New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-12
PRINCIPLES TO BE APPLIED.

For tba creation OF an American marine and the
renewal of carrying trade different means
have been proposed. Subsidies and "bountles
have been before the country twenty-five years.
and are still before 1t for acceptance with little
prospect OF adoption American ships for American
traffic may be the true principe for the remedy
needed since it implies full protection TO the s,rck-
en- Industry. and neither begs nor buys our right
our fathers knew that Shipping Of our own was
They created our cary marine. What was
needful then is all that is urgent now; that Is.
TO secure hss been O wiHning policy for Eng
and. But II has cost the United states as mucn
tbat the first thought OF commercial recovery IS
to retrace our steps, to repeal the acts and modify
or abroGate the treaties which nave run us INTO
rival hands bound and betrayed
\ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE..
\ ufe-giving system OF ship protection will n
clule first A Department OF Commerce TO take
in charge the shipping and commercial interests.
40 other great nation is without such a branch
OF government. In choosing measures for rational
and successful ship protection we must consider,
mainly what must be accomplished by It. A yes
sci il, built for commerce., what Is her principal
want while she endures? Employment-work in
her special trade-freights to and from the marts
n the world The very existence Of shipping. de-
tending as Il does on constant ami profitable use.
these are not natural the Natona. interest at
stake warrants their creation. In our case what is
necessary is this: To make preference for our own
flag In commerce, thus securing employment TO
own producers we lay duties foreign goods
Imported. This IS called profession to production;
Protection to shipping. by discrimination IN the
rates Of duty Is only 4 step further ana higher
for the general welfare. since al! competition on
the depends upon preference. Inc mag
unanimous policy is not practical
THE BONDING SYSTEM DISASTROUS.
bonded goods" now brought almost wholly
by foreign ships for allen importers The unpaid
duties represent now millions Of bond-bought gold.
loaned freely subjects OF foreign Powers, In sup
port OF their competition with American citizens.
Had the present conditions existed In 1916. the
bonded warehouse system could not have been
established Its fayors and facilities have become
thistes IN straw. The least that should be done
by Congress Is make the perverted system OF adj
vantage to the Naona interest," ,hs o ssn so"s lis
Fer i've years under the tariffs OF 1880 and 1924.
over half our imports OLD per cent) nave been
procity'' list subject to minimum duties. To pro-
tee, our import carriage fully the discriminative
commerce. Combining the carriage OF tea. coffee.
sugar ard Ike products OF troplca. Countries 20
American ships only, when on the free list, would
coEduce much TO the restoration OF our marine ana
York instead OF London. As for reciprocity goods,
there are valid for reserving their transport
for the vessels OF reclprocants and no others
REGULATION OF INDIRECT TRADE
For securing freghts In fore sn ports, In addi-
ton to diGerental duties. effective means would
consist IN the regulation OF navigation. It has
about that foreign ship under subsidy" bounty"
or other protection. takes cargo from a port IN
Europe to one in the East West Indies Australia
or South America. and thence brings to the United
States another that none OF our unprotected ships
having taken cargo there. has any chance to get:
because they cost more to build sail. will
not carry cheap.y, but FOR the reason. mainly.
that these triangular trades are organized and
protected. ana IN the hands OF owners. merchants
and bankers. under the cover OF underwriters all