Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-15
BREAK ON The SHIPPING BILL.
Three OF seven Democrats on Com.
mtttee Give Practically Approval.

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Three OF seven Democrats on Com.
mtttee Give Practically Approval.
Washington. May IL. Three Of the
seven democrats Of the merchant and
marine committee yesterday filed
minority report on the shipping subsi-
dy bill which practically endorses that
measure.
Senator Jones, the chairman OF tho
democratic national committee, called
the three members. Messrs Chandler,
Small and Ransdell. before him. and
read them severe lecture for endors-
ing republican measure. The mem
bers OF the house took offense at the
action of the national chairman, and
demanded to know by what authority
he presumed to lecture them. For a
few moments the colloquy was lively,
but as the report had already been
fled, the lecture had no effect upon the
mem bers of the lower house.
notwithstanding the endorsement Of
tn democrats of this measure, 1t is not
believed 1T will be adopted, at least at
this session. The four democratic
members of committee who refused
to sign the report will present another
| minority report, but as yet have not
been able to agree as to its contents.
The report filed yesterday declares
that Its signers are unable to agree
either with the majority or the other
minority reports, respectively in favor
of or against the Payne shipping bill.
The bill is not designed to serve a po-
| litical purpose, the report declares, and
lit has not, therefore, been considered
| from a partisan standpoint. II COM
| ;oto ia, dos n tn in.
crease our exports ..and build up our
depleted merchant marine" as being
worthy the most serious, painstaking
and patriotic consideration of every
citizen, and especially when the duties
|of legi slator are added to his respon-
sibilities.'
The point is made that neither polite
]5cal party has aligned Itself in definite
terms In favor Of this particular BILL.
thence the possibility of Its national
rather than its partisan consideration.
4 We must not only increase our foreign
/ trade but the vessals which are the car
! rierssof that trade must be built In
American ship yards and manned with
4 American seamen.
Tits then pointed out that the foreign
ltrade of the United States is practically
all carried by foreign ships, and the
|remedy Is the question. The probable
|early construction OF an isthmian canal
5|connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific.
1.-the report suggests, will be only avail
Il able for foreign vessels instead OF Amer
5Iican. e legislation is not enacted in be-
8lhalf of the latter.
q AS to practical remedies, the report
q then quotes from the last annual mes
. sage of Presid ent Mckinley, to- whom,
i this is nor a rev problem. and whose
evidently embodied the
Wisdom of many years of public serv-
lice. the report containing all that the
4 president said in behalf OF government
4 aid for the upbuilding of our merchant
marine and being followed by another
sEquotation from the report of the secre-
8|stary of the treasury, in which the latter
recommends the payment Of graded
4 sbounties for the restora ton of American
4 ships to our foreign Carrying trade.
Continuing the report says:
Another remedy which has been
4 proposed is the repeal of tina It provision
sl5of our navigation laws which denies
4 foreign builtSNessels to- Amer ican regis
s|try. 1t has been contended for years by
a rnany that our citizens should have the
n right to buy ships in any market and
y have them admitted TO registry and san
1lunder our flag. We regard 1t as useless
Ito discuss the practical results or today
u down the arguments that have been ad-
Isvanced upon each of these contentious.
1T is scarcely practical qsestion.
8 No political party has or would enact
\ such legislation. The democratic par
4 ty did not enact into a law this propo-
A sition when 1t had the power to do so,
nor will 1t do so at any time in the fu-
A ture. II is equally true that the repub-
lslican party would decline to adopt this
4 remedy. Such a law would be recog-
4 nized as an irreparable blow to the ship
4 building interests Of the country and
would result in the announcement of
a foreign labor at the expense of the
a American workman.
We will state frankly that, conced-
!. ing the necessity for some legislation
4 as a solution of the problem, We are
z not able to suggest as practicable or
d feasible any other general plan for the
q upbuilding of our merchant marine
than some method Of governmental.
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