Show creation of merchant marine necessity if nation Is to retain foreign trade by MARTIN 1 NC G 01 of Peu syly I 1 believe that tho ilia rehabilitation of our national merchant marine marino is today nn an economic c necessity wo we are arc devoting our energies now to supplying munitions to the warring nations and to the building of ships for foreign registry in ilia long range of national rots and industrial independence and dominance both aw activities may well causo cause us to pauso pause and consider when tho ilia market ceases wo shall ahall have made no appreciably progress in training our workers or equipping our industries for the great industrial warfare that must inevitably follow tho the conclusion of hostilities iu in this coming conflict for markets wo are making makinano no advance in industrial preparedness wo we were startled at our lack of military preparedness and we shall be oven even moro more startled by our lack of industrial and educational adur preparedness wo we are arc doing little or nothing to equip our industries for the world worl d markets soon to open and for which there will bo be the most vigorous com |