Show Midwest west Favors Merchant Marine ST ST. LOUIS OUIS Oct 20 AP AP ln In reply re reply re- re ply to a questionnaire Issued b by the United States shipping board the Mississippi V Valley association has las declared that It favors an American merchant marine We Ve favor an American merchant marine operated through private capital and under private ownership when it is demonstrated that private private private vate American shipping companies can successfully compete with foreign foreign foreign for for- eign companies which it is agreed they cannot do now because of serious se serious serious se- se rious differences In capital and operating operating op- op crating costs It replied to one question and added that it favors the merchant marine through construction construction construction con con- operation and ownership by the government until such time that the above conditions can be reasonably established |