Daily Republican., 1885-08-14
Fayoring Foreign Industries.

One of the direct results of the pres
ept administration attempt to run the
government will be the withdrawal of
che A nerican steamers that run tlon
San Francisco to Australia, developing
the South Sea trade, after the LIST Of
Novem Der. The Postmaster General
has acted in very un- a nerican man
ner in refusing to pay the tribe only
$500, ,000-,o these steamship companies
for carrying the mails, and by which
only the lines were enabled to run.
The five American lines engaged in
the South Ssa trade, and which receiv-
cd this little subsidy provided for by
Congress, have united in an address TO
the public condemuing :he course Of
Postmaster General Villas, and refuse to
run their steamships as cheap adver-
tising agency for Democratic admin
istration.
They have shown very clearly that
for this $500, 900 advance paid to the
lines to enable them to run, the gov
ernment received q net profit of 500, 900
from this service that the payment
made by foreign nations TO these lines
are greatly in excess Of those made by
the United States Governmer to
American companies, and that the
Postmaster General has withheld money
from the lines, which, BY an act of
Congress, belongs to them and to which
they are entitled by every considers ton
OF national equity and national
policy.
Why Postmaster General Villas acts
in this manner cannot be accounted for
unless he Is striving to run the govern
in the interests Of foreign shippers and
to the injury OF American industries.
II this is his object he will see the
direct results as soon as the American
lines referred to are Withdrawn. l. took
several sessions of deliberation and de-
bates to bring Congress up to the point
OF making tue paltry appropriation of
$40O, 900 to assist in maintaining these
Pacific seas lines, and now, just about
the time that the lines have commenced
TO run with advantage to themselves
and advantage ID the govern ment, the
Postmaster General steps in and dashes
the whole thing to the ground by refus 3.
Ing to advance the triaing amour. tn a,
Congress appropriated to aid thes,
same lines in developing a trade tha,
would not only offset the amount paid
oy revenue to the government, bat paws
profit of $500, 900 besides.
1t looks as if this administration had
set their heads together to play intt
the hands OF foreign capital and foreign
industries wherever opportunity occur.
red.
While the United States has beef
paying only S400, 900 annually to aid il
the transportation of ber foreign mails
let us look for moment at theimmens
BuOsiusSo r--.4 --. nat;ona Il
their lines for the same purpose, An,
then this very small business of whicl
Postmaster General Villas has been
guilty will be better understood
Italy, compared with the United State
but fourth class nation, pays s., 900,
900; France $4, 500, 900, and England
- 000, 900. Is it any wonder the Cnits,
States fails to get the South Sea Islan,
trade to which she is entitled ? Tn
little moiety she has been enabled I
get by this enabling act of Congress i
now to be lost by the injudicious act G
tho present Democratic administration
This, however, Is in perfect keepinl
with the administration in its action
In other respects American shipbuild
ers are left out in the cold by the iuiu
dicious act of Secretary Whitney (
driving John Roach, the leading A mer
can shipbuilder, into bankruptcy, an
paves the way for hereafter gettin
our ships built either at double Ii
present cost in Government shipyard
or In foreign shipyards. Take ali thes
and couple them with the freetrad
inclinations of the administration. an,
We have the whole thing in a nut sbel
The Government: is to be run in the i,
tsrests Of foreign capital and foreign il
dustries.