The U.S. is on record for a strong merchant marine after the war. But the Maritime Commission's team of Admirals Emory S. Land & Howard L. Vickery have made it clear that this goal is no threat to any other maritime power. The most that U.S. shipowners hope for is to maintain a fleet large enough to carry at least 50% of U.S. water-borne commerce. That, for a nation which by the end of 1944 will have built 50 million tons of ships in seven years, seems like a reasonable objective to "Jerry" Land.
Last week, in Manhattan, Shipman...
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