New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-05
THREE WORDS THAT ARE UNJUSTLY USED.

A PLDA FOR SUBSIDY, SUBS1DIzING AND SUPPORT
TO the Editor of The Tribune
SIR Are there not three words-subsdy, subsi-
died and suppOrt-with depth OF meaning often
little understood and less thought of Support though
often unseen IS vet mighty in its power As in the
case of civilized Government that renders pro
lection and support each Of its citizens, whether
abroad or at home 10 the young and the old alike
10 the poor and to the rich 1t is Strengthening
thought TO the citizen that his Government VIII care
for watch over and keep its own
Subsidized-what manhood is gained by one VINO
| Is subsidized By his Government Much every way
When n man OF genius arises like Elias Howe. who
gave 10 the world the sewing -machinc which mas
rendered Hoods famous verse on women's stcmns
obsolete. or a man like Mccormick. who invented
the reaper whereby tho grain OF all nations couo
be harvested with half the former labor ana "hoh
other men arise with like inventions. is IL hos
universally admitted proper and right that they
should be protected or subsidized for Term VI Year
on account Of their inventionsf
subsidy-A word regarded by many OF our people a.
representing an abominable thing. But may not sood
come from proper subsidy In 1888 the British Al
miraty covenanted with samuel Cunad ana Two o'rer
young men 10 build four ,OOOton burden steamers W
transport forinigty. Her Malesty's mails rom LNor
pool 70 Boston, touching at Halifax, for when service
they were receive annual subsidy OF tIoooo' IN
addition to any profit from passengers ana irceho
The writer then resident 9f Boston, saw the arrival
- the first OF the four in 1910, with Her
Majesty's mails under the English fag-a mover ana
suggestive sight The same line OF Cunar steamers
has continued to the present time. entering now INC
mort of New York. enlargng their carrying capacity 10
inward Of 5000 tons. For the first steamers pas
cncr list Of 100 was considered full, while now 800 10
| 200 passengers are we'll accommodated and during
this period of fifty years probably billions Oh
pounds sterling have been gathered into the BTU
i,h excheauer. Meanwhile Fr..re, Germany ana the
othar rur,uean Powers have adopted the same wise
nnIirv driving our own commerce, that formerly haI
rxcisve control Of the North Atlantic trade: out OF
While the steamer docks full OF foreign vessels not
an American flag has been seen for years on an
American Transatlantic passenger steamer In another
sense il IS now a novel and suggestive sight As n
con cuncnce the United states generously paying
thn foreign commerce some SlOO,OOOOOO annually TO
do their own carrying trade, while our young men re
main idle il surprising that they are restless under
the Inertia resulting from such shortsShted policy a.
manifested nv the late elections The question Is
pcyncnt whether the previous Congress did any better
tLan the present Is doing whether the next VIII
d. better than this, without liked policy ana at ue
same time remaining hostile 10 all subsidies.
n 4, said that the ostrich cares not for It's young
shall il be said that the United states Governments
ares not for its commerce. The late President Gar
npld addressing "a commercial meeting in 1850, IN
chicago began his remarks with the following words
which cmandtcd from the writer: The likelihood Of a
nation Is It's commerce. CHARLES sTOCGiTON.
New York, Dec. rs, 1900