Show es Urges Boost F 7 In U. U S. S Production WASHINGTON ASHINGTON v May 1 INS INS INS- Chairman Marriner S. S Eccles of the federal reserve system Thursday called upon industry to lo expand the natIOns natIOn's production facilities and asked tasked for longer working hours by labor to lo prevent inflation I At Al the same time he called upon the American public to defer the purchases of automobiles homes I land and durable consumers goods to tomake tomake tomake make way for production for de- de Speaking to the final session of the United States Stales chamber of comI comI com com- I t Continued on Page Pase Two II I I Column One U us u.s. S TO SPEED BRITISH SHIPS V Continued from Page One one of the first steps toward the objective Requisitioning of 69 axis axis axis' and Danish Darush vessels aggregating tons would provide provide provide-as as a starter starter- approximately 15 per cent of the tons t the president preside called I for at the earliest possible moment moment moment mo mo- ment to transport the raw materials materials materials mate mate- rials required by American defense defense defense de de- industries and the war supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies needed by nations resisting aggression V V Must 1 Rush Ships V Vital war materials are piling up at the ports or delayed at the factories Mr Roosevelt declared We must supply those ships and at once once The president emphasized the I urgent need for Increased shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping facilities Wednesday night in instructions to Admiral Emory S S. S Land cha chairman of the maritime maritime mari man mari mari- time commission Land was directed to secure the service of at least tons of merchant shipping and to plan operations so as to make their heir cargo space immediately effective in accomplishing our ob objective objective ob- ob of out all-out aid to the de democracies de- de Admiral Lands Land's task as outlined out- out lined ined by the president 1 1 To arrange for foreign ships or ships which are to be transferred transferred trans- trans to foreign registry presumably presumably presumably pre pre- British to be placed in service along routes to combat zones including Great Britain 2 2 Reallocation of American- American flag lag ships including those soon to be completed on routes outside outside outside out out- side combat zones in order that every cargo they carry would be directly or indirectly useful in national defense efforts and the winning by the democracies of the battle now being waged in the Atlantic Must 1 Come From Trade Routes Foutes Vessels of all types must be beaken betaken betaken taken aken from existing or proposed trade routes the president de declared declared de- de dared to haul vitally needed defense defense de- de ense and war supplies across the high ligh seas and the United States merchant marine must be expanded expanded ex- ex with increased speed so that hat ships and more ships will be available to carry the food and munitions of war to the democracies democracies democracies cies of the world Admiral Land summed up the job ob this way way President President Roosevelt wanted everything expedited like hell H H. Harris Robson formerly vice president of the United Fruit compan company com corn pan pany papy was immediately placed in m charge harge of the tonnage-finding tonnage task ask and Indications were that the he maritime commission expected expect expect- ed to round up the necessary shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping ping in in three ways 1 1 By diverting some of the 7 tons of ocean-going ocean vessels vessels ves yes sels now comprising the merchant marine by transferring some of the 2 tons of great lakes shipping to trade thus releasing vessels for forthe forthe forthe the bridge to Britain and by commissioning army and navy auxiliaries up laid-up World war warships warships warships ships lake and coastal route vessels ves yes sels 2 2 By placing the ship one-ship-a- week now being built into immedIate immediate imme immediate imme- imme diate commission commission Under its building program the maritime commission expects to finish 71 ships aggregating tons this year 2500 tons next year and between 3 and tons in 1943 3 3 By acquiring some of the approximately foreign-flag foreign ships now in U U. S S. S ports by speeding speeding speed- speed ing ng legislation empowering the president resident to take them over forthe forthe for the he common good by purchase requisition or charter |