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Show MERCHANT MARINE MATTER DISCUSSED WASHINGTON Dee 11 W L Saunders of New 'i ork chairman of the merchant marine committee of the American Foreign Trade council onf erred with President Wilson today nbout the pending administration bill for government owned merchant ships The chairman of a similar committee of the New York chamber of commerce had seen the1 president several days ago and later a representative of the cham ber of commerce of the United Bttttes will discuss the question with bun. Mr Saunders said that his commit tee inelud ng James A Farrell presi dent of the United States Steel com panj P A. 9 Franklin, president of the International Merchant Marine and Robert Dollar a ship owner would meet in the near future. He added that ship owners and exporters were deeply interested in the president s plan |