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Vice-President Charles Foster Batcheider, Jr., '20, of Cambridge and Eric Aland McCouch '20, of Chestnut Hill...
...England as in America, there has been complaint of lethargy in ship-building. A valuable result of the frank statement as to submarines and ships lately made in the House of Commons by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Eric Geddes, has been the centering of public opinion and official effort on the speeding up of ship-building. It may well have the like effect in this country. This is a case where clear knowledge of the facts is essential to the right prosecution of war work...
...show that the loss by submarines is serious; that the new shipping launched is not keeping up with the losses; and that the submarine will be a continuing menace until ship-building in Great Britain and the United States is speeded up to more than cover the losses. Sir Eric puts the gross loss from all causes in the world's shipping (exclusive of enemy loss) during the war at over 11,000,000 tons, of which 6,000,000 tons were lost in 1917, and estimates Great Britain's net loss since the ruthless submarine warfare began...
...added that the war against submarines carried on by British and American naval vessels and armed merchantmen has been brave and skillful in the extreme. It is believed with reason that better results are being obtained all the time. As to this Sir Eric said...
...following officers for the coming year will be inaugurated at the dinner tonight: president, Richard Stockton Emmet '19, of South Salem, N. Y.; vice-president, John Gardner Coolidge, Jr., '20, of Boston; secretary, Eric Alan McCouch '20, of Philadelphia, Pa.; treasurer, Dexter Clarkson Hawkins '20, of New York City; librarian, Mon Fah Chung '20, of Honolulu, Hawaii...