New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-20
AMERICAN SHIP BUILDING.

cArsrs or DEPRESSION WHO OWN THE VESSELS
THAT DO OUR FOREIGN CARRYING TRADE.
II il strongly minated that the British ship
builders are at the bottom for the repeal
OF the laws OF Congress whereby Americans are pro-
hibited from going abroad 10 purchase vessels upon
which 90 fly the and Stripes IL is stated fact
that one OF the Lardsbuders OF the piratcal Alabama
has been In this country aud left large OF money
20 DO used In bringing about result long sought by the
iron builders OF Great Britain 1t is moreover asserted
on good authority that firm in Scotland has offered to
build II steam vessels to form an American ne as soon
rs ths law shall be repealed the ships to fly the Amer
can fax while per cent Of them will be owned by
English capitalists and to bs built lifted provisoned,
and when requiring IT, TO be repaired in England For
many years tho Cunard line swayed all trans
Atlantic steam trade it was not until the
Cunarders did not require additional ships to
keep I'D their regular communication, and the ship
yards we're slack work. that other lines started
Tho ship-budinR firms, not being disposed to remain
idle interested themselves to form another lne and the
nman line was the result When that line had been su
nciently developed, another and still another,
started direct Liverpool 70 nothing Of the
influence and interest being developed in lines which
bear the German flag Not satisfied with the profits
crung to them tho construction OF vessels for Great
Britain France Germany Spain. Turkey In fact, nearly
the whole OF Europe they have been trying for years TO
obtain foothold sod. TO drive our ship and en-
iuebuders TO the WALL and leave us In worse relative
position TO them regards shipping than they to US
n the matter OF breadstu At this very hour there
agents of the principal English shpbuiders in this
try busy IA beavers working TO dam up commerce,
and everything connected with maritime interests
When we come to sift the matter OF ownership down
to It's true basis-shOuld such misfortune
befa IA "a repeal OF the present prom bory lswwe
Will ind that the most rng portion OF eaeh vessel VIII
will be In the hands and under the entire contr0 OF the
British the deadliest enemies Of our Shipping Interests
IL Ii but few months since steamer nyg the Amerl
flag entered the port OF Liverpool with cargo OF
cotton Southern. port First the petty dock ON
cias delayed her in obtaining berth and when she OBJ
tanned one II was desgnedy an nconVenient one every
obstacle wac put In the way OF her carrying on leg
mate business when she commenced 70 load Tue ROYAL
mail lines put steamer the berth 10 load az lower
os 40 ~ TO her cargo and discourage her own
era She wished TO carry passenger but the surveyor
OF British Iloyds insisted upon 80 many alterations ana
not cover tho outlay necessary 10 conform the exaog
rules OF this British agent VINO was 5dden 10 90 40
show tho feeling which exists on the other side OF the
water relation TO our nag on ths s,de II Is asserted
oudes IN calling for change In our present prOhbltOIy
laws are those who either foreign born and whose
Wan t6e Rrt ALI shipbuilders had furnished the Confed
oraies with vessels 10 destroy our commerce. hauled
Scs,ad Ar IN er place tho boodred flag OF 81 George.
These snae men we're the 1rs % claort TO have their
d 90 Obtain privileges which they did nothing 60 OBJ
tain nor aided others 20 maileh ~ - s elAss OF iheh
who deere 20 DO ptIlnlN'Vh w W PNnNhuoo
shps thew owning one one.huhdredth aud the British
shbnlder ninoty-nne OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES adat the same
Tina canse TO be wrested from us all the glory and profit
anc,ninV from an interest we once maintained with
honor and which placed us AT the head OF the maritime
~ ia id that American ship and engine builders
not compete with those OF Great Britain Pray. tell us
how much better speed the English or German steamers
make AT the present time than the Collins steamers did
nary twenty wears agOl The Collins line built ard
anaeed under very dlsadyantageous circumstances It
AID moi have capital sufficient 10 pr0pery carry out the
working details OF such an enterprise ana at tat uno
or not so complete as they are now
Thero is mo- Doubt In the minds OF who have per-
orned gome OF the greatest ship building feats or the
re tnt we can compete with and excel the trans