The sun., 1901-11-27
FOR A MERCHANT MARINE.

FOR A MERCHANT MARINE.
Senator Frye, OF Maine, made y great
plea for merchant marine. in his speech
Mt the Union League banquet at Phila-
dclphia On Saturday night. He didn't
mince matters, but said Straisht-out that
he was an advocate of ship subsidies and
declared that every maratime nation of
the world is now promoting its merchant
marine by subsidies paid hy the govern
ment. While there is no doubt about the
truth Of that statement il is well TO re-
member that it has been denied by the
opponents Of the subsidy scheme. The
Senator's use Of facts and figures make
him a dangerous man To the opponents ot
the projects which he favors, We re-
member that some years ago when Sena-
tor Frye made Il campaign speech III
this city and was demonstrating the ben
vhts of tariff rs opposed to free trade
that il local Shinhuilder af Democratic
proclivities was listener, to the Sena-
tors speech until his free trade notions
began to give away. Then he began to
back out and finally left the meeting in
haste, saying as he went: THAT is
dangerous man."
We have no doubt the opponents Of the
proposition to rchahilitate our merchant
marine by subsidies from the National
treasury. 10 compensate American ship
owners for the disadvantages that have
operated to drive American ships from
the seas. wul still vote the Senator "a
dangerous man." The signs. however.
are rropitiouS: and it begins 10 look aS
If the ship subsidy hill will heenme 4 law
during the present session of Congress.
II iS well to remember that hitherto one
OF thc arguments for the uphuilding -
lnervtaut marine, hy government aid.
hy thiS country, was the necessity for
fostering i foreign commences which the
opponents Of the subsidy scheme declared
was necessary, and which was ~ b one
of the fruits of free trade in ships a>
we'll rs other commodities That argu-
ment does not hold with the same force
thar it formerly did. but il. removal
does not weaken the argument fnr ruer-
chan, marine. The commerce for which
they sighed and prayed is here. The
growing volume Of exports from this
country fer which Americans are paying
frci=htS to England and other European
ship owners. is draining the country ot
vast amount Of money that should re-
main here. and is keeping vast amount
a.. u ~
would lie expended in shin huillmg, one
of the most important domestic indus
tries. We have said the commerce j.
here 50 it is. And what is more. is
thnt il i> likely q stay here. This do"-
NOT depend altogether upon tie >uprem
acy " the United States in manusact
urt~. 'rhr ship subsidy lin Jhat pro
mot,> the tuihliug 81 . merchant marine
is = scheme IL s.rugr the carrying N
American foai proiugt,-sh" rroiuct
of ,hr farru>-fnr which frer trade N
lenaut> III the tarif hay, irrn y aH
xiN- l, f, >5arca.y P>Sih., that ;hi
trade c4u Nv tak-n assay fr0n IL mr.
louc whil, A, the ; r-tary >, A=-icul
;ur i ev-n now >-rlEil- at5ruai ii Fl
MP. an,! Asia; ana ;..->. Jt.ti.S~. ,i.srit,
every .fe-: ma,iy r-v.rt them ap
pear II l. peei"'is.i tfr.ure> tha
caunu, e avoisiri arl lHtit they cal
u, avvu!,sl Amyria. mu>' le tic fa
raiser ~ tn" wor'3 Wnae that i tru
II certainty l. ri4hr ant proper that III
luit,,l States should saw yhe freiGhta-,
a,l,l 1t ,he same time promote thr huilj
ine " american scasninS SHIPS.
Talkln. with a >hiphui!drr a few LAY
asa Il, called attention N Thy >izr 1
tie ships Of today compared with thns
II twenty-five n thirty yrar, ~,
sun, IF lii, lua.lrrn ~hi,> H. >ai,l hay
a capacity NJ t.n hiG vessels n n
Cia nar rra. This makr- >hirhnil,
i'm luite Il diherru; thns from what
wa> generation nGe thr building M
Shift IL a fleet q, >il>. requires Il
itlrari.-z captsl B earitAl ~ large th;
ryra thr mp>t yrutEr-~atHr Speculation
wu.ll hesitate r. aecrp, i propp>itio
N establish Iine NE >hip> far farri-
trHl,, Ull.>> there i >"mt government
E1atantre against failnr. un'il ,ns
iifr, NJ tht traly feltld he >eragsa ~
ar.ausy.i nrau profitable basis. -
ail-ars that the making u an Amrr
mcFshaut marlin '.a~ waitr, IN Il
.f hi- tilts-~ commerce. rrad
ny GREATER tha, ghaI .. anN ath
assam ic trade waiting r1r liz >hip
Rr fn' treasury An sustain Am"'!..
r rl-i>, tl II -f@rt I, rp;ai. IL i
HI, r ag ~a,iire Il hIs-. nn..a ill.,. frt
III J. ,hs ~yG>
ia hiS Speech Senator Fs>e voiced I
.tW,rastr sentiment wnou hr urGrl I
l8aus ana Substituting uea ha
marin"
I,NsFt a th,y both i.>tro, proprr'
ii seems likr i contradiction " >ay N
tin wreck left ly 4 fre rr>rmhl,,~ /
wreck lett III huosl, That. hnwry
,an pp trnly said 81 tile wrr,Sa-e l.
hv the fir. that DESTROYED the wart.lon,