Show I SliP SHIP SUBSIDY CONVENTION Rev John Wesley Hill Will Use the Church to Help the Good Work Along AlongI New York Feb eb 1 IA A five days con convention convention to discuss the subject of a larger lar er erand and more mor efficient American merchant j marine began begun tonight in the Metropolitan I temple with Rev Dr John Wesley Hill Hillas as presiding officer The idea of the convention is original I with Dr Hill Hili who wile believes that the church has a function to perform in advancing I Ithe the material as well as the spiritual wel welfare welfare fare of the country The Th principal speak speaker er Sr was Congressman William E Hum Ruin Humphreys Humphreys of Washington u Mr rr Humphreys called cal attention at o to the I liberal policy pursued oy by japan olaVI in III her merchant marine and pointed d dout out as a natural consequence the practical control of the commerce of the Pacific b by that nation I 1 do not believe he be said that we ar going to l have hae ave war with Japan but any anyone anyone anyone one who thinks that Japan has not the courage to make war or the financial ca tu capacity U to carry it out has not read prop properly properly erly the history of this great nation would be a sim aim simple simple pie matter In the event of war w r for Japan to land troops in the Philippines and In Hawaii before the United I States could begin to start out her trans transports transports transports I Where here Japan has so 0 vessels of her I ports merchant marine on the Pacific the Unit United he heI twelve In addition States has only ed I said Eald there are Japanese In the fish fisheries fisheries eries and merchant marine where the native born has hardly 1000 Unit 11 l States State American sailors |