Word: leviathan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Labor ministries, the proverb might be stretched to describe the popular attitude toward national governments. The growing skepticism of the ability of the Federal government to compete with private enterprise in vigor or efficiency is sufficiently strong to make astounding the news that under--or despite government management the "Leviathan" has won the speed honors of the North Atlantic. But while this record is a pleasing tribute to the efficiency of the "Leviathan's officers, it serves by force of contrast to direct attention to the thousands of public-owned ships rotting idly at anchor in the bays and rivers...
...advantage of the British shippers, as they are by the undiversified character of American export trade. And against economic disadvantages governmental policies are of singularly little avail. But while the prosperity and dominance of an earlier era may never return to the American merchant fleet, the record of the Leviathan seems to point out one possible field for exploitation: the development of a swift "liner" service across the Atlantic...
...Leviathan of the U. S. now claims the record for the fastest passage from Cherbourg to New York. From Cherbourg breakwater to Ambrose Channel Lightship, 3,078 miles, she traveled in 5 days, 7 hours, 20 minutes. She thereby lowered the Mauretania's record, established in October of last year, by just 13 minutes...
...ninth generation of Explorer Columbus: " The Chicago Daily Tribune alleged that its correspondent in Madrid asked me for a message to America on Columbus Day, that I replied: 'I wonder what Grandfather Christopher would think of America today. If he could cross the Atlantic on the great Leviathan, see Panama and other wonders of the American continent, he certainly would be thrilled...
...Harvey sailed on the Leviathan to resume his post at the Court of St. James...