New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-21
AMERICAN SHIPPING.
..--r, oouM1rrnE STILL AT WORK.

CAPITAL.
- into American Shipping interests resumed
60 sessions yesterday morning at the Fifth
..a,ra Hotel Matthew McElroy. of No. 10 Mon-
g, the landlord Of sailors boarding house,
- that he belonged to an organization OF sailors
s-.r1ipe house keepers he believed IN advance
roges If a Law was passed fOrhiddlng such pay
nts the sailor would not be able to pay tor us
slo,hes and meet his expenses while on shore'
yiuian, Nelson of this city. who was at one time
large ship-owner, but who has now coInpara0NoS
little interest in shipping. said that uhGe' .no
Existing laws there very little security ioi
c.nital put into American vessels. ne kheN VI
..se in Boston in which mans share OF one'eIEn'u
A. vassel disappeared before he knew any thing
hont it He said that free ships were wanted
above all things but that the laws referred 10 lus'
he modified IN order 10 make THIS cohCeSslOn wv.
tnal simply because the property IN snip a. 80
;osacurs n WAS impossible TO make loans On IT, lie
himself would not lend money on an american re an
vessel The only thing he would 90 "ouiu i D &c "a
lsnd Ia responsible man and accept the vesseI ~
collateral Mr.. Nelson did not approve Va III, inS
Shipping Commissioners once IL u. coz There
masters 90 obtain their crews az QUE ,d sbins M
should be some Federal protection oneleu roo birh
the matter of plOtage. lle faeee '. ~. 'Cns,i,le
II vessel ashore the plot Wa 10y said Mr
But YOU have your Insurance.
We cannot afford to insure. Insurance on Sill
Ing vessels ~ - was represented to be excessive
Tba tonnage dues are 80 cents q ton. payaD an
Iu1ii. y ox &C., Calcutta The law adjudging SHIPS
IN me personal property was now Iepe@4ou' D''' ~
had always been dead letter; c,o,u.r atoa, n
= no YOU think asked Mr. CdhuioI' 'l'.s ID
change OF navigation laws 50 Ihit ILlci [
here could buy ships where tne! IOuI I td ' -
;nrrse the amount OF tonnage IL TIE carry na '""o
,,naer the AG.eucan nag % - 80.
aT think it would within tige years perhaps nov
;,,nsIIaielv Tho money OF capitalists WhlcH ua1
- Ir,yen out Of shIp-Ownug tOud hoi, OF
conTse he returned at once. 10 NCdlu take uule
Md the capital wonld not come back to any extent
,t not only free ships we're cUDCcU 80 but greater
srrarity for money established by the repeal oil
eA na 9 act believe in any rebates or drawbacks
Mr. Nelson had been all over the world WITHIN
few wears and seldom saw the American nag. Tue
Wei}te~rauesu was alive Eirh vessels. Ia the conn
- hrr IsrluQ on the Mediterranean may ho found
q lew crude articles from tie Outed STATES hlt
nofhlur manufactured. As II IS now, the country Is
completely ated. The simple latt OF ING sAIs'-
snre Of ye.seis under the American nag would tend
10 INCREASE the commerce OF the country.
d. Johu b. Hamilton, SUPERINTENDENT OF the
Marine Hospital Service said that OniJ OAe sailor
in every i've on American ships Is Anercan.
Four- hiths Foreigners One thliu are luoOm-
petent by reason OF physical dlsahiIity il proper
rmeiicei examination was allowed or provided Tor.
n would reduce the expenses both OF
ships and the Government IN Ioielsh poi'S.
IL was capable of demonstration that vessels
were lost because OF this amount III sick
ness among the crews. Cases had been Anown
where the captain discovered sickness before tho
vessel sailed but was not permitted 10 withdraw
from the agreement with his sailor. Inc OsunL
routine that these men went through was 10 DC
discharged in the first foreign port where the cap
tain was compelled to pay three months extra
wages. The Consul pats Nun INTO the hospital
where his expenses PAID ~ the Government |.
When re is well an American snip IS cOmpeIru 10
bring HIM home for $40. lie goes into ho~pltal
here. Is patched ~ and dtlits pack I" d salIoI
boardng-house. A man had been known 20 travel
OF THIS round for twelve years. circular hdd
been issued ny the Marine Hospital Service Offering
10 make this examination free but the mat TIER ieu
oh IN
Tue sailCr boarding. houses were usually IN ter
riDle condition. The Black Hoe OF OaIcUt'd vas
paradise conipared 10 many q them. he houses
managed 10 keep a IN Their debt so that their
hold Oh him was never reNuQuihheu
Captain Daily VINO recently lost hls vessel by IRE
in Calcutta, said that he was COMMISSIONS" 10y
American capitalists To buy an ting ish vessel lie
would pre- er 10 sail an Ter the american nag. An
American ship cODld be nav gated nore cheapil
than English ship. could he manned anu
yictuali d for less money. he knew New Yorker
who owned an interest III thIrty-One English
sailing vessels Outside of the California trade
there was more American money IN vessels unuer
the English dag tnan there Wa IN vessels under the
American flag. On account OF the three months
extra pay. an American master, sailing vessel
between t~ ports not American. wOdld not engage
an American seaman. lie Williams ana GuOh
Line. II had been stated, was owned largely oV
Americans.
mlttee similar the present one twelve wears ago
he would not read the result lie believed IN noun
ties TO ships aud liberal allowances TO American
vessels for carrying the mails lie was opposed TO
free SHIPS and to any rebates IN ship materials
John Roach then read "A statement before tne
Committee. He had butt $40 OCOOQ0 worth OF
iron steamships in the last years. tie had Just
taken - contract bulld an iron sailing vessel at
500 ton IL could not be built IN England Tor
more than per cent less. Mr.. Dlngey SAID tbat at
present Clyde ShlDyards were Gharglng IA Ton
for iron sailing vessels. Mr.. Roach went on 10
Say that what we wanted was the adoptlOn by the
Government of a fixed pOuCy toward the shipping
interests He presented documents and copies 10
prove that other countries. including England,
had pursued liberal policy IN making their mail
mt. arfa stlc
the success OF foreign sh ppiCg.
At this point Mr.. RODesOn announced that he
would he compelled to 20 away IN consequence OF
the of "A death In hrs family. III was decided
that Nr. Roach should lille with the committee
copy OF the paper he would otherwise have read
and OF which the following Is au extract:
our surplus product. by ships u foreign markets
amounted IN $50 TO about $4,000 tons IN lssQ TO
l5,OOOOOO tons, valued at Sl1SJ ~ ~ ana Ia
1890 al anything IKE piopofuonaIg Increase s VIII DT
upwards OF J0OOyOOO tons We VINO ma We i9p many
year been paying from S4OOOOOOO to 1IoOOOO'OOo
year ght money 10 foreign corners are Low paying
Sl4OOO 1000 and this amount must increase proportion
stely with or reports Our products are carried almost
foreign bottoms, and therefore liable at any time
the three nations which doing the principal part OF
our clTrying-England, France. and Geruany-Should
become involved III war The nrst thlng wOuIo DC 10
attack each others ships ana II des oyS lhose SHIPS
destroy products. What means have we TO guard
this great interest We have practically means Of
protection Whatever for any Of these National interests
We could not 10 day repuse attack made by the w-ak
est naval powers oil Europe the fact squarely
Tie surest way TO remedy II we take our true position
the ocean. what viii be future wants. " have
showed that need an investment o s.o,OOOOOO
IN ships enable take fair share OF the earn
lux VI products. At the prospective rate Of IN
crease to jO.O00OJO tons be carried In 1890. We
should by that time require SIS, 100000 more capital
Invested In fast iron IN the foreign trdeto keep
mp our share IN carrying the increased product Nuey
per cent Of this SljOOOOO0O put into snlps represents
labor II We buy these ships abroad we part with the 80
Per cent and lose the profits and are SIN just a. When
We began II We Introduce the policy OF Tree material
lhe forms and shapes which this material would come
Noul DC equal 10 half the cost OF Inc snip ana we
Would end 80 per cent OF that amount 10 support
foreign labor and encourage the Development OF all
@ ' ;, OI mechanical arts required 10 Drlng Tue
Olo mo THESE forms and shapes. In both cases we
hAOuu simply be taxing the money from American labor
tlsiAe II 10 foreign labor, aiding also thereby 10
ran !Oi foreign nation skilled wOrkmon. AL the suS-
esuons ila have come before the Commission from tue