Sailor Beware.

Focuses on the Maritime Act of 1936 that is unrivaled for looseness in federal legislation in the U.S. Information on two divisions of the Act; Provisions of the Act that deal with the operation of existing and future ship construction and provides for the almost complete rebuilding of the present merchant marine; Comparison of the act with the Jones-White Act of 1928; Statement that under the 1936 Act, the expiration date for the Jones-White contracts was set at June 30, 1937, and an announcement was made regarding a tentative schedule of operating subsidies for the next six months; Granted of subsidies to enable American ship owners to compete against foreign rivals; Effect of increase in the steel prices on the ship-building industry; Statement that to develop a mass-production industry would require a relatively large investment in new plants; Opinion on a merchant marine who forms an essential part of the national defense in the U.S.; Description of the Maritime Commission that possessed wide powers over maritime workers.