Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-11 | Page 19 | Urge Considering France First in Division of Ships

URGE CONSIDERING FRANCE FIRST IN DIVISION OF SHIPS I'.MIIS; Pec. 10. (Havas.) First consideration con-sideration should lie Riven France in the distribution of the German commercial fleet, the Fcho de I'aris contends. It "omments on the bad state of the French merchant marine, the disparity hot ween the l-'rench seizures of enemy shipping and those of the other allies, and the in-iVriority in-iVriority of France as regards shipping const ruction, brought about by the military mili-tary necessities of the allies, of which a lare share in supplying: was 'assumed by French industries. The newspaper argues the necessity of placing anions the pence conditions a stipulation for the delivery of asufft-'icnt asufft-'icnt number of German steamers to permit per-mit France immediately to regain her norma,! traffic facilities. The Fclio de Paris recalls that 1 1 err Ballin. the German shipping magnate, not !nng before his deat h. advanced the view that Germany should refuse to turn over her mere ant He fleet n supplying the demands of the allies and that she prcfcrablv should work to reconstruct the mercantile fleets of the entente. This, t he new spa per con t ends, should not be allowed, ami there should be exacted ex-acted the delivery of sufficient steamers lo France to give her her rightful place in sea traffic. ' i