The Shipping Board Issue

Archive Report

The conflict between the United States Shipping Board and President Coolidge over Government shipping policy apparently has reached a stage requiring congressional action for its settlement. World trade and shipping activity meanwhile have so far recovered from the post-war depression as to permit the formulation of permanent policies for the Board and the vessels under its jurisdiction on a fairly normal basis. For these reasons the Shipping Board, both in its relation to the President and as a major factor in the general merchant marine problem, will be an outstanding subject for consideration during the coming session of Congress.

For five years the Shipping Board has functioned under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. The conditions, which formed the basis for this legislation, underwent radical ...

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