Word: ocean
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Navy is indeed ready, within the limits of Mr. Stimson's meaning. He meant Atlantic convoy, and the Navy has the ships for that duty in itself. But he did not mean that the U.S. Navy was ready to take on all the Axis powers in two oceans. If it were, the U.S. would not now be desperately building a second-ocean Navy which is four to six years from completion...
...still do for each other before they finally come to grips, if ever they do. For Russia's passive assistance in Hitler's drive into the Near East, Stalin may get a free hand in part of the Middle East and an outlet to the Indian Ocean. Last week reports continued of Russian troop concentrations within striking distance of Iran. Whatever diplomatic effect the decree might have, Joseph Stalin was also readying Russia's creaking transport system to serve the Red Army...
...since before the Civil War has the U.S. been such a factor on the world's ocean trade routes. Thanks to Hog Island's mass production of freighters, the U.S. hoped to become a seafaring nation after World War I, but lost standing quickly in the 1920s to nations whose young men took to sea as naturally as young Americans took to automobiles: England, Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands. Despite subsidies totaling $3,500,000,000 in the last quarter century, U.S. ship lines-with wages and operating costs higher than their foreign competitors-rarely made money...
...despite all efforts by U.S. lines to keep freight moving over the oceans, there is too much work for the 2,247,633 tons of U.S. shipping (exclusive of tankers) now in ocean service. With Nazi sinkings averaging about 60% more than building of new ships by Britain and the U.S. together (TIME, April 28), ships grow more precious by the hour. In Australia and New Zealand are piled up tons of butter and cheese which England needs desperately. Attempts to move the big Australian wheat crop were abandoned several months ago for England can get its wheat...
...service. John Bull, however, as anxious not to lose his trade to America as he is not to lose his land to Hitler, has been singularly obstinate in retaining these routes. All the blame for poor organization of lend-lease aid does not lie on this side of the ocean...