New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-19
DISCUSSING FREE SHIPS.

At the special meeting of the Chamber Of Com,
meroe yesterday, George W. Lane presiding. the
subject of tie restoration of American maritime
commerce was considered. The attendance was uul-
usually large, snIpp ng men being most prominent.
Among Otuels thoie were Colonel +. a. COnGling,
ROYAL PheIp, John Roach, T.. h. Sp Ger, +. L. Lar
colt, j. +. Ward, Daniel Drake Smith, ex-COn-
gresham Il. &. Nalkins and JOnn GOLDMAN. j.
Ernest miller. shO-oWne and shp-biOker, pre-
scented resolutions u-lng upon COngr 50 the ssage
OF 4 irce-s-ip bal The repeal OF tAe payment OF
three months extra wages seamen dlscndr ged IN
foreign pOrs the aDohtiOn of consular fees ana OF
cOnpu. sOrs pIOtage; the limitation % the liaOlty
OF sin p-OWner-; u system Of sailor apprenticeship;
the e,taUiIs linen OF Department OF Commerce;
tn. regulation OF seamen wage, the dong away
with tn. tonnage lax aud dIlerentlal Gutlesj
and the uOdIucatlOn OF customs dues.
air. Miller cTIOiclscd the meetings OF the Chamber
as too mild to a,Uract the interest that ought 10
centre upon It's deliberations He ed the meet
Ings to be more like weddings So that the young
meu mlg nt be Interested.
L. l.. TatcOtO announced that he was opposed 10
Mr.. AilllerS Arguments Tor Tree Shlps. lie aud not
believe that the Chamber would strike a blow at
any one great Industry, The shipDulldlng III
opposed to any iree-shIp legislation, for It would
MOI accomplish what some OI us advocates hoped.
Tne materials useA IN snip building would be I'M
ported Tor otner Purposes. mus ne PROVISIONS OF
The bill would % violated, and IL would sJr Ike d
deadly blow 10 the great iron interests. lree-shlp
blu Would Simply eXpoF, the industries OF Lhis
county The Clyde. During Mr.. Ia. colts
marks, Royal fhelps, PRONOUNCED Tree snip adyo-
ca,o eit me ROOM
mlscOncelVed Iuea In regard to the decln OF Amen-
can shipping Ii The people started with the IDA
that free SHIPS would build up the American maine
they would make "A great mistake. Ine trouble Was
thai the AmeIlCIus COuId not run SHIPS 30 cncaply
10 to.eIgn nations. Free SHIPS would BE- a hazard
GUS uud rtaKlns.
JOSIAH ara SAID that he had had occasion re.
cent? compare the cost of building vessels here
and Un the IyOe. lie mad al order now IOr tTo
vessels would nOJ iii IL because he could
no. trust tue iorcgn builders He advocated
DaJe upon America Productions. lie ulu nOt lhlhk
that any one would buy foreign ship, II lac could
buid vessel here within 10 per cent OF the cost
tne4e.
Jonn Roacn called attention to the causes OF ths
decline IA American Shipping, ana sad That 0ne
trouble was tnat England had been able u ran
ner ships cheaper % advocate Tree hld-etlIis Was
"A iaildcy. ships would De bGlit, Ownsd anu run ~
AmcTICaus wucn IN Y could ailOId 10 run them. hT.
hUacn pr. Sonte II statement OF seventeen Inherent
DII Ism conn., inlcs, prominent Iue5 dud wdiled 10
know WuLre thD American would DO iOdhd tnaL
would Invest his pltaI un Ter sucu circumstances.
he average DIVIDENDS PAID 10 the > OCAhOlders
were D = per ceht on the Whole captal invested,
namely 9J3OJO.OUO. SIX of these lines received
SUBSIDY OI s3,COOOOO or @JOO,UOO more than he
tOial amount dIst. lbuJsd iOr dlVllenus BctHeel
1850 ana 1910 Crest Britain pa ii more III suDsl-
dies tuan ali tAe other nat .Ous OF the world Dir.
itOach also called atten,iOu 10 one prominent Brit
lsh company having ~ steamships wAIcD IaIing
10 DAY expenses, Was promised . per cent on tAe
capita invested II It would keep It's vessels
r.nniug. Here was an announcement - the capi-
OF The world ina &hdteNet tnf sll ps mI-As
accomplish, the III tish Parliament would suppJlJ
tnen. AmcrIcans had 40 compete wtn British apl-
tai ana S.ab.lShrd businesses aud Tie treasury OF
Great Britain. 9ir. koaCu added that he more Ot
a sA4pOWuer Jndn "A shlDbut,dyr, as regards caplsal
invested. II "a s,Tike wee made AT Skilled labor
by passing free-shIp bl, IL would place the cOun-
try IN BAL predIcanIent in the ca,e of an eu.er-
gcncy. his cOunuy could nos bull suIpS, not
because o. the % skilled LABOR. ot M erla,
but because labor comma Ided such hSh wages
AMBROSE Snow Thought that Mr. AOachs argu-
menLs were Inc result ot personal pr'Juaices, DO,
cause as builder had "solt tning.'
J. 5. 1. 0,ra .Ahdn and DIT. CaiAIns spoA9
lsllnst Ircc snIps The resolution were referred
to the COnInItite On Commerce.