Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27

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United States mails free. The magni-
tude of the fraud attempted under this
plea can be best understood by making
"a cu,npaTiso of the sums actually appro-
| priated by Great Britain, for example,
and those proposed by the Hauna-
Payne bill. By reference to recent re-
ports OF the British Postmaster General
and the Admiralty records. it will be
| found that the ships to which sub
| vention was Eaid by the British Ad-
miralty as reserve merchant cruisers
during the year 1890 were as follows:
| Himalaya, p. & o. Co. E3, 375
| Austria ia, p, & D. Co............... 1875
| Victoria, +. 4 o Co................ 2,4a8
| Arcandia, p. & o. Co.............. 2, ,8S
/ Campania, Cunard Co............... I6OO
| Lucauia, Cunard Co. ................ 1890
| Tuetonic, White Stai Co. ............ 1925
Majestic, White Star Co.. 1856
To these may be added the three
steamers of the Canadian Pacific Rail
road Co.
Empress OF India
Empress of China for the three. ....f7,S1s
Empress OF Japan
Aggregate for the eleven steamers. :. ELS. 600
For these payments the Admiralty
have the first cali Oh the ships. at
I
have to pay il the boats were char tered
in times of emergency, and they have
also the first call on other ships be-
longing to these companies for which
no subvention is paid, in consideration
Of this payment, the ships were con-
structed under Admiralty survey, and
fitted with guu-decks and the necessary
adiuncts to enable them to be readily
utilized as armed cruisers in case OF
need, the subyention being paid, not
only for the privilege of a call upon
the lines for the boats SO subsi-
died, but as compensation for
the additional expense in oonstruo-
tion and for the additional weight
and bulk which they are obliged
to carry in the shape of gun
decks and other fittings. In addition
to this subvention, according to the
44th report of the Postmaster General
of Great Britain, the total amount
paid for the carriage Of mails from
the United Kingdom to New York
during the year ending March 3lst,
1898, was fl07, 694 or, say, about $500,
900, which, added to the amount paid
!, for subvention, would aggregate a sum
total of about $4,000.
In the Hanna-Payne bill provision is
made for the payment Of susbidy to
American owned steamers under the
British and Belgian flags, which is
! estimated to amount in the aggregate
Z to over S65S, 600 annually. 1t is also an
open secret that vsrious' foreign resi-.
!, dents doing business in New York have
] fled notices within the prescr ibed
2 time. which will enable them to COM
! ply with the stipulations of the bill iu
! securing subsidy payments on still
greater amount of tonnage now in
Z course Of contraction to be put into
the American trade later. Thus the
|. estimated 80, 600, 600 for subsidy appro.
priation is likely to be fully used, the
lions share going to the international
Q Navigation Go. and other owners OIL
= vessels which are foreign built though
e possibly under the American flag, while
? the Pacific Mail, Ward Line, aud other
! will divide among them what Is left b.
J. their more greedy claimants for tn,
u public money. If this Hnnna-Payn,
bill, as has been SO frequently an
3 nounoed, is for the purpose of reVivini
q shipbuilding interests in this oountr!
y and the building up of an American
70 merchant marine, why not contine tn
s. payment OF the subsidy to strictl,
& American built ships?
y Now, let US inquire what would hav
N been the susbidy payments under th
10 Hanna Payne bill for the fiscal yea
1897, If it had been in. force at tina
ie time. Following the actual course Q
IL every ship during that year, th
amount paid from the Treasury woul
70 have been the following:
8 International Navigation Co. .....
" (under American fiags) ......$l, 1903, 331.t
ne International Navigation 90.
I'd tunder British and Belgian
Nv fagsl ......:. 658, 701. !
MS Ocean Steamship Go. .......... 117,390.a
in Pacific Coast Steamship Go.
g and Oregon improvement Co. 81, 209.1
" Atlantic and Caribbean Steam
or Paciac Mail Steamship Co. 1s,ss7.s
Ter United States and Cuba Mail Go 500, COL.
be @. Fl. Mallory q 20. ......... 1855
he b. b. Plant steamship Co..... 1865;
IN W. p. Clyde 81 Co. ............ %, 069.,
y Southern Pacific Co........... 21,s98.l
y. Charles w. Hogan. ............ 8,i3a.
20 I. Hogan d Son. IL, 225.
to Alfred g. Bedford. ............ $780,
lie, J.. and N. Railroad Co. ........ $751;.
pg Saginaw Steamship Co. ....... 1,4J7.
Pacific Steel Barge Co... 1852
pa Progreso Steamship Co..,..... AGO.
- International Steamboat Co.,. 400.
hs Boston Towboat Go. 1884.
ed Total. So, sss, 226.
'ck In addition to this the followir
extra subsidies would have been earne,
ig International Navi-
ans yatiou On. undpr 'm.s
uR. American flag. 81, 900, 5l220
RS, | Under British and
The Belgian flags. 486, 76s.6l
rha Oceanic Steamship Co. ........$ III, 800
10 Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
y and Oregon improvement Go. 20,066
up- Atlantic and Caribbean Steam
Oh snip TO-. .,................. "a, 643
ed. Pacific Mail Steamship Co.,. 95, 281
uld y. II. Mallory O. Co.......... 2,262
cd ~, a. ono -, :.
/, ia Total ................,-....- S2,O36. 924
,ots This makes total of nearly 81, 0O
are COO, against about $3.50, 600 paid
fine Great Britain Tor like purposes. I
president OF the International NayiG
tho tion Co. was made to say in the ney
,am Eapers that the mail contracts viii
in now give the International Naviga,i
cor Co. in the neiehborhu cd Of Sl,000,(
sells per annum do MT compensate for I
! III extra expense involved in sailing unt
the the American ling. Such statsmel
the may deceive the average member
fast congress put eannot ueceiVs IN
ex- .hnnts VIM "ro iaihiiiar Win eue st
iect. We are informed that the s,
,ist. sidy which would be earned by the
NAV ternatunal Navigation Co. under
nh proposed bill would in itself amo,
uild yearly to more than the gross earnil
ara that can be made by either of
riff, largest steamship COMPANIES now G