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discovery by the United States of its appro-
pirate share of the ocean carrying trade.
This subject touches not only our pockets
but Our national pride Practically all the
freight transporting to Europe the enormous
annual supplies of provisions furnished by
this country and for the large return OF man
ufactured products have for many years
been paid 10 for ign shipowners.
Thousands of Immigrants annually seek
ing homes under our flag have been denied
the sight of il until they entered Sandy Hook,
zens Lent on European travel, have each
year stepped into a foreign jurisdiction al
The New York docks. The merchandise lal-
ance of trade which the treasury books
show. is largely reduced hv the annual trib-
ute which we pay for freight and passage
moneys.
The great ships-the fastest upon the sea-
which are now in eace profting by our
trade, are in a secondary sense. war ships of
their respective governments and i'll case OF
war would, under existing contracts with
those governments, speedily take on the
guns for which their decks are already pre-
pared and enter with efficiency upon the
work of destruction.
The undispuled fact is that the great steam
ship lines of Europe were built up and today
are now part sustained by direct or indirect
government aid, the latter taking the form
OF liberal pay for carrying the mails or of an
annual bonus given i'll consideration of
agreements to construc. ships so as to adapt
them for carrying an armament and 10 turn
Them over to the government on demand,
upon snecified terms
1t was plain to every intelligent American
that If the United States would have such
lines similar policy must be entered upon.
Inc Fifty congress enacted such q law.
and under its benefcent influence sixteen
American steamships, of an aggregate ton
mage OF 5I.400 tons. ana costing s. 900.
nave been built or contracted to be built in
American shipyardS. In addition TO this II
is now practically certain that we shall soon
have under the American flag one of the
finest steamship lines sailing out of New
York for any European port This contract
Will result i'll the construction in American
yards of four new passenger steamships of
10000 tons each, costing about 5000 glR and
VIII add TO our naval reserve six steamships,
the fastest upon the sea.
:, special interest has been taken by me IN
the establishment of lines from our South
Atlantic and Gulf ports: and though my eX-
pectations have not yet been realized. atien-
tlon has been called to the advantages pos
seSsed by these ports, and when their people
are more fully alive 10 their interests, l do
not doubt That they will be able To secure the
capital needed TO enable Them to profit by
their great natural advantages.
The Democratic party has found DO place
In Its platform for any reference TO this sub
Ject, and has shown It's hostility to the gen.
eral pubic by refusing to eXpend an appro-
prlaton made during the last administration
for oceau mail contracts with American
lines The patriotic people, Tire workmeu
in our shops. the capitalists seeking new ell
terprises. must decide whether the great
ships owned by Americans. which have
sought American registry. shall again humbly
ask place i'll the English naval reserve; the
great shops now on the designers tables go to
foreign ships for construction, and the
United states lose the now frightening op-
portunity of recovering a place common
surate with its wealth. the skill of its con-
structors and the courage of its sailors, in
the carrying trade of all the seas.