AMERICAN SHIPPING SCANDAL
THE SENSATION GROWING. By lelesmpn,—Press Assn.--CopyTielit. New York, Nov. 10. The evidence submitted to the committee investigating the charges concerning the vessels 'built for the United States Shipping Board grows more sensational every day. Expert witnesses gave evidence that ships were supplied with new electric steering apparatus which made them a menace to navigation. One witness claimed that other vessels were constructed of unseasoned wood, that they had not sufficient framework, and lost shape through the timbers warping. One witness stated that he had pushed rivets out of the 'hulls .with his fingers, so badly was rivett'mg done.
Another witness claimed that the employment of inexperienced painters resulted in the painted camouflage peeling oft' in the war zones. It'is also alleged that Lloyd's surviyor passed unseaworthy ships that had been built in private yards for the Shipping Board.
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 November 1920, Page 5
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