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Show ' Immense Task Before America Atlantic City. N. J., Sept. 20. In an address beforo tho trade session ses-sion before tho war convention of Araorlcan business men, James A. Ferrcl, chairman of tho national foreign for-eign trado council and president of tho United State3 Steel corporation, asserted that tho war would bo a war of economic superiority and on tho sldo of tho United States and tho allies lies tho preponderance of weight in this respect. Germany, tho speaker said, already must bo approaching ap-proaching exhaustion, but tho end of tho hostilities wcro being delayed bo-causo bo-causo of tho wonderful co-ordination of all martini forces. In part, Mr. Farrel said: "Tho United States la called upon to do Us sharo of a tremendous task with a meager merchant marlno. Yot, nlthough It was apparently the Intention Inten-tion of congress to concentrate In tha shlplng board all of tho functions relating to tho American merchant marine, thero Is, as yet, no unified control of tonnage. Vessels aro Impressed Im-pressed for tho navy and held under navy control; vessels aro Impressed for tho army and held under army control. It was only after two years of such wastage that tho Urltlsh government gov-ernment was moved to create a ministry min-istry of shipping with supremo powers pow-ers over all tonnage. The methods of this body which havo been tho product of British oxperlcnco with n merchant marlno many times largor than ours, must bo profitably Imitated Imi-tated by tho United States board. "While- tho supply of tho needs of our nllles and of our own oxpcdltlon- ary forces Is, of course, tho first necessity, It would bo a mistake to regard this as entirely apart and separate from tho maintenance of our neutral commerce especially of that with Latin-American and Asia. Wo may realize practically Fan-Americanism by steadfast recognition In prlnclplo and practlco of tho econ-omls econ-omls ties between the United States and other American republics. Our country must continue to offer a market for a considerable part of tho products of Latin-America and must sec to It that adequate transportation transporta-tion is provided for tho convcyanco of that merchandise." ii |
