The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
IN BEHALF OF SHIP SUBSIDY
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY STATES ITs
REASONS WHY BILL SHOULD PASS.
Much Party Tutry INDUCED In Advo-
cacy of the Hnnna-Pnyne Measure.
Now Ready for - Vote.

washington. April 1.--Representative Gros-
venor tohio). chairman of tho committee on
merchant marine and fisheries. presented TO
the house Yesterday the amended shipping
bill and the report in it's support by the ma
jority of the committee constituting all the
republican members. The report says IN
part
Our abundant National resources aud our
industrious and Increasing population make IT
OF great value to increase the means of profit
ably dsposing of our SURPLUS productions
and as our export trade is Increased so Will
be home consumption and employment.
Our exporting competitors have for long
time been devoting themselveB to increasing
their export trade and getting possession of
markets. Africa Is an example OF the meth
,eas pursued OF partitoning territory or rec
ognizinE spheres of influence. possibly East
ern Asia being eventually destined 10 receive
similar treatment
emma the report continues. may be
I lett open to fair and equal competition with
respect due to the United STATES. in which
event the commttea believes one of the
largest. II NOT the largest helds for the
trade ana commerce of other nations will be
open to those possessing the facli1ues oil TAKE
ing advantage OF their opportunity.
The nation first In the field with its own
productions ana its own means OF transporta-
ton" will achieve the largest SUCCESS for
which reason China must remove the barriers
which now almost entirely exclude foreisn m
tercourse. Other parts Of the world IN which
our commerce holds so small a snare would
repay particular study.
The need OF abundant establishment for the
construction. docking and repairing OF sh .ps
an ADEQUATE navy and great fleet OF NJ r
chant vessels AN in readiness for any ext
eency'' is asserted by the report to be "a
self-eyident proposition" on these grounds
other nations have fortified themselves by in
crtasng their sea power In all of the ways
referred to- with object OF STRENGTHENING
their facilities and power for carrying on
foreign commerce.
After giving the statistics on the extent Of
tonnage the world over. tho cost OF ship
building. wages. ETC.. MIR. Grosvenors report
sums up 'the cardinal purposes of the bilf
as follows.
10 aid in real practical way--and no
doubt. under existing conditions the only
possible way--in bringing to the create t
our own hands. and thus saving to our coun-
try certainly more than 100000 Transports
lion money annually which now goes to in
crease the wealth OF other nations.
"2. To greatly increase the expectation
and sale OF all kinds of our superintendent
productions. and especIaly in the vast re-
gions OF Eastern ASIA evidently very soon
10 be open to the trade OF the world. This is
trade that the nation best prepared TO
engage In will necessarily get the greater
proportion OF by its own ships. under Its
aud its own CONNER eial es,aplishm nts for The
disposal Of its productions.
49, To bring into existence at the earliest
POSSIBLE time a great AMERICAN f1set OF mer-
chant vessels, built In our own country. with
our own material and by our own labor as Q
most necessary means OF Nat onal d and
National safety IN times OF intern atlonal wal
or other Disturbances. the probability OF
which is unhappily not small even now
-. To inference the number OF our citi-
zeus who will be educated in seafaring work
and who will thus have thu skill and be
better able to defend the honor and Ia erests
Of our country on the seas. however suddenly
the. occasion may happen.
IS. The bill we think, will II the pro-
posed compensation is large enough accom-
pl .sh these great and important purposes.
General Grosyenors report continues: III
VIII Of course. take a considerable time 10
reach tho desired end. but the sooner the
policy is entered upon the sooner and easier
will be its accomplishment. The means pro-
posed ire open 10 the CAPITAL. the enterprise
and the skill OF all our citizens alike and "a
equal terms There is no ground for any
form OF monopolv. There is absolute safety
10 the treasury In the fact that no payment
can be made until in each and for each voy-
are the work is actually performed. AS we
have before stated, Il Is certain that no
vessel great or smell, fast. or slow in the
list. can anord TO make single VOYAGE with
out also having q large commercial business
income from the Same voyage and IN d0lnR
such commercial business she IA fniflinR
enc OF tho great purposes Of the bill. In view
OF the foregoing conditions we earnestly rec
oTnmend the epredv uassage OF TIE BILL"
Tho bill and amendments have be.n made
public heretofore. The antitrust amendment
Is slightly changed 20 inst IN case OF a
combination those participating In ~ are OK.
ciuded from the benefits Of the bill instead
Of the previous plan which would have oper.
ated alike against those in ana out OF the
/ combinations.