The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
AID TO FOREIGNERS
THEY WOULD COME N FOR SHARE
or SHIP SUBSIDIES.
FRYE GIVES AN EXPLANATION
WOULD FIRST HAVE TO BUILD YES
SELs ~ AMERICA.


Hale Had Heard the Measure Would
Give the Foreigners S3.Ooo.oo1.
senator Frye shows There Would
he Prerequisites to Amcricah Reg
istry-Provision Under Which Al
Vessel. sharing in Subsidies Must
Garry Freight.
Washington. Dec 5.-Scnator Frye at
to-dsys session OF the Senate cone udcd
his speech upon the ship subsidy bin
He devoted his attention principally 20
technical explanation OF the various
provisions Of tne measure. oN,l..H..
with especial care that provision which
would admit TO American registry for
elgn-buiit ships, upon which much Of the
forthcoming debate will rest
Mr. Frye said the amount OF subsiiy
could be- no more than 10000 per year
That limit. he said. was fixed definitely
IN the bll.
$50 far as the cost 20 the government
Is concerned" he added. 70 VIII be really
no more than I.5Dcoo as the subsidized
shlps are required 10 carry the United
states nails free Of cost 20 tho govern
meut The amount paid now Cor the eat-
rying OF these foreign mails Is about ST.
/ $4,000 a year"
A remarkable statement had been made,
| he said. concerning the subsidy cost
.'but. he said. There is no me hod what
/ ever in the madness Of the critics of tho
| BILL"
The limit OF 10000 in che subsidy
would not be reached Tor at least hVe
years. as within that period there would
not be enough vessels 10 draw the ful
/ amount OF the subsidy. When 'nat .im''
Is reached the Secretary OF the Treas
/ ury ls 70 reduce the amount OF the sub
sldy paid for sailing and speed premldms
the reduction TO be- pro rata amoug the
/ ships subsidized. The small vessels ems
towing the subsidy would be on Pre- -lse.y
the same plane and would receive perfect
ly Impartial treatment
All Must carry Freight
Referring 40 a proy.slan OF ,he pe1dins
I hin recurring all shlps 20 lake ireish'
up TO a certain perccniaze OF their eat
I rving capacity. Air Frye said it woulN
/ prrvent vessels like the American hht'
l ST. Louis from participating in the ne"e
[ ats OF the oct. lie announced, therefore q
that tomorrow he would propose q" in'
! Committee on Commeree au thimeu
nrovlafng thot au ships shall take 90
| freight to an amount equal 90 4" PEE nl
OF their carrying capaetty when AAFiut
| a mort OF the United States for foreign
| mort That would so distribute the pros
| dueta 10 be carried as 90 do no injustice
/ a. anybody.
Discussing that provision of the bl
| which enables foreign built ships a. Do,
brought under the American hag nud 6
enjoy a portion Of the proposed sab ld}
( under certain restrictions. Mr Frye said
| 4 had been asserted that $1,000 tons o
foreign vessels would come in at onc'
under the provision as 81 now stands. H'
said IL was his purpose 90 offer a sun
stltute for the present provision, 50 iha
IL could be determined definitely JUST hoN
many foreign vessels would be adinttte
TO american registry.
! Mr Hale said he had received stroni
protest against this provision 81 in
measure signed by forty or hity shp
builders Ia the course of whllh enc STATE
nent was made that already parties dr
engaged IN foreign ship yards in th
construction OF vessels which were q
participate IN tho proposed subsidy
nag bounty Tor Forcigners-
"r, is said" added Mr Hale. tina
tbe b,untv for foreign built raipz vii
amount 10 more than g. ooo00 year
Mr. FRYE said the statement WIS no
| true.
"r'nder the provisions OF the pendin
Atl., soid ne owners 81 foreign bun
.blna cannot draw a cent OF bounty un
tu thev construct IN he ship yards o
tria country an amount of tonnage epua
10 That which they nave brought fror
abroad"
10 believed a provision far the admlH
sion OF foreign built ships under Fropo
restriction was wise. because % Wout
irsure to the United states q rcspeciao POI
fleet OF merchant vesse.s wth.n a rea
sonable time.
NJ. FRYE said that he had always con
tended against the doctrine of free ships
h,rt when a previous subsidy hll up0
which he had worked had proved to he
dead failure ln Congress hc had agree
10 a proposition 90 Unit 90 'Amer tea
registry the New York and Paris of IN
American Line. with the nercement tina
two ships 81 corresponding Size 80
. spesd should be built in inis couu y
Thet had insured 10 the United state
a strictly American line OF ships TO l2u
roue The success OF that venture Pa
Induced him TO insert IN the penfin
measure the provision for the admi-sio
p OF a certain fixed number or foreign
built vessels 90 American registry unde
similar restrictions. He oid not t-il v
that another ship would be admitted
American registry except those spe iiica
~ nroy.ded for IA the pending measure.
Al g.s p m. the seulte heii hrit
....t,.. s.-afur and fhon adjourned.