Show WAR AR TRANSPORT I Sen Jones Protests Commandeering Commandeering Com Corn CornI of Two I Commercial Steamers S WASHINGTON Dec 12 AP AP- AP Protests were made today to PresIdent President dent C Coolidge and Chairman OConnor OCon nor of ot the shipping hipping board by Senator Senator Sena Sena- Senator tor Jones Jones- Republican Washington against the W war sr r department plan t to take over as army transports tW two of ot the five passenger cargo ships ship C operated by the Oriental Admiral I line Une from Seattle to the Far East In his lett letter r to the president the S chairman of oC the senate senaie committee committe S said spid it H had been brought to his attention attention at at- at that Colonel H. H C. C Smither chief co for tor government property under the budget had hat I made preemptory demand upon the thi S shipping board to turn tura over the two twi a ships to the war department withIn within within with with- in four daysI days I cannot conceive of ot any action S that would be more disastrous or c cause use more apprehension upon the part of oC the people of oC the Northwest than this action Senator Jones wrote These ships are on regular runs developing commercial business business bustness busi bust ness between the Northwest and the Orient To take toke two of them ore oft diminishes the service by almost halt half The building up UI of f our OUI commerce In time of peace it seems to me is of far tar greater Importance than furnishing fur tur- exceptional transportation service for Cor the army There are many ships tied up in the harbors of oC this country countr that could soon be lilted up UI for transports for tor forthe forthe the army and serve it well In Sn time of peace I want to appeal to you ou just as ns earnestly as S I possibly can In the In Interest Interest In- In terest of oC the tho Northwest O in the In Interest Interest interest In- In terest of oC the development of commerce commerce com corn merce mci and in the interest of an American merchant marine to see that this request Is la withdrawn Writing to Chairman OConnor O'Connor Senator Jones expressed 1 the earnest hope that the shipping board would take the same course on this re request request re- re quest that it lid did in refusing a war var d dep department p ll sonic sonia time ago i that two ships from the Pan Amer ican lean line be turned over tf tt It for use as air transports Coonel Smither in Sn a letter to I the board made malIe public today re referred ret re- re t Leered to the proposed sale of oC the Oriental Admiral line and lJ said ald ld he belIeved two of ita iii ships uld be transferred to tt t tji war ar epi d-epi department rather tUler than turned over to vr 5 U r k 0 t Ir |