New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-05

| other thnn jcas were about twice much in foreign
vessels as in American In OTTER ade rc n T'a mods
brought I'm our vessels. Besides that credit system
naTm@n, Of duties above $50 Of four months on
West India products twelve months On na o,hcr
goods BY the Congress- only a few days after
his tariff act was passed, tonnage aSt dSciilI tt
thereafter Lu In tho United states partly or wholly
owned By foreigners, 80 cents ton; on other s'"pS
In i304 If was provided that Instead Of the rebate
of 10 pr cont. 10 per cent should be added to
the several rates Of duties upon ali good, ,tc I'M
ported in ships or vessels rot OF the uned S''oS
am Indebted largely to the reports G our late az
compshcd Commissioner of Navieauol, Mn -,
for these figures and have no doubt OF u'cir CUT
In 1880 had about 1914 900 tons Of shipping i'm in
the foreign trade. We carried II per cent OF our m
ports and 80 per cent Of our exports. In 90 We
a% % 0 a. carried a W. per f nyer G ANIMAL
gain Of tonnage was "a per cent ana Of s NJ pIi
S76 per cent This discrimination in favor Of Of, our a
shipping found in every tariff act from l'oo 10
In 1890 we had 6G7 oco tonnage in the foreign
trade; carried 81 per cent Of our imports r @nG -
standing the war with the AgcTinc pirntcS snd toa. M.
] between the French and British, during whlch 0hr
IN iso4 our tariff duties were Ilrrcnscl IL per
cent and 10 per G cS o on same
i light money tax Of 80 cents ton was provided
payable by all foreign vessels. except the French ana
t dbnpoGc hal reached iojO 600 tons. and We wcro
carrying c our imports 03 per cent and OF our export"
fiy treaties made with England and Swcda' IN
1915. by acts Of Congress in lai7 ana IT,; by re
acceptance hy Great britain. In 1870 OF tln terms OF
our reciprocity OF ls2S, all protection 10 our snip,
tho ores tIaGs was 61@ng foV duties o and
Tny2 mark the effect From 1917 to 1918 we lost
90 per cent OF tonnage ISIS to ISIS, y per
cent For twenty years after the laws OF Isl! We're
e acted our average amount OF tonnage in ~" foreign
| irudc about GJbtfN 10 S-NO more illi II
Wa under M Az 9msi Admn, c nnT@ TnGn hy
"' Since III our foreign mail service has cost us
ann%"y SS" 5G 90 Sc 'S2t TO TO SF fT q S
Postal Union reduction AID the compulsory act we w.,
a aS11 oocco; foreign ships: about S$oooo,
40 ooo while IN tho sane time England has paid
| her steamships for Hike service $25O0oOo moro thah
she has r@cclvci In postage.
Az rNFoRrUNArE CHANGE or POLICY
SO cur policy has ucol changed from protective
and encouraging TO neSlcctful and burden
some and this is the result. Cur carriage Of i'm
ports under protection % per cent: OF exports
80 per cent From 1886 to 1850 We lost - per cent
OF our import carriage aud about PCT cent OF orr
cHpxs carriage. From / 9d1 10 l9Gj W. sold abroad
10000 tons OF shipping. We lost by Confederate
cruisers 5000 tons. Thus 10 pn cont Of cur ton.
mage Engaged In the foreign trade was driven out OF
American REGISTRY We lost during the war d per
Cs gr c'f Der co 70 e IN. T"r carasc Il pr
cent; during the war import carriage 30 per cent
cyrOrt carriage 50 per cent.
In ls;5 Of the tdnnagc in the american trac the
| Prliish pe.cC itacs Il. The American ~.
! In l5s5 the British percentage WIS 81 America"
lseo tonnage n the fo1 VIZ ra% S T"i
OF imports 10 per cent OF exports y PER cent Ill
1890, and about % pee cent IN lolT; month, on,uc
January lre nine Am1aran X,e L 2adea WIN oar
freights during the time. for higher rates than
paid 70 our own - ,..,, l., ,r
ing that this industry ho. suffered not from poe ton
bit from the entire want OF IT, orr coaStWls@ hnue
emphasizes tie correctness of this view. That has
been pr1,ected by absolute prohibition. Under orr
laws enduring for almost hundred years, foreign VOC
The result l. marvcoj, e.elnpllhcauon u we hdr
hccnce OF this policy. We have no" abou; 100000
and lake transportation. There ro5 boon 'toGiy III,
crease uni our te"t j. five tines larger I n tna Oh
Germany and F~,nce combined. TIL, business Is IN
fairly healthy condition. ana oar p'on" nave cloy'I
What IS the remedy fer tlh~ notifying condition OF
our registered Tonnage orr Demo lhtlc lTrnu'
haven't The slightest difficulty In solving the pgob en-
England agrces with them. l"dccd, ttcy AID Eurh'i
cmr merchant, 't'r aarino Enfand admitted foren
hps to r rsary R2r GscI co she aH c '1G4
before long build ships nr thc world She opHnod mp
her coastwlsc trade for othm reason tl1n THAT this
Now affirm first that free ships" If we take ad-
vantage Of the privilege moan, te gradual bnt Cerialn
| destruction OF Olr fOgSiNlsc frnur. WHO fNnpiS'N
for moment that people will bny ships abroad ana
rariiciraon In tbs coaStwi,c trad" II Ia, ships
are bought. hi, participation i logical and ne'itac'
second. II Democratic doctors are right, II wo
can buy equally good ships abroad for - per cent
less and the law permits 10 do II. thcn onr great
| Upwards. which have been showing such splendid
| capacity in the last fcw years. must be cven up.
our skilled ship mechanics scatter. md retire from
| the business: and. IN case of war. suppose bny our
| naval vessels abroad. W)udH't this he grand con
| might as well be without Constitution rs without
| ships ana ,hipyarlS.
I assert third. that II foreign built ships
| admittcd American registry. rOuld not afford
to become purchasers and would not. especially il
| va should ~ the Democrats IN iii admitting
them have provided restrict their to the foreign
carrying trade. We should then be In no mor' favor
| ocean tlan now. We should Stiil be handicapped in
hIs race bv cheaper paid officers and sailors by
all ~ our competitors poorer and lower cost 81 living
on slipboard, ard Government aid EXTENDED 10 them
DRASTIC REMEDY NECESSARY.
Thot there IS remedy believe: brt tho desperate
condition Of this industry confronting do
rant,s that 1t slan he drastic. n had entered
upon the postal subsidy policy adopted b. England
50 many years ago. and pursued II With her per
.,cacv, ID would have Iccn sI1iclrut: tut 20 day
ibis atone will rcor' lis = reasonable iC, on
| on ihc ocean. ! have given much thought = This
subject during the last twenty yHar.. FOr several
Cong csc, the COMMITTEE commerce. of which |
have the honor DO chairman. has reported amend
mcutN 10 the PU tOnicc Appropriation hlns. providing