Show FL tunis OF 01 I 1 the merchant mer cliant fleet of the united states now amounts to ten tell million tons tolls un under der the american lag in the first five months of 1918 1013 vessels were e built of 55 tons in all wo we had blid jan ast 1st vessels ot of tons after the war the successful operation ot of au all american merchant marile and me future of our shipbuilding industry will depend on the passage or of legislation malting making it possible for our ships to compete comiotes comi comp otei etc on equal terms with foreign owned owne dolios at present we cannot campeto under normal conditions no now v is tile the time lillie ito to prepare |