THE SHIPPING PROBLEM
AMERICA'S ADVANTAGE.
The immense handicap placed upon British trade by the loss of 4000 steamers during the war was emphasised by Sir Joseph Ward in replying to the meat producers' deputation yesterday. Sir Joseph showed how Now Zealand's meat export troubles arose from the shortage of 47 refrigerated steamers compared with the tonnage in 1914. They must remember that America had collared the whole Of the steamers interned in American ports. In his opinion that was very regrettable. If any country were en-, titled to have at least the greater proportion of those steamers it was Great Britain, which had done so much to preserve American liberty all along, though America did come in and do wonderful work at the end. Now the world was going to be free for friendly competition, and America started with the advantage of the whole of the interned shipping driven into her ports by the British Navy.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 40, 16 August 1919, Page 9
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156THE SHIPPING PROBLEM Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 40, 16 August 1919, Page 9
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