| Show FOREIGN SHIPPERS TRIUMPH grosvenor makes caustic comments on our weakness on sea and its potential consequences washington feb 1 in reporting to the houe the bill agreed ou by the merchant marine commission with favorable recommendations from the house committee on merchant marine and fisheries chairman grosvenor makes some caustic comments on the condition of american shipping he says hat foreign shipping competitors are successful rivals they are triumphant enemies triumphing over the disaster that has come to american enterprise and rejoicing in the utter inability of the american people to wisely expend their own money again lie says thia bill has stirred the sluggish blood in our foreign competitors peti tors and they see in it danger to their supremacy acknowledging our triumphant rivalry in all branched branc heg of business and commerce with the peep alon of this one england gloated over our weakness in tills behalf comment is made on the hundred million dollars naval bill alth the conclusion that no nation was ever dominant on the sea in time of war that was not strong on the sea in time of peace in its merchant marine the conclusion of the report says we applaud the splendid achievements of japan on the sea and yet without her merchant marine japan would have been powerless to have delivered the overwhelming blow that she ha upon her adversary england la mighty in her war navy because she is mighty in her merchant marine russia ls a singular contrast and lusnia ia eak in her mai chant marine if war should come today we have not ten ships in our merchant marine fit to be taken over by the government for war purposes and we could not man with efficient one halt the battleships cruisers torpedo boats of our splendid navy the merchant marine is a handmaiden of the war navy and no nation ever achieved greatness in one direction which was nob strong in the other CHILD BURNED TO DEATH ore feb 1 fire which bcd the home of william long in this place early today resulted in the burning to death of mr and mrs longs two year old chila mrs long and her nurse mary cooper of ford ore received fatal buras from which they died later |
