Show CANADIAN CANADIA J I I II I I 1 GRAD EL S I HIP r Efforts to Force Vessels Vessels Ves Ves- yes yes-I sels seIs From American I II Registry Investigated I I by State De Department I By International Intern News Service I ASHINGTON March 9 9 I WASHINGTON VY The federal shipping board I I and the state department are collaborating collaborating collaborating col col- colI I in an investigation I into the coercion of American ship owners O u by Canadian authorities I to get them to transfer r their vessels I to tn Canadian re registry it was learned I authoritatively this afternoon I I fleets Officials that fear put out that from the New hew shipping Eng I land ports and in th the North Pacific will v eventually disappear ar from American American Amer Amer- ican lean ship registers If it the practice rac is if not stopped Officials have learned that Canadian Cana Cana- dian dlan authorities have made covert threats throats to American ship owners particularly particularly par par- the shipping fleets that un less the they transfer their boats to Ca- Ca 1 nadian registry they will he be hampered I in disposing of their products in CaI Canadian Ca- Ca CaI I nadian ports The threats have al- al I read ready had hall some effect Only this I ai-I j afternoon an application was received i U by the shipping hoard board for permission i to transfer the American schooner Venture to tu Canadian registry After Arter I the vessels are registered in in Canada I they automatically come under con con- I of the British admiralty and may be sent into the w war r zon zone to relieve the shortage of bottoms and to chase submarines Negotiations probably will ill soon he be I entered Into inlo with the Canadian gOVI government gov goy I in the tho matter It Is slate stated l |