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es. October, 1917 manufactured by the du Pont com- pany. “The department of commerce re- gards this matter of great importance for the protection of our merchant vessels.” Use of Paint Further details regarding the new requirements of the bureau of war risk insurance have been communi- cated by William C. De Lanoy, chief -of the bureau, in a letter to. ship- owners as follows: “In reply to your inquiry, I enclose copy of our notice regarding minimiz- ing the hazard to vessels trading to or from all ports to Europe and ports on the Mediterranean coast of Africa and vice versa, giving the require- ments that will be insisted upon as to all vessels sailing to the above-named destinations on and after Oct. 1, viz: “1, Arming. “2. Regulations affecting visibility; (a) painting;* ¢b) .:coals: (c) “smoke screen. “(a) Painting: The bureau of war risk insurance, acting under the advice of the naval consulting board, has approved the system of painting as carried out by any of the following concerns: William A. Mackay Co., 343 East Thirty-third street, New York; Louis Herzog, 690 West End avenue, New York; Jerome Brush, 553 East Eighty-sixth street, New York; Maxi- milian Toch, 350 Fifth avenue, New York. “You can obtain full particulars by communicating with any of these con- cerns, and they will furnish you with a certificate to be filed with the col- lector of customs at the loading port. “Should you desire to follow your own system and do your own paint- ing, particulars must be submitted to the chairman of the naval consulting board, 11 Broadway,, New York, and his approval obtained. “(c) Smoke Screen: The only smoke boxes approved at this time are those furnished by the navy de- partment or the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Co., Wilmington, Del., but if any. others are submitted. the question of their approval should be at once referred to the bureau of war risk insurance.” The Submarine Defense association is trying to get private underwriters to follow the war risk bureau’s lead in giving a preferential rate on vessels equipped with the new devices. ' A resolution recently passed by the Submarine Defense association reads as follows: “The association will act in the best of good faith and with the utmost fairness towards all parties submitting proposals, and favors payment of lib- eral compensation for such devices as ‘from time to time. THE MARINE REVIEW meet with adoption and practical suc- cess. It cannot become involved, in any way, in any controversy concern- ing any matter submitted to it, and particularly concerning questions of priority or possible conflict between submitted matters, and for this reason must require that all parties making proposals shall first conserve their own rights therein, and to such extent as they may deem to be adequate, by filing patent applications or otherwise, and except as they may have pro- tected their rights under the patent statutes shall, in writing, waive any and all claim against the association, or any of its officers, members or rep- resentatives, by reason of anything it or they may do or fail to do in con- nection therewith. The United States patent office has arranged for the f {Peas F. CARRY, Chicago, president, Haskell- Barker Car Co., has been named on the United States shipbuilding labor ad- justment board. He is a large manu- facturer of cars and is recognized as one of the leading business men of the middle west. This completes the membership of this board that has in hand the adjust- ment of labor disputes in American shipyards where the United States shipping board or the Emergency Fleet corporation has ships under con- struction and repair.. It applies to all classes of shipbuilding, wood and steel. The board is constituted of three men—Alfred J. Berres, secretary and treasurer of the metal trades de- partment of the American Federation of Labor; Everit Macy, New York, representing the public; and Mr. Carry, representing the Emergency Fleet corporation. Louis B. Wehle has been appointed counsel of the United States ship- building labor adjustment board. Rear Admiral Washington L. Capps, general manager of the Emergency Fleet corporation, comments as_fol- lows, relative to the adjustment board established to carry out a plan for labor adjustment in shipyards: “It is hoped that the plan for labor adjustment in private shipyards, where the Emergency Fleet corporation is having ships built, will bring about a broad understanding between the em- ployers and employes, based upon a fair and just attitude of both groups toward questions which may arise Both groups con- sist of American citizens who would naturally wish to facilitate the build- ing of the ships which may prove so vitally necessary to this country in the prosecution of the war. YW @ ayjust When 361 suspension from publication of any patents shown to be likely to be of use to the enemy, so that no danger need be apprehended from the filing of application for patent as herein suggested. “No proposal shall receive consid- eration by the association until it has been submitted in writing in definite form and the proposer thereof has in writing accepted the conditions above Stated,” It is the hope of the government that through the two methods, first of rendering a ship as little visible as possible, and then, if sighted by a submarine, of enabling her to conceal herself by a smoke screen, emitted either from a box thrown overboard or from a false funnel, many vessels will be saved from destruction. rent such a common purpose is borne in mind by those who participate in the deliberations of the adjustment board and by those who are affected by its decisions, the labors of the board should be productive of the very best results, and it should be with that expectation and intent that all such adjustments should be undertaken.” ESS RSS Comment of Mr. Gompers Samuel Gompers, chairman of the committee on labor of the council of national defense, makes the following comment: “The agreement of the adjustment of labor conditions on work for the Emergency Fleet corporation and the shipping board will inspire confidence in the men in the shipbuilding trades because it is based upon _ standards, relations and responsibility that are in accord with fair dealing. As _ stand- ards for wages and conditions of work, the agreement adopts the stand- ard of trade unions and trade agree- ments and provides for the adjust- ment of all new questions by a com- mission in which all parties in interest are to have representation. “The agreement indicates a desire of the government and _ organized labor to deal with labor problems with a spirit of fairness. Its con- formity in principle to the memoran- dum of June 19 between Secretary Baker and me to adjust labor diffi- culties developing in cantonment and construction augurs much for its effectiveness. This plan was later ex- tended to cover aviation work, repairs and all land construction work for both army and navy. “Louis B. Wehle was very helpful in mediating between the various in- terested parties and in formulating the agreement which was_ reached.