The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-05-16
How Great Britain's ship-building Policy
Compares with Ours.

The aggregate of money subsidies paid by
Great Britain to her merchant fleet from 1913 to
1882, inclusive, was Sl61 ,26t,900. This pcrSiS
tent payment of annual subsidies to steamship
lines ranged from S3.1S0,000 to $G,l0I,lGl.
Their annual subsidies aided by England'S
persistent protection of her iron and steel man
utacture from 1870 to 1872. and our neglect to
protect ours from 100 to 1860, and our repeal of
discriminating duties in 1878, and of navigation
restrictions 80 wears later, drove all transatlantic
American steamship lines Off the ocean. The
result has been that the imports and exports of
the United States, in 81 wears, in American
Ships. have been Sll320 ,S32 ,203, commencing
in 1913 with S23S.300 l63 and ending in 1852
with S242 $50 SD, an increase OF 81 800 TO-. or
$40 per cent.
The aggregate of the imports and export, of
merchandise, in British ships. from 1S4~ 70 lSS2.
is SIS, ,4G6, POS, ,432. beginning with ISIS nj SO
115.S96, and ending in lSo2 with Sl,2N4f>S, SOL,
a gain of 51,2l3, 1t2 ,965, or 11l6 per cent.
The steam tonnage of the nied Kingdom, in
lS1l, was O. 92l tons. against 62.390 tons steam
tonnage of the United States. The steam tom
mage of the nited Kingdom in lSN1 was 40Sl,-
600 tons, and 2.313000 tons in 1873. The steam
tonnage of the United States was 1000 tons
in 1873 and 100000 tons in 1887. "'lhc United
kiu@dom,' says the Commercial Bulletin,
"While carrying three-fourth of the Whole Of
her own immense commerce, carries over one
half of ours. Portugafs aud Hollands. nearly
onc-halt of that of Italy and Russia and more
lhlti oht- tIlluOi thdt VI 1 rance anu WEI many.
The Aiahama war cruisers, thai were built in
British ship} ard, and preyed upon American
commerce. were factor III causing the change
Ql AMERICAN i.ade IRON American shll'S 70
bllli>h >llpS ne prlnclpal FACTOR, however.
was me upward o. HloVVVVVVV Suh-lHlrH pHl
% BRUSH steamship llhes. Nlhte lNi5 thrft
has been no protection to American ships by
discriminating duties since lNiS none hN me
HNlSalioh avs ana since i0'N none ny Hu''-
dleS lheN hane beth lof - years laNi o.! "a
ahSoulc fFee- fi"ie haNlS, Wh'le Hrcai bf!tlai
mas protected her numerous steamship llne>
nN SHo>lIie>' any up TO ioN- y pitiefTnua
H"'N aUu poIi ehatStS' htli 1910 A'hefM"h
Nt>>tiS hil tnis pfote'tIol '> carriers li'R'
!o9"S piou-hl ~ 'neH i'"l,l io"el H"'IoN 'fh
!, IL niot'@hl III loIe'?h NOTIONS, "lH none hu'
nrl'!>n SooaN tona come n hlI'i'h N'sNe'N;
n'i. 1913 Nii't '''"l >hlpN rt"i haN iht >.'"'d
oI these TWO iorniN OF lf"'etu"h' ahn "uf
NltaiHcIH WHY ~ ilill"1 J." ltre,Nt N'"NNl'VI
NHi'h ioolu'"t '"i"cH ~ yin NV o''t'':
0Inct -? .nVH nhNe hau no su'IidleS' "hd
ON! oi!e->iA'" 9i tHt PoSL'7G C'ihr" nN 'itn
on the lttteFS ih'A 'arF'ed' ne Gums h''a'
"hu ~ li"Nre "Iu hie"rh American N''''ih-
snip 'i"eN' were H'!Nth on tnc ocean -! our
Wi'udIiWa' Vi Huh>riie> anu oi aii othei Tolf'-
u"n' Nhhe ''rea' hft'''h' 'f,Fna ~ range
ana iii'H continue" pay M '' -" Pay 'ih'lu
NuhsldleS TO their reNlrrhNe >ieanl>hip iiht~.
IL -Niiei i'"h Sup>i'!t> SIi"u'' -" Fi'tt"
a-"H,' Eu'pi'al H"noIOI.I' ln> PVitH 't'""t
"o"'u N"''' ~ -tit NNit'I 'lc ioi w" 'I1o' 'i
Uli iitIci'ul'>' hul II u>'l 'iliIh"t'nS "u'lt>'
idN oIinI So"'' plou-nt III American Nt>>,I9
M'io ti';',ttu '.'" > We're
E"'h =" IL 1" " 't'H '"' 't'' TV''iS ~ ~! y
own countries oul >hlPrlh3 Woud -IpN 70 HNt
ittic t> present ''iieh>loii>' III H\G years: Ai.h
t-H-'iii'' S>uflehl'C! oh lt >taN MoHit ~ -!H
10 Waie. ne Pfonutl Oh our NeaooArH snip
w = nov @"n"ut 49, ~ @,V"'V'" ""h"'',N' w
pul SUE ht'lN Flp'VV'"U" ~ waves; t"'' ~ lio
"PnntFE the n pr"I"rt o" OF an 'he >hlP!"Fd> lN
aholll 9h-'V"V'"V' NSouiSlh9 annually nearly