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Show GERMANS MAY BUY BACK SHIPS Vessels Awarded to British for "Sub" Losses Form Subject of Sale j WASHINGTON". Sept. 14 Great I Britain has under consideration the , sale of fort; -four former Grman liners and a number of Carjco vessels j tc their former owners; according to j advices received by th- American government gov-ernment from London. ) The sale of the ships which were awarded the British h the repara- tions' commission, practically Jif,s been' decided upon, thefc aSVlccS say, but' ; definite action has been h ld up until existing law can be modified so as lo permit of the sale of the craft to the Germans. Some officials of the American cov- 1 ernment profess to see in this plan an attempt to hinder the development of, .the American merchant marine, but :halrnian Benson, of the shtppuiK ! board, declared that Immediate acquisition ac-quisition of the considerable tonnage' I b the Germans would In no way defeat de-feat the purpose of the agreement be-J i tween the American Ship and Com-inierce Com-inierce corporation and the Hamburg-American Hamburg-American line for the opening of former for-mer German trade routes to American shipping |