Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-03-12
MERCHANT MARINE.
What It Was Prior to 1861, and What
It Should Be Now.
Argument Tor Restoration u the Carrying Trade
to Our Ships, through Oideren,iai Duties.

den OF Portland oregon, win, We are
sure. be of much interest to journal read
crs, especially 50 as Capt. Lambard Wa
formerly q resident of Farmingdale in
this State.-Ed.)
Fer long time prior to the War Of the
] Rebellion, The "American clipper ships
| were The pride Of SeafarinG men and
! landsmen the world over. This period
was during the era Of wooden ships.
| They were symmetrical. and the fastest
4 ships afioat. and Wer" manned bS AmerI-
I can seamen, all Of whom were bright, ac-
| tive ard admitted 70 be the best sailors
then on the high seas.
During this period, as shown by the re-
/ CORDS ~ per cent Of the American foreign
! trad was conducted ana carried in Amer
| lean ships carrying the American flag
| and oflicered and manned by bright
/ American Seamen, ana their earnings
| constituted that much Of our national
! wealth; but when actual war overlook
: this nation, and the enemy's men-Of-War
+ or rebel cruisers made their appearance
/ on the. high seas ana began destroying
I our merchant ships, their loyal owners
saw that prudence required that they
should protect themselves by at once
selling their ships 70 nations at peace
with the United States of America. and
they dId So and the American merchant
marine was oblterated, aud we have
made no effort since the war to replace II.
While Il lrft us without any merchant
ships 1T furnished az with sklful officers
md men win which 10 man our navy,
which We 50 mucn needed, and which We
would not nave secured readily, mad il
not been for our large and wrll-mauned
mcrs liant marine.
But. wndt - worse than an Congress
has done absolutely nothing 10 encourage
Ih.. rebuilding uI our American merchant
marine. it, loss was under the circum-
stances, iuer!table. and the subsequent
.rllrct to 2isc aid and security ia il mas
been criminal as well 81 selfish. and in
..oa1.(,,,er,,'., ~ .rrt neglect thi- n,tins
mas been ,nrlcniuu foreign -hip-owuers
In the Sunl or S3J1. .,s,3.U Der aoulra. maid
fneru b,, th,- ,,.nple of m. I-nftad Sfttes
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p" longer any doubts as I" the "iSdom al |
>utH a COURSE rs 70 American ShlpS'
Ain" "IlrAh owners ana American seamti,
ana th" safety ~ SucI an investments
t'si assured that un"er TINS p"iicy me