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“merchant marine and to cope with a shipping industry that was then plagued with high costs, tow efficiency. and strikes, . | Again, Joe Kennedy brought his’ ‘enoxmouis: skill, tegource- . fuless and good sense: to bear on.a difficult situation in which. the Bublic ; { had a vital interest. Once again he b pecame the target for fauch ‘personal abuse : _— . -because:of his insistence on reforms which aré standard today, For. : . : example, ne demanded that the maritime. industry submit its labor - oo disputes to conciliation ‘and mediation. (hite, 1-25-63, page. 66B).»> - Andy as before, Joe Kennedy again demonstrated thai he o . had few. peers when a came to fo wetting things 4 done.n more attectively, tesla 68 operation which, Le amt told, became thé é-gulde for his Successors. in some . a - bringing our ierchant anariné to its maximiin practicable strength anid, , ‘with the coming of World War ui, ‘enabling us to retain the mastery of our ; "on destiny: ime, 14-4 40, page’ 19) oo - ad ° : also recall how Joe Kennedy served as Ambassador to . ; Great Britain in the days when, the world was going: to war. He went to _ Londott straight f from his job of trying 4a build up 3 a modern merchant marine. woo sae