Show THE ROACH FAILURE at cli by tho artl ro of for how lie I 1 by iiii workmen A nich N Dl iatter PA july 20 the nawa of the failure 0 john roach caused con excitement here where his solvency ha il been questioned up to within a year his weekly payroll pay roll was never ace than distributing among 1600 men and boya now tho payroll pay roll Is over bat ahl will bo reduced tomorrow to morrow tor it la iho intention of the arm to lay oft abent 00 wages to each person only enough workmen will be kept to anesh ibo mallory ship comal lying la the now jersey channel workmen and material will be taken to her in a tug and the vessel will be doubtless completed where eho lies her removal from the wharf was duo to the assignment mcp of tho chester company say the ship yard was a separate corporation and was not included in the assignment the yard will be uffe cled however and as mr roach Is a large stockholder in tho chester rolling mills blast furnace und combination iron and steel company located bierc it la dini cult to foretell tho result on places each 0 which employ ireat many roca work on the boston and chicago and the monitor will virtually bo suspended and the heretofore busy yard will present a deserted and dull look nono but the kindest and roost sympathetic expressions are heard tor mr roach and the hope Is that he will come through all right as tho city depends largely on the shipyard and oilier in which mr ibach is interested the for the coming winter Is very gloomy and nothing but and poverty many in the lace NEW YORK july 20 today tor tho first alac in eighteen years the massive machinery and great shops ot john roach tion lay idle on a working dy A numbers ol 01 workmen neatly dressed stood around the various workshops work shops discussing the allure ot their employer no great anxiety seemed to trouble them and the opinion seemed to prevail that they would soon bo at again one young workman said to a united areas reporter it docs not worry me wo will bo at work asala before long but as it Is I 1 do not object to a little vacit lon mr roach la one 0 the kindest masters and I 1 should bo sorry not to work or him again ho was to i over wages we alway got our aae you will llod nono 0 ills men who will speak a word against mr roach or his bon NEW jonir july 21 all of mr roache were paid off in full my father owes no a penny ilc never has been sued never has sued anybody and never biad a note protested in ins life said roach last night lawyer worked yesterday morning ou sir keacha books and said last evening that the inventory would show three collais with which to pay every dollar of debts assignee weed said today to day that mr roach owna property worth the exact liabilities not be at itce lor several days yet an interview with secretary was beant and as soon ai the learned tho government altitude they would know what to do it was not unlikely abit phlp building would bo resumed by mr roach or his lie Is a very rich man said mr the garland opinion hampered progress on the mr roache health was falling and it was giorc prudent to haic his property in the hands of an assignee than in his own D C july 21 owing 0 o ibo absence ot secretary nothing definite could be learned at tho navy department yesterday respecting the course to be pursued to secure the completion ot the now cruisers the atlanta boston and chicago ant it was the general impression among navy officers that work on them will be suspended until the dolphin matter Is finally act lied heartfelt sympathy for mr roach was shown on all sides and some officers openly expressed tho opinion that ho had been unjustly treated A prominent officer in speaking of tho matter to a star reporter la quoted aa S sir for the government the attorney decision may have 0 anoro widespread effect than was thought think of breauna up the only real plant or shipbuilding ship building in athla country just when wo arc most anelons to build our own ships A plant ann cnn not bo procured la a lay it takes years vo ought to do everything possible to encourage shipbuilding ship building look at the different course germany ban pursued she the acl plant in the world or buos puos anil docs not intend to 10 behind in tho lloyd icaro era built in scotland but cw acara aso when choro was danger of trouble with ral alicd tho bac waa la as regards and aab the lloyd line provided the coin piny had its alilis built in germany A a consequence germany will abon be able to build ships an cooil as any other country lor the Is gradual lj the plant |