The daily news. [volume] (Pensacola, Fla.) 1889-190?, 1900-03-12
Reririnc American Shining.

A careful study of the American
shipping bill now pending in con-
gress leads THE NEWS TO the belief
that its passage would prove bene-
fetal to Pensacola.
1t is generally conceded that its
passage would stimulate and revive
American ship building. 1t Is also
conceded by Interested capitalists
who have been here and looked care
fuily over the field that Pensacola
offers every advantage as an admira-
BILE site for a great ship building
plant, and there is every indication
that if congress passes the pending
bill Pensacola will become q great
ship building port.
Senator Frye recently wrote an in
te-esting outline of the chief features
x this bill, and among other things
said:
tfs my opinion that the immediate ef-
feet OF the passage OF this bill will be to in
cure within I'VE years the construction Of
approximately haH "A million tons of new
ships ia American shipyard,, 10 increase
the efficiency Of our shipping in the foreign
trade at least threc-fOld an that time, TO
largely and permanently reduce rates OF
ocean trans pOrtation, TO thus increase our
export trade. TO eventually bring ta- cost q
constructing ships a. low IN the nIted
states a. AZ j. elsewhere, to place ~ all
times at the Immediate command of the
government Elective ships and trained
men. TO have our mails carried free, and 10
gradually-and hope rapidly put an end
10 our present pay meut Of SI75.su.w.' "A Year
10 the foreign shipp.ng doing our foreign
carrying.
Another authority, writing in IA
vor of the bill, gives nine strong
reasons why We need American
ships for our foreign carrying trade.
as follows:
D. During the forty years ending with
thls century Tie people, 81 the IA Itod Statc-
~ill have paid over four thousand millions
81 dollars 10 foreign >hIpOwners for carry
ing our imports AHA exports.
=. The people OF IN" United states are
nov paying more than S-ra,ovo.r.n each Year
10 foreign shipowncr, Tor American carry
ing.
g. The Lifted states annually pays more
- foreign sAipuN I-au D. collected a.
sII OF th,. custom houses each year
T. There ,Nl.t ln American mines ard
forests unlimited qlaHtItlt, of ala OF the
materials needed IN shiphull1ing. and OF
the finest quality: in our mills. ogr fac-
tories and oar h,pyard- therr Is an ab,I-
dance 81 skilled labor competent to cuu-
struci AL al: tav p our .ar, ~ comu-.c.
employ >; Iu our banks there - cnpirul m
abundance seei,In- ~ ana profitable n
NesJmeuJ. Whose owner would he -iad To
put AZ IntO American ships Tor our foreign
carrying were such ships adequately poo
tected IN competition Witn foreign ships;
Cur foreign commerce is worth two hilIons
q dollars annually and employs a shipping
valued a. haI a billion % dollars, oliv one
tenth OF which - Afu-rIcau-ouIit. ard All q
- hieh could Oe AM Should be American
builI.
:. For the purpose OF national defense
and Tor the reinforcement 81 our navy IA
tiules OF need. We r,G.iIre the ships ana th-
s.Rmen our foreign commerce employs.
and these ships should be- huilt and manned
lsy our own citizens.
G. We should no longer permit the car
rving OF our imports and exports 10 serve
A. a nursery for the training Of the ships
and the seamen OF foreign nations-natiOns
that may. any time, engage us in war.
:. For forty years II has been the policy
Of this nation TO protect such American in
dustries a. are compelled TO meet foreign
roInpetition. save alone our ships upon the
ssA- The result is that our protected in
dustries are strong and prosperous, while
onr unprotected ia pping is weak and in
significant, ourlAck Of merchant ships and
citizen seamen constituting our greatest
national weakness.
). The maritime nations whose ships
compste With American ships in the carry
lng our imports and exports, pay liz sub