The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-22

1.-THE foregoing official table presents
very unsatisfactory and Illuminating cohui-
ton of the American merchant marine
employed in the foreign carrying trade
While our foreign commerce has steaoiiy
increased, the value of our exports ana I'M
ports the last fiscal year having been seven
times as much as it was in 1855, ana more
than twice as much as it was in 1850, yet
the share of these exports and imports car
ried in American vessels has decreased
from $50 per cent. in 1910 to l5.5 per cent
in 1882. OF this loss 1874 per cent. was be-
fore the breaking out of the civil war IN
1861, ss.s per cent. during the four years oil
the war. and 1872 per cent. since the war.
The decline experienced between lS45 and
1850 was largely recovered between 1880 and
1885, but from 1856 the decline was con-
tiuuous, although slow, up TO lool'
Between 1865 and 1870 there was
some improvement, mainly brought aSoIs
nv a return OF vessels TO the foreign trade
which had been employed during the war
in government service and the ooastwise
trade. Between 1870 and 1875 the share OF
the foreign carrying trade controlled by
American vessels declined 9.s per cent; be-
tween 1875 and 1880 the decline was 81 per
cent, and in the past two years it has been
10 per cent. The growth Of American ton
mage engaged in the foreign trade practi-
cally ceased in 1855. Before that period II
had increased for many years at the rate o.
about y per cent. per annum, but between
1855 and 1900, notwithstanding our exports
and imports increased per cent. per an
mum, or 40 per cent. during five years, our
tonnage employed in the foreign trade re-
mained almost stationary, and the ship
building industry, 30 far As il was directed
10 the construction Of vessels FOR the foreign
trade. rapidly declined. In 1855 our ton
mage employed In the foreign trade was p
s,s s5s tons. and In 1850 It was only ,579 1885,
thus barely holding ITS own. In 1855 there
were 507 vessels. Of the classes usually EN-
pioyed in the foreign trade, built In the
United States, in 1856 the number declined
10 ga IN 1851 Il declined 10 300; in 1855 10
l0s. and In 1850 10 III"
Mr.. weuborn vigorously opposed "a
fIEnTNEuIl HelLlNl N1NNN NFN-N- -
allowed q pure and unmlxed subsidy, Tor
two reasons, saying: The provisions Of
this section, By vhatevsr name it may be
called, is pure and unmixed subsidy. 1
oppose It f0r two reasons First. Because
there Il smother and more reasonable vsv
Of attaining the end in view, namely, The
adoption Of ths policy Of free ships Sec
ond. Because subs.diss 70 build up priTnie
enterprises are contrary 20 ths genius Of our
institutions, ard experience has shown
them 70 BE- baDeiui in her operntions and
Consequences The adoption Of The free
ship policy requires not The ennci-
ment d new but me repeal q erlstlng
laws Resting % the registry Of forsign-
bulf shipsL II these proLibitory and re-
sfrictirs rsrrlafions we're abrogated - e. -
ailor Ar.s-izn c1pitaiists 70 snter and by
from ne atip-Tnrds Of Crest Britain o. o.
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