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160 : be the securing of legislation looking to the upbuilding of American ship- ping by any and all lawful means and leaving no stone unturned to that end, Both Steenerson and Kusterman have opposed this movement, and in a letter to a gentleman in Minnesota, who inquired his reasons for doing so, Mr. the following effect: Steenerson made a statement to ' Of course you understand that the Merchant Marine League is an organization of inter- ested parties who expect to get big contracts and make money at ship building and other enterprises stimulated by the proposed subsidy and that their patriotism and love for the flag is largely, if not wholly, due to the appropria- tions involved. A statement such as,this the League could not let pass unchallenged, and in its bulletin, The American Flag, the statement was branded as an untruth. It has been time and again pointed out that not only has no ship builder or ship owner contributed a dollar to the funds of the League, but that volun- tary contributions from any source that could be benefited directly by ship- ping legislation have been returned. The League's records are open and will bear out this assertion. There is not a ship builder, ship owner or agent among the League's officers. If the investigation is impartially carried out on broad lines it can only em- phasize this fact. Steenerson's state- ment is absolutely without the slight- est foundation. Kusterman, in a long speech in the House; on jan. 8 quoted a. large number of persons prominent in ship- ping circles as opposed to the Hum- phrey bill or, in fact, to any national action in support of American ship- ping. position to say that when the testi- THe Marine Review is in a mony is all in all the statements of these gentlemen will wear a some- what different aspect. Other persons are totally misrepresented by garbled extracts fromletters and speeches and the entire array is a manifest attempt 'These facts will doubtless be brought out in due time, but meanwhile the actions of to mislead the House. Steenerson and Kusterman make one wonder what sort of American citi- _ zens they are. Apparently they desire to pose as martyrs and patriots before their constituents in the coming con- gressional elections, THE Marine REVIEV YACHT ALOHA. The yacht Aloha is an auxiliary steel steam vessel, constructed under the 'special supervision and to the highest class in Lloyd's Yacht Register. She is rigged as three-masted barque and will spread about 19,000 sq. ft. of canvas. The yacht is of the following dimen- sions: Length on deck, 202 ft.; length on load water line, 165 ft. 10 in.; ex- treme beam, 35 ft. 6 in.; depth molded, 22 ft. 4 in.; extreme draught, 16 ft. The Aloha has a clipper stem with a graceful trailboard carving terminating in a full size figure head. The stern is of the usual arch board type customary in American yachts: The main deck is flush amidships, terminating forward April, 1919 triple-expansion, direct-acting engines, furnished with steam by water tube boilers, the whole installation providing power of about 500 H. P., operating 4 manganese bronze feathering propeller. The smoke stack is telescopic to pro- vide for being housed out of the way when the yacht is under canvas, Altogether the yacht Aloha is one of the largest and handsomest auxiliary steam yachts afloat and will prove to be a valuable addition to the cruising fleet of the New York squadron whose flagship she will be. A COMBINATION OF PARSONS AND CURTIS TURBINES. An interesting engineering develop- ment is the combination of Curtis and Parsons turbines it is proposed to fit in the four 32-knot destroyers which 7 £ ' YacHtT ALOHA. and att ina monkey forecastle and The machinery is arranged amidships, hav- raised quarter deck, respectively. ing engine room staff quarters suitably located around machinery the spaces, crew being berthed in a commodious forecastle, and the owners and guest state rooms occupy the after part of the yacht. Composite deck houses of steel and teak are built on the main deck, enclosing entrance stairways and deck saloons. The owner's, guests' and the various saloons have been finished in a highly. artistic manner and taste- fully furnished. The machinery consists of a set of Messrs. Cammell Laird & Co., Birken- head, Liverpool, are to build for the Argentine government. Steam will be generated on these destroyers by White- Forster water tube boilers. It seems 'peculiarly fitting that the famous Mersey firm, after their great success with the 36-knot destroyer Swift (fitted with Parsons turbines), at present the fast- est vessel in the British navy, should be selected as the builders of the Ar- gentine destroyers in which a combina- tion of the Curtis and Parsons turbines will be fitted for the first time. Merton L. White was recently | appointed general agent of the West ern Transit Co., with headquartefs at 47 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y.