Show S1 8 SEA NEEDS ARE DISCUSSED Americas America's Future Pros Pros- Prosperity Prosperity Prosperity Requires Big Bib Fleet Elect Is Claim Clams NEW YORK YOnI Aug 16 By By The Associated Press Press Americas America s future prosperity must be floated by ships on the seas said gald members of the American delegation to the naval arms conference at Geneva and of the sub-committee sub of congress on foreign port and harbor h survey suney returning on the liner Leviathan Monday Rear Admiral Hilary P P. Jones for for- former former former mer commander In of the United States fleet who with Hugh Gibson headed the American delegation delegation delegation tion to the arms conference said that while the conference failed to achieve Its object the publicity which attended It opened Americas America's eyes to her requirements at sea sen both In the naval and merchant marines Representative Martin MarUn B. B B B. Madden of Chicago chairman of the house home appropriations committee and nd of the committee tub said he favored an American merchant fleet neet as large as that of any an other nation In ht order to tomoe move mo American produce and to pro pro- protect protect protect American shipping against ex- ex freight rates set by foreign steamship companies It It may mean that we are going to build more ships after conducting this investigation he saId explain explain- explaining explainIng ing the committee had made a survey suney of foreign shipping competition In the ports of Havre Bremen Trieste and Hamburg and that thit several members still were In Europe gathering addi addi- additional additional additional data |