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Show r. Investigate Delays v WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 Investiga- fion of the delays in building the American Am-erican merchant marine by ihe ship- , ping board and emergency ileet cor- poration was ordered today by the I senate, which rushed through a reso- ! lution by Senator Harding of Ohio, j after vigorous criticism by several senators of the failure to produce ships. "It is a crime that money placed , in its hands should be so illy handled," han-dled," declared Senator Harding, charging the shipping board with "red tape and inefficiency." 'i Chairman Fletcher of the senate commerce committee indicated that he! believed an investigation would ac- ; coraplish little and conceded that con - ' ditions were unfortunate. "It is little use to provide an army that we can't transport and sustain," I said Senator Harding. "The winning of the war depends on the merchant marine. ma-rine. It will add confidence and morale to the American people if we have efficiency in the shipping organization. The trouble spems an interminable tangle of red tape." |