which h describes the plans of the American shipping bo board rd to enforce its own classification for American ships This expert refers to the plans as constituting an nn amazing proclamation tion of war wa on 1 Lloyds lo N. N Ho l-Ie continues The Tho points involved ma may quito quite properly justl Justify a request for diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic conversations between the British British Brit Brit- I ish h and American governments s Unless this country takes tales up the matter with vigor 1 and self respect a 1 great political Injury may be bo inflicted on our trading fre freedom ed orn Sir Abel head of Lloyds and Sir John Esplen of the tho British ministry of shipping are both at present present pres pres- ent In America and it is hoped the tho op opportunity opportunity op- op ma may be taken tal b by the AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean government gO to consult them Yankee Confidence Noted It Hit should be remembered that Americans have the utmost confidence in their ability to build and maintain a vast mercantile marine commensurate commensurate common common- with the greatness of their country with ambitions which aro beIng boing bo- bo ing financially nursed to capture tho the dominating dominating- proportion of ot tho the worlds world's overseas o shipping trade Numerous investments are being made Recent Inquiries at American yards disclose that the Americans are constructing ships at 50 O a ton less than British sh yards It Il is declared that thai behind the alleged alleged al- al movement against as Lloyds is a a. movement mO b by powerful political anti antl- English influences which unless promptly smoothed over O might raise ralso tho the question UOn of or relations |