United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation

<p>This volume contains the hearings before the Committee on Commerce of the United States Senate during the Sixty-Fifth Congress Second and Third Sessions pertaining to Senate Resolution 170. The resolution directs the committee to investigate all matters connected with the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation.</p> <p>Focusing on the period around 1919 this historical record provides insight into the workings of a key governmental organization during and immediately after World War I. The United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation played a crucial role in managing and expanding the nation's maritime capabilities. The hearings offer a detailed examination of the corporation's activities decision-making processes and impact on American commerce and shipbuilding. It is a valuable resource for researchers interested in maritime history government regulation and the economic mobilization efforts during the early 20th century.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>