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+ r ROOSEVELT NAMES” LAND AS SHIP HEAD, HTS BUILDING CST: Rear Adtniral ls Promoted to Kennedy Post to Continue ‘Two-Fisted’ Policies TRUITT IS PUT ON BOARD 7 Se ne re ee nn a ee Kennedy Sworn as Envoy After Warning the Country to Save ' Its Merchant Marine Bpecialto Tar NEw Yore TIMes, WASHINGTON, Feb, 18,—Preai- dent dincervel! lagay named Rear Admical Emory S,'Land a member of fhe Marthime Commisrion to suc- ecod @oseph 17, Kennedy as chair-. mae et that e , and Jet it be kiiown that the new ehairman was | expected to continue the "two-fisted, hard-hitting’ policies of his prede- cessor, Word of this action reached here from the President's special train on rowe to Hyde Park. | The Presiftent clso announced the selection of Max O. Truitt, at pres-! sent the gontral ~ounsel of the com-| mission. to fil out the unexpired | term ef Mr, Kernedy as @ member ef the commission, which was to terminate in the Fall. The resig- nation of Mr. Kennedy as commis- sion chairman became effective ta day, when he took the oath of of-! fice as American Ambassador to the Court of St. James. ! tn his seleciies of Admiral Land fo fake up the commission chair- ninechip, Mr. Tionsevelt followed the recommends ‘ion of Mr. Kenne- members of ty, Toth have heen fhe commincinn cinee its galabliah, Ines rnomodihe: apa, .@ ‘efla behsit of the Dresiduntdt wag Simied that he had reccived numer- ous supeestions thet he appoint as aA member of the commission a repe resentative from the Pacific Coast. With these sugg:ciiongs the Presi-- dent was in hearts agreement, and would provide for such representa-. tion in the permanent organization! of the commiasior which is to be! undertaken tf Vhe Fal). it was said. President Gives Uis Own Views ~ Farlier in the dav, before he left the capita], Mr. Roosevelt took the occasion of Mr. Kennedy's resigna- tion to express h's own. views oni the shipping situation. The President, in response to a question at his pices conference, said that the whole shipbuilding problem in this country was one big headache. He expressed con- cern over the recently submitted | bids, saying they were far and away above costs paid by the United States during the Worl ar when moterial costs were co erably higher bat when tot epnstruction costs were conside ably less than at 1resent, ” Phe President mentiogad. thice alternative courses of action If new merchant ships were to be butt in this country and the builders re- fused to reduce thelr prices, These were: 1. Finance the construction of new yards and the installation of new equipment and have them pri- vately managed on a fixed basis. 2. Finance the construction of new yards and facilities and tet the Federal Government supervise and do the building itself. 3. Expand the present facilities of navy yards not now able to ac- commodate new commercial build- ing and have the government do thé building under direction of t nay. Possible fourth alternati Chipping from meey AW KS ~ em ee ee TUES area dese te DIMIGIGN -—-~- bl- VESO0- CV SER fee: