New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
WHO IS CAPT. JOHN GOODMAN?
4 QUESTION ANSWERED BY A FRIEND OF
AMERICAN SHIPPING.

SHOWN TO BE AN ENEMY OF SUCH INTERESTS
AND AN AGENT OF BRITISH sInPOwNERS
THE FALLACY or FREE SHIP
ARGUMENTS
! lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TKIBUNE.1
| Washington Jan. 1.-THE following letter comes
! 10 the Washington Bureau of The Tribune from
Charles :. Hill, secretary Of the American ship
! ping League. who is we'll known a. an en-
! thusiastlc friend Of American shipping inter
csts II is printed below. with the enclosure accom-
panying il. because, although somewhat personal I'D
nature it deals indirectly with subject of great
National interest, pending in the House Of Rep
rescntatives. The first letter is dated Washington
! January L. and reads thus:
sir The inclo.d il reply to Misrepresentation made
ON the floor Of Congress and by British lobbyist in a
Washington journal Although somewhat personal IL IN
wolves an economic subject Of 80 much general interest,"
that justified in asking place for in tn" puohc
press To reply am charged 500 by each OF Two
washington Journals, and cannot afod 10 incur ueSe
pronal attacks in defence the American side Of tho
question l therefore ask space in your Iourha' iot d"
appropriate / am, very respectfully
| CHARLES 5. HILL.
The Enclosure is as follows:
In an article to 1.-The Post" OF Yesterdays issue pre-
sented facts and figures which taken from Official
British documents and proved thereby the alacy Oh inc
assertion of Mr. Fithan OF Illinois, based upon one OF
David A. Weiss 'hsoric lics,' that Great bilt'h "'l
pays per cent subsidies upon her shipping Tonnage anu
showed by such British figures that unutf any
the lowest percentage is rs percent
Representative Fithan chose the floor OF Congress !"
emphasize his argument upon such iaacieN oil bi' VD
byss aud the time referred to me a. the tc"
man known to gentlemen of this Congress ~ the pau
lobbyist" etc. also reflections upon some oil '
most prominent and respected czch> OF our country
And Mr.. Fthian If not dangerously wrong tN -
s,rtlng that which absolutely incorrect! II NJ Gun
steny defends his constituencies he Will have to feh''o
them Of the per cent OF taxation which they are paying
at present to British ships, instead Of advocating the con-
tnuancc of terrible drain Of money from our country
in the subsidy now paid by the United states Po'toco
Department British ships. in which interest MS H'
Captain Goldman is d. fscto lobbyist.
have referred TO British emssarcs who have been ioF
twenty-five years trying u oosruct legislation III p'h' o.
American shipping foreign lobbyists AZ the doo' %
| Concrcss-rayid A wells Captain join toinan.
Today Captain Goldman attempts 10 throw mud III rpy'
instead Of making logical argument lie does not ccy
the fact. l prccntd, but that kno" It TO be- false
hood that he cmisary Of British interests IL Cap
tain Goldman is British cmi'sary. what uhd'r inc sun
is he way Of judging but by what ma como
under observation
wm Mr. Fithian deny that Captain Goldman has nil'd
his a with British theories upon American suhe -
Can Captan Goldman deny that he was an inspector OF
British Loyds and visited the Pacific Coast a. We" ~
| other parts on such inspection
| can ne den, that he and Charles II. Marshall are
18th interested in the London Liverpool and Globe In
surance Company, ana that That company gives cV'S u
credit every part Of the world}
Can he deny that British insurance companies ar To-Day
doing banking exchange business IN hIs country ioOp"s
our Western farmers the Through bill oi LAD hg system"
and compelling them paw freight on their gram "h'h
| goes to Europe and thence to South America "hara'
II this Shipping Tonnage bill Is enacted law they wi" be
able 10 hundreds Of thousand'-'e'' HI"""' "
! dollars by a direct line IN American ships
Can he deny other British companies ara
paving statesmen counsel ~ other cases
before merely FOR the prros" Of holding th''
against our shipping, Which, j. the 1i9 VI
these companies
u *
| Captain Goldman but regret very much That h" is -
Incorrect his assertion that am under pay " Tor the
| advocacy honorable work and 80 important
OF National interests a. that when Involves he
| revival Of American shipping
II any lobbyist " hanging on the coitails OF
Congressman IT must be Captain Goldman or some o'he'
British oLbvis In foreign against American interest
Whom does Captain Goldman represent anyway He
has been asked repeatedly but he has failed n give
satisfactory yet the moment that the question
Of American shipping before Congress Captain Cod
man comes to town. who pays Captain CoiuRn 20 coe
here to attempt nJurc American Interests. 70 throw mud
| % misrepre-ent Others
The following opinion expressed by the able Ir!-h
| American journal The New. York Tablet:
MI Goldman claims 70 b. an American and though d"
NAV be bv accident Of birth. j. certain that grat nj.
take been made I'm the matter Of h- NATIVITY N0'n'
American enters into his mental moral makeup. In
the love Of liberty truth jusc" and far play. chafoc
testc Of Americans. he j. sadly deficient HIS notion ~
fair play Ike all hi, other notions, i - the Lngl'h Kind
and every Intelligent and broad minded American knows
| what that means
captain Goldman j, ueadinc .k>and which VIII on
zuif himself when he implies others paid adyocat"
| Of this No man j. lobb'i-t who Is engaged
in patriotic but he j. mfcling who cnda'or n
advance foreign Interests 70 the injury and ruin Of h' own
| people.
The fllacy Of free ships C9r purchase Of British ships
=, a relief 10 iuIot'7i. condition most prros"io1'
theory advanced for the puIO-c VI selling 10 our c"uh
old craft England. IL would rob every Amcr
lsborer OF much cnpc ymont auG De- practical con-
fesson 70 the world ingenuity and American
! skill In shpbulldinc are things u the past
The following j. correct picture Of III" ucnrht, to ne
American people contributed by Shlpl1d. viz the Han
Ian and Holinrsworh company Total number o. eHpo''s
on payroll present 1000; capacity Tor hands 5000
paid yearly ~pOOOr u 900 depending uloh
the toal value o. materials consumed
yearly approximately H. 10000 estimated value Of plant
| 81 900 600 nrmbcr q families sustained by enterprise
| from 5000 70 l.. 900.
This Is ,omI only another eNpend' 'Nf
SO OOQCCc annual Multiply this by twenty. even bY
ten and what employment i given o Our worh'ngWcn
to and 10 their families by even the slightest
| increase In siI building.