Show I WOUlD RESTRAIN SHIP BOARD ACTS ACiS Secretary Hoover Urges Stripping Marine Body of Portion of Power r T- T o tr 1 r t W WASHINGTON March 6 AP AP- AP Asserting the the shipping board with divided responsibility had defied deflect the president Secretary Hoover today urged that it be stripped of all powers pow pow- powers pow pow- ers era except its and regulatory ory functions and that the entire government merchant fleet be administered administered administered ad ad- ministered by the fleet corporation The secretary who testified be before before before be- be fore the house committee said such sucha a a. procedure would be in accordance with the original conception t of f creating the board Differences between between be be- tween the executive and the board he said was one ione reason why we Wave have made no more progress with our merchant marine The committee which today took tool up the Bacon bill to carry carry carryout out the principle of Secretary Hoovers Hoover's proposal proposal proposal pro pro- regarding the shipping board recently approved a bill providing for coordination of all navigation functions now supervised by the de de- de We will never have a real or satisfactory merchant marine until it is owned and maintained by prIvate private private vate enterprise the secretary said but he advocated government aid critical to keep the flag flying on routes until this could be achieved I |