The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-14
HANNA DEFENDS STEAL
Makes His First Set Speech in
Senate.
PLEADS FOR SUBSIDY
SAYS AMERICAN LINE WILL GET
"oNLYD sos, 900 ANNUALLY.

ed the senate on the pending ship sub
-ssidy bill While he had spoken here
tofore on the floor of the senate, mis-
effort today was his first really formal
speech to the body since he became
member of it.
The speech was given unusually close
attention. Senators on both sides of
the chamber remained il their seats
throughout the delivery of the ad-
dress He spoke without manuscript
and his delivery at all times was fOrci-
bic and intense. At the conclusion of
the speech he received the cordial con-
ordinations of many of his colleagues.
Before Senator Hanna rose to speak,
Mr.. Fairbanks Ond.) offered a joint
resolution from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds, directing
the appointment by the president OF
the senate of three members of that
committee and by the speaker of the
house of five members Of the same
committee TO ascertain a feasible lOca-
ton for and the probable cost of a hall
of records to be located in the District
of Columbia. The resolution was
adopted.
Hanna's Speech is a Reply to Clay's.
Hanna's speech was in d sense a re-
ply TO that delivered a few days ago
by Mr.. Clay Of Georgia. Like Mr..
Clay, Mr.. Hanna is a member of the
committee on commerce, from which
the measure now pending was report
ed to the senate.
In opening his address, Mr.. Hanna
said that the remarks of Mr.. Clay had
brought into question the motives of
chose who had assisted in the prepara-
ton of the pending measure. AS a
member of the maritime committee, as
well as a member Of the committee on
commerce, Mr.. Hanna said he felt IL
his right and duty to explain the work
of those committees
For myself" he declared ''I resent
the imputation that any other motives
than those of interest in our country
and good public policy actuated the
committees"
ar, Clay interrupted Mr. Hanna TO
disclaim any such imDutatiOn.
Discussing the rise and fall of the
American merchant marine, Mr.. Han
ma declared that the beginning of the
decline in the industry was COincident
with the outbreak OF the civil war.
Mr. Vest of Missouri interrupt ; the
Ohio senator to challenge his staten ent
that the civil war caused the decline of
shipping. he declared the decline had
begun as far back as 1859
IN response TO Mr.. Vests challenge,
Mr.. Hanna reviewed the history of the
American merchant marine from the
establishment of the nation to the pres
ent time. He maintained that the de-
CduC1lCE III american SnlDDluE mad De-
gun IN 1850 and not in 1885. as the Mis-
souri, senator had asserted.
taking up the bill, Mr.. Hanna said
the pending measure was believed TO
be the most practical legislation that
could be enacted upon the subject He
then slzetched rapidly the rise of the
shipping industry of the great lakes.
He had he said, been connected with
that industry for nearly forty years
and had seen it grow from COTaI,ara-
TO
present condition Of unparalleled great
ness He maintained that this great
shipping industry on the lakes had
been fostered and protected by saIutary
and wise navigation laws. To the ad-
vantage of these laws was added the
liberal appropriations made by con
gress for the Improvement of the har-
bOrs OF the great lakes.
Mr.. Hanna maintained that in order
to build up the American merchant
marine il was necessary to have not
only capital and experience, but it was
necessary likewise TO afford our for
eign carrying trade protectiOn-some
kind Of fundamentally law" If this
protection should be afforded. said Mr.
Hanna. the growth of the American
merchant marine would be on a par
with the growth Of the shipping in
dustry on the great lakes.
Dispute over Pay to American Line.
Adverting to the amount of the sub
N4Uy WHICH NDuIu ne uIdN n on vessels
of the American international Naviga-
ton company, Mr.. Hanna said he did
not propose TO eVade any of the
ISLANDERS or CalumnieS Of anybody in
connection with this matter He de-
Cldred that the four ships Of the Amer
tcan line which are carriers of mail
had not made a net dollar since they
came. under the American flag.
He challenged the assertion of Mr.
Clay that each OF the fast vessels of
the American line would draw 1904 O90
annually from the proposed subsidy.
Mr.. Clay directed the Ohio senator s
attention 10 the testimony Of Mr.
ClvGe. a Stea nShiD owner. before the
commerce commission. in the course Of
which he stated that the American line
vessels would receive the sum Of the
subsidy.
Il am not using Mr.. CIyde's figures. q"
replied Mr.. Hanna. but my own
ThereupOn Mr. Vest called attention
TO the fact that Mr. Chamberlain, the
commissioner of navigation. and one
Of the strongest advocates of the pend
ing measure, also had said the AmeTi-
can line vessels would receive S3O4, O9s
annually from the subsidy.
After asserting that his figures
showed that the American line vessels
would receive less than $3.50, 00L a year
each, Mr.. Hanna declared that with
the subsidy the vessels Of that line
would not earn as much as was earned
by the vessels Of the Cunard and White
star lines uIluEE the mali subsidies re-
ceived from Great Britain
There is no profit in that line" de-
clared Mr.. Hanna, "and there never
viii be a profit under present condi-
tons"
Mr. Hanna dwelt at length upon the
desirability Of having a large merchant
marine TO draw uDOn for auxiliary
ships in case Of war.
''Will all ships auxiliary to the naval
power Of the United States" inquired
Mr.. Vest. "such vessels as transports
and supply ships, participate in this
proposed subsidy"
II do not think So" replied Mr..
Hanna.
Then retorted Mr.. Vest, ''the Ian
guage Of the bin ought TO be changed.
Sees Dire Results if Bill Fails.
The enactment of the measure into
law. Mr.. Hanna urged. would benefit
materially the shipbuilGing industry,
and create a demand for labor IN every
department OF business and commerce.
eve must either find foreign mar
kets for our surplus products" Mr..
Hanna declared, cor we must curtaii
our productions Of agriculture and
manufacture One-third. Think what
that would mean 1t would mean the
throwing out of employment of thous-
ands and tens of thousands of men,
and the consequent increased cOmpeti-