Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-30
THE SHIPPING BILL.
Turner of Washington speaks
Against Subsidy.


Washington, Jan. 3O.Mr Turner. of
Washington. spoke against the subsidy
bill in the senate yesterday. He said
it was one of the most extraordinary
measures ever brought before congress.
1T was various in principle and absurd
in the extravaganza TO which 1t pro-
ceeded. 1t had been devised by a se-
lect COMMITTEES of political parties,
aided by distinguished counsel. with
less consideration of the pubic welfare
He did not. he said impugn the motives
of t.hose in congress advocating the BILL
but he considered the measure strik-
ing instance of the strictly business
policy of the party in power and its
readiness to listen to any project In be-
half of wealthy as against the inter-
ests of the people.
MIR. Turner said he had been APP
pealed TO TO support the bill on the
ground that it would help his state.
But he declared it was not calculated
to benefit any community, but rather
to enrich a few private individuals. He
maintained also that the bill was pa
tsrnalism carried to an extreme. 1t was
one-quarter government paternalisn
and three-quarters a .lawless, piratical
raid on the public treasury"
The only consideration given 70 the
farmers by this bill, Mr.. Turner said.
WAS for the purpose of providing a
sauce to force this "atrocious and vil-5
lainous concoction down the throats of
the American people. He declared that
the subsidy bill would commit the gov
ernnlent to expenses aggregating $780,
000, 900. This he said, was mere gift
to a favored industry, and, he predicted
that the time would soon come when
the ship owners of the United States
would build their own ships. independ-
emily OF governmental aid He pre-
dictsd that much Of such legislation as
This would work the ruin OF the repub-
zlican party.
Mr.. Turner contended that. contrary
to the popular belief, the subsidies pro-
vided for by the bill were to continue
for thirty years !. He had been surprised.
he said to learn that the subsidies were
to continue for a longer period than,
twenty years. and he was sure that
popular opinion had accepted the short
er period as the correct one.
Mr.. Frye reminded Mr.. Turner that
there was pending an amendment to the;
bill limiting the payment on existing
ships to ten years.
Mr.. Turner asserted that we already
have, or very soon will have, a suffi-
Gent tonnage to absorb $11. .756,349 under
the bill. if that amount were allowed.
This, he said. demonstrated that the
full $9.000,000 allowed annually for SUBJ
eidies would be required from the be-
ginning. He declared that under the
provisions of the bill the American line
would receive s2,lSS, sos, or almost one
quarter of the entire amount to be paid
out annually.
Mr.. Frye said that the committee on
commerce had reported amendments
which prohibited the company from
bringing in more than six foreign ships.
Continuing. Mr.. Turner said that the
treasury doors should be padlocked and
guarded by gatling guns when the
American line prepared to make raid
2rEon the nations vaults.
Mr.. Turner said all the world outside
of the United States pays less than s20.-
100000 annually in the way OF ship sub
sides. This country was preparing to-
Eay almost half as much when 1t is adj
m.tted that our tonnage Is not one
hundredth part Of the tonnage OF the
world. He argued that outside Of the
invidious principle Of the bill. the great.