Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-20

navy. And finally initiate England in her
shipping policy. Do what she did in 1S48
and what she does now. Abolish your
registry laws and allow American citizens
Ohe only men in the world thus de-
bsrred) to use their money 10 buy their
own ships and to put their own flag over
them. Then the American ship-owners
and sailors will have precisely the same
chances Of SUCCESS that the Engliahmen
have, and il they cannot improve II they
are not what they once were, and they
deserve TO 20 to the wall.
hold in my hand the first printed
pamphlet of evidence.
Captain Snow says (page 81:
"Commenciug with Maine along the
entire coast there is no Bhipbuilding firm
that are not members of this league"
That tells the story at the beginning.
Captain Snow tpage ~: "Ths Ameri-
can ghiphuilderH are enthusiastically in
favor OF this, because there has been
threatening on the part OF one of the
large political parties to have free trade
in ships. Their feeling Ia, that it would
transfer the shipbuildins interests to for
eign countries, and utterly ruin their
business, which ia SO closely connected
with the sailing of shipB and using them,
that they are in favor OF our plan Of re.
lief" That is not the reason. The reasons
ara that the Maius shipbuilders, who are
largely represented hero, desire to main
tain at the public expense System Of
shipbuilding, which all over the world is
dying II natural death, and that the Del.
aware shipbuilding ring for iron vessels
would by the Introduction of free sbips
be Obliged to make their prices conform
sf,t h.An tIftns, vUhsnh Un,tlA ha fnrnaI
upon them.
tPage 3D. Captain Snow is quito cor
rect in his statement that our Rniphuild-
ing reached its height ut about 1854,
That was before iron sailing ships aud
steamers were extensively built in GreAt
Britain. From that date commenced our
deoadenoe simultaneously with the ad-
vance in shipoWnlpg, not only In Eug-
land, bnt in all other seaport countries of
the globe, which awaited themselves OF
the opportunity OF whioh we we're de-
pFiyed to provide themselves with the
new class OF ships.
"Little By little Great Britain gathered
up the businesi.n or course she did.
page "a few days ago, O man who
msnaGes that (our shippiDR) came in and
said he had ~ men on the list, Az OF
whom had been shipmsstsrs." Why
are they not shipmasters now ?
Simply because the shipbuilders say that
they snail not 20 TO sea, unless in ships
that they build.
Captain Snow is fond OF repeating that
England pays o bounty to her shipping,
| but when Mr.. Price asked the direct
| question, "Does England pay bounty"
he svaded it and told the truth.
"Englsnd has been paying to her mail
ships, and it now pays to-day almost
80 900 600 per year according to their
Btatistics.h
That is to say, he came nearer to the
truth than usual. The amount she pays
Is trifle over $4,000, 000 and she re-.
oeives in return "a postage q sum CON-
Biderably more.
Captain Snow says (page y that the
difference in the cost of shipbuilding on
this side of the Atlantic from tho other
side, Is 10 to 10 per cent.
Just now 1t is true that Hteel has
greatly advanced on the other side. but
for the last 90 years mp to last summer
the difference has been about 80 per
cent, as can be proved from speoihcs-
tions.
He says (psge 81: "That other govern
ments, among which he instances Great
Britain and Germany, pay similar sub.
sidy TO their ships to that which he asks
for ours" That is unqualihedly false,
He says (page 81; "We can compete W th
individuals, but we cannot compete with
governments" Hinety-sight per cent Of
the British steamships, and 50 per cent
of all British ships, have no compensa.
ton from their government. They are
owned and run by individuals.
Captain Snow says: "5pRin and Italy
give bounties to all steamers" That III
| sm quite cure, mistake. They give
subsidies only to those which carry the
mail, aud nearly all OF those ships are
built in England, so that the subsidies
cannot be for the advantages of ship
building. As to Germany, Csptair
Snow, when asked for instances, Ia very
ret!cept.
He knows that abe has always had fre,
ships, and that thus she can now build
her own ships. He knows that she nevel
gave bounty of any kind, nor q subsidy
until recently, and that to only one line
of her colonial dependencies.
have just received letter from Ham
burg. will not quote tine whole of it
for it is not very complimentary to oui
coDgRessmen, but here IL is and you cat
read it Tor yourselves. The writer,
German, who was formerly New Yorl
merchant, says: "Over here We hav,
steamship lines TO all parts Of the world
hourishing without any aid, and giving
10, ~ per cent and more dividends
New steamers are continually building
aud new lines are established. The New
York company are building fast steamers
having sold some Of the old ones I,
France. Sloman alone owns 81 steamer
sud has several lines. The only Inns tina
has subsidy from the government is tina
which runs from Bremen to the east ant
Australia, but with that it does not pay
for there is not trade enough, while thu
, line from here to CHINA, without any aid
has Just declared 10 per cent" Mr.
. Cause endsarored to explain Capitals
Shows blunder about the increase o
, England'e subsidies, but is not successful
MT. Carey Gays "We have not got tn
vessels" That ia one Of the Bhortes
and truest sentences he ever uttered
Our shipbuilders will not build them q
oheaply &c we want them, and % gres
! will not let IN buy them. That account
J for it all. "We have mot got this vessels
Mr.. Carey refers to the Iamantabe fac
that our navy is manned by foreigner
! because we have no nursery for American
ssamen. He thinks that nurseries 10
, sailors, and probably for babies, -aua
necessarily be built OF American materials
MIR. darcy tries very hard to prove tina
7 most OF our cotton is carried 10 Englan,
, in subsidized ships, but Mr.. Price asko
l this question: Sin what vessels is cotto
1 shipped from Now Orleans, and in whs
olaRq of vegaglq p'