Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-22

~ re
ring itself from being compelled to en-
pioy American crews. It asks for the
admission of foreign ships to our req
istry In the ratio OF two to one; II asks
Tor u bounty to owners of these foreign
quilt vessels of the larger and swlfter
Grass OF approximately Az cents per
gross ton on every 100 miles sailed
leaving a small inducement To tha
owners of lesser craft.
Its provisions would debar the shina
constructed by It's requirements in
american a., ship-yards from employment
IN our coasting trade. and the bliSis
SO covertly worded as to mislead ali h,,t
.nose who are thoroughly acquainted
with matters marine. and Is Intended
LOT the benefit of gigantic corporations
winch are largely allen. we
uenounce in the most emphatic terms
the Dill commonly known as the Hanna
Payney shipping bill"
Yet this Infamous measure was in.
doreed one week ago last Friday by tho
Republican State Convention OF Ohio
Inc Endorsement misrepresents the
measure. and Senator Hanna engineer
Gu lne schcme. The exact words Of the
resolution are: For the national d.
tense. for the reinforcement OF tho
navy, FOR the enlargement of our for
eign markets. for the employment or
American worklngmen in the mines
forests. farm. mills. factories. ana
ship yards we demand the Immediate
enactment Of legislat ton similar 10 thar
favorably reported to each branch ~
the Fttty-ffth Congress at its last Sos
sion. so that American built. American
owned. and American manned shin,
may regain the carrying OF our foreien
commerce" In this resolution there ia
deliberate conccaiment of the facts
when the labor organizations engaged
I'm the shipbulldlng trades have ser
forth. In detail. the principal evils ~
the Hanna-Payne subsidy scheme are
as follows:
The Dill provides for subsidy or
bounty to ship owners which. durina
me lie OF the franchise, twenty years.
VIII amount to something like one and
onc-half billions of dollars. The nres-
ent tax receipts by the United States
government are about one half billion
Coi!ars or about one-third the amount
winch 1t Is proposed TO give to the men
whose vessels shall fill the requirements
SCI iofth ir the proposed law And
right at this point the MONOPOLY fea-
ture OF senator Hanna's bill appears:
IL PROVIDES Tor n government bounty
upon each mile Travelled by the shIps
whlch meet the requirements of the
tlw' the rate to be proportional to the
SIZE OF the vessel and the rate of speed
oe!hS greater for the larger and faster
ships. This would exclude all sailIn.
vessels and the small steam vessels
ana Concentrate the entire ocean trade
OF the United States in the large steam
vessels owned by the gigantic corpora
tions which combine the railroad bus
moss with that of steamship lines.
Ihen with the competition from small
corporations effectually shut off by tho
discriminatory rates in the subsidy law.
the whole carrying trade on land and
sea would, in the hands of the few COR
pora tions, soon be merged into what
may be very properly termed n trust of
trusts I'm freight and passenger trans
Dortation. The bllion-d dollar steel trust
is much more difficult combination to
effect
In the ship subsidy bill the prize at
stake for Senator Hanna and the other
monopoly magnatcs is so mammoth in
It's proportions. and If secured will. i'm
combination with the other trust of
trusts which will result if the proposed
law Tor a banking monopoly is passed
lead to such far reaching results as TO
make all lovers of popular government
shudder. If this consolidating process
through private corporations ever goes
so lar as the passage of the ship sub
sidy bill and the bill for branch banks.
the result Will be that to protect the
ensuing monopolies the men in charge
or them will. aided by the governments
of Europe ito protect irves ments" take
tcrmal possession OF cur governm ant 1t
is interpa tional law the a foreign state
may. at its d'cret'on, enf-ice the con-
tract risht of its citizens against an
other state or any portion thereof. IN
pursuance of this provision of interna-
tional law. Egypt is being managed
by an English army for the benefit of
humanity, of course and the taxes col
lected are turned over to the Roths-
chlds and their fellow monopolsts In
ala is likewise managed by the English,
and the French government has seve-
raj pieces of territory in it's hands as
receiver for its monopoly barons. Ger
many is likewise in the control of the
money power through financial opera
tons in China. 4 combination OF these
foreign powers can so back up the mo-
nopoly power in this country, that the
government can be held firmly in hand
even to the extent of declaring invalid
the election OF a President and Con-
gress pledged to correct the monopoly
abuses. All that is necessary is that
these foreign sta ties declare that the
contract rights of their citizens are in
danger of being violated.
Is 1t not clear that every American
citizen should turn in and strive to
defeat Senator Hanna's ship subsidy
bill, Senator Hannas bill for branch
banks, the retirement of the green
backs and the turning over to the
banks the entire power to Issue paper
money and withdraw 1t. and help to
defeat the existing combination OF
trusts and other monopolies fostered by
the men whom Mark Hanna as cam
paign manager, placed in power at the
last national election?
The Ohio State Convention, with Sem
ator Hanna in command, declared one
week ago last Friday in its resolutions
for President Mckinley. the best ex-
ponent of Rcpublcanism and true
American ideas and policies. the friend
OF every American industry. and the
wise and patriotic defender and advo-