The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-02
REPORT ON SUBSIDY BILL.
CHAIRMAN GROsvENOR EXPLAINS
ITS PROVISIONS.
Points Out Necessity for Carrying
Our Own Products, for Building
Up Sea Power and Developing
Our Trade With the Far East,

WASHINGTON, April i,-Represeatative
Grcsvenor. OF Ohio, chairman OF the house
committee on merchant marine and fisher
les. reported to the house yesterday the
amended shipping bill and the report. IN
Its support. by the majority OF the com
mittee. constituting all the Republican
members
The report says in part:
"Our abundant natural resources and
our industries and increasing population
make II OF great value to increase the
means of proftably disposing OF our sur
Plus productions, and our export trade
Is Increased, will be home consumption
and employment
our exporting competitors have for n
long time been devoting themselves to in
creasing their export trade and getting
possession of the markets Africa Ia an
example OF the methods pursued IN parti-
tfcning territory or recognizing spheres of
influence possibly also, Eastern Asia be-
ing eventually destined to receive similar
treatment
China" the report continues. s.may be
left oten to fair and equa, competition with
respect to trade with the United States"
in which event. the committee believes.
zone of the largest, II not the largest field
for the trade and commerce of othar ma
items will be open 20 those possessing the
facilities OF taking advantage OF oppor-
tunity."
Must increase Sea Power.
The nation first in the field. with its
own productions and its own means Of
transportation. win achieve the largest
success. for which reason China must re-
moe the barriers which now almos. en-
trely exclude foreign intercourse other
parts OF the world In which our commerce
holds SO small share would repay par
ticular study.
''The need NJ establishments for the con-
struction. docking and repairing Of ships,
an adequate navy and great nest ~
merchant vessels" all in readiness for any
exigency. Is asserted ny the report to he
self-evldent proposition. on these
grounds other nations have fortified them
selves by increasing their sea power In all
OF the ways referred 10. with the double
object Of strengthening their facilities and
power for carrying on their foreign COM
merce"
After giving the statistics on the sxtent
OF tonnage. the world over, the cost % sub
seauent building. wages. etc. Mr.. Grosye-
aors report sums up the cardinal pur-
poses" OF the bin - follows:
Purposes OF the mn.
/ To aid In a practical way. and no
doubt, undcr existing conditions the only
possible way in bringing. 10 the greatest
extent possible. our own foreign trade back
Into our own hands. and thus savine 20 our
country annually what now goes 10 IN
crease the wealth Of other nations. more
than SlaG 0no0.s
. To greatly Increase the expcrtAtiau
and sale os all kinds ~ our supeTabandnnl
agricultural productions and especially tn
the vast regions Of Asia ovldantiy very
soon 90 Dc opened 20 ths trade of the worif
This Il a trade that the nation hest pre-
Pared 20 engage In viii necessarily ge. fhe
greater proportion of by its own ships
under its own flAg and with its own postal
facilities and tts own commercial establish
rnenis for ihc disposal of lis productions.
; To bring into existence g. tie esriicsf
possible time. great American hset -
American vessels. buflf in our 8wu ccun-
try with our own material sn3 bv enr ewn
labor. a. q most neceessrF means ~ ma
fionai ala ana rsiicual safety ln flruos ~
International war or other disturbance.
the probability ~ which Is unhAppiy Hot
small even Uow.
a To increa@s The number q citizeus
who viii BE- educated in seafarinK work sni
who will thus have the skili and be aetfer
able % defend the honor and infeErffg e
our country on the seas. however suad llY
the occasion may happen
s The bill we think wni h the pro-
p~sed compensation ts large enough. AEON
rlish these great and Important pufpos-s-
No Danger of Monopoly.
Gen. Grosveuor's report concluees.
ut will % course. take considerable
time 10 reach The desired end. hgt the soon
er he policy IS entered upon tne s0oae-
ana easter win he It's aocamgi
The means proposed are OPEN 10 tae
-anItal the enterprise and the skill q cur
citizens alike. and on equal terms. There
10 no ground for the fear % monopoly.
There Is Absolute safety 20 the Treasury.
in the fAct that no payment caH be mai
a csat:ssss gn EsEs Tive S