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Show SHIPPING BOARD ' HIS E PLUS Will Create World Organization Organi-zation to Handle U- S. Commerce. PARIS, Deo. 26. (Associated Press) Tho United States shipping board has decided to create a permanent world Organization Or-ganization for the purpose of handling the government's trade fleet with the greatest effectiveness. ' "We -will open at once offices in 1 London, Paris and Rome," said Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the board, today. ' ' From theso centers, ' ' Air. Hurley continued, "will bo directed ten or twelve other offices, tmch as in Shanghai, Shang-hai, Yokohama and Bombay in the east, Genoa in Italy, 'Buenos Aires, Valparaiso Valparai-so and Kio Janeiro in South America, and at Rotterdam and Antwerp. Tako, for example, vessels bringing supplies to Belgium or France. It is of tho greatest importance that we havo a quick turn around. It ma' .be of advantage advan-tage to re-route a vessel on this side to India or to South Africa. The London, Paris or Antwerp offices of-fices would have precise information and be able to consign a ship without delay for its most efficient use. The subordinate subordi-nate centers are essential properly to direct our national fleet. They will be managed bv practical shipping men,, who will be assigned to their posts from the United States. , "There will bo no interference with the war department's handling of ships. The service of supply has really done its work admirably, and we 'shall not have anv changes in that. Our business will be "with the trade fleet.". Director General Rossiter has received re-ceived instructions to proceed at once to put the plan into effect. The French, Belgian and Italian governments, it is understood, will welcome representatives in their capitals with whom they can deal direct. |