Show OF OTHER NEUTRALS MAY MAYBE BE SEIZED Free Ports Also Contemplated Contemplated Contemplated plated as Result of Intense Demands of War By United Press I IW W WASHINGTON March 1 23 With 3 With I Ithe the great German drive now battering I the west front ships again become the outstanding necessity In supporting the I battling allies i iA A steady stead stream of ot food and su supplies 1 must be kept constantly pouring into I Ithe the allied cam camps officials emphatically I declare so BO that the morale of the fighters fight fight- ers era and populace may be maintained during the great strain To cut this line the Germans are expected to launch a determined U-boat U offensive now OTHER NEUTRALS CONSIDERED Following the seizure of Dutch shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping In allied ports It was believed in inevitable inevitable inevitable in- in evitable here today that soon other neutrals will be called upon to supply their shipping needs b by seizing German ships in their harbors The stand of the entente in pointing out the U-boat U as the foe of the entire world neutrals Included has paved the way to more drastic action diplomats here forecast Unnecessary delay in bunkering and loading of ships will be eliminated to get full fuU utility out of ever every ton of shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping now now being rushed Ports must double their present capacity to ac accommodate accommodate accommodate ac- ac Increased shipping A Joint investigation Is II to be undertaken undertaken under under- taken talen at once once nce by the shipping board the navy department and the railroad r. administration to develop loading and terminal facilities at all Atlantic Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- and gulf ports Legislation creating creating creating creat creat- ing free fre ports with a view to eliminating ing tedious customs delays is before congress urging a a speedup war measure VAST IM IMPROVEMENTS I Modern machinery dock loading equipment rail terminals and warehouses warehouses ware ware- warehouses houses will result from the proposed investigation New Kew Orleans is spending enlarging docks there Dr Dredging willbe will willbe willbe be resorted to wherever necessary to enable ships to dispense with slow and expensive service by coming coming cornIng com corn ing up to the docks for direct loading from warehouses 0 Barges for handling oil from Mexico Mexico Mex Max ico leo will be built bunt About 35 per cent of the ships being built bunt now are oil burn burn- ers era Free ports asked for In a a. bill now before before before be be- fore congress would designate zon zones s In which ships could unload without in interference interference interference in- in from customs officials Details Details De De- De- De tails taUs of ot dut duty payments would be at attended attended attended at- at tended to after atter goods were in warehouses warehouses warehouses ware ware- houses thus eliminating delay from this source |