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Show SUBMARINE TO BE J3EFEATED Adequate Tonnage to Meet All Demands Will Be Built Is Announced. RELIABLE REPORTS Production Overbalances the Tonnage Destroyed (J. S. Ships Soon Available. CINCINNATI. 0 April 19 "The submarine can and will be defeated; adequate tonnage lo meet all demands will be built This statement by M. E Farr of Cleveland, O., president of ihe American Ameri-can Shipbuilding company, at the National Na-tional foreign uade council here today, to-day, was insufficient to bring all the delegates to their feet cheering "The most reliable reports now obtainable ob-tainable -how that the production of new ship tonnace overbalances the amount destroyed.' said Mr. Farr. "A large amount of new American ton-oage ton-oage will soon be available and pro-duet pro-duet ion will rapidly increase in volume until an ocean -carrying capacity is provided which will be fully ample to meet war and commercial requirement. require-ment. - Mr. Farr stated that neither he nor ih.- shipbuilders ol this country underestimated under-estimated the seriousness of the problem. prob-lem. He declared that the shipbuilders shipbuild-ers of the United States would not fail in achieving their full Share of production produc-tion and pointed out that America's great new merchant, marine would be available not only lo meet war necessities neces-sities but would at the same time provide pro-vide a solid foundation for the development develop-ment and protection of our foreign trade following the war. . - - - - - - - AJ. A A |