Navy. and Marine Corps business as a nucleus around which to build ip their commercial business. It can readily be seen that the military and naval services will always receive secondary consideration. Our soldiers and sailors will be transported as steerage passengers in common with the Asiatics. who ire ti only class of steerage passengers traveling between the United States and the Orient. It is understood that the proposal of the Shipping Board provides for a fixed reduction from tile regular rates charged by commercial stealmship companies. An investigation of the cost of the regular transport service and of the cost of transporting troops and supplies by the Shipping Board shows that the Government will pay more than double the amount which it would cost the Army andi Navy to do the same service by Governmentowned transports.
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