The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-08

compiled at the bureau of navigation ot
The treasury department. far the uS,
" cNNgrcSs will form a strong argument
for the ship subsidy measure which a.
Is proposed To b. pushed At the next
>eSytoG The arSument repeatedly male
Av Republican senators that tAs NNSt
" operating American ships has b2cN
as r,,pea,eilv denied by thNse who w
pose the ship subsidy bill, The argu-
n,ent has been offered In favor ~ the
necessity for a subsidy ~ American
ships.
Th> next cNngr,ass will have nSur'S
showing that French liner, German
liner and an American bNCr are
opsrAtel az a c,s, 81 wildly ji0crcOt aS
,0 aa suu,r,sing OhlchRl statements
VIII show that the Frarch liner N'eapit
r,luDei an cNrcniiun ~ $,NN iNr
German liner Kaiser With I'm NcN
ANA the American liner =, l.'u's Nl'
an In th5 sAme given period ana uN-
3er exactly similar conditions. TINS
single iten " CNpcuSN which Is 10
slMyl = alone, Is hu; one 10 many Nh,'A
Nh hN shown p Jhp govCrtn'3Ot ro-
ports which will b. at ,Ar disposal 't
cAnSrsSs.
Representative Minor " Wisconsin.
opposed .he Frye hiO az the las S'>-
sion ot congress On he ground that tt
was tna advantageous 80 yDr fast
steamships that carry p1SscngcrS Ini
mall. and that the hN, 3l3 oNt 80
enough FOR the slow cargo ships
The bin as originally introduced allow
ei speed premiums IN 10 tWeUiy-one
knots. ,The bin as amended aud veiNAr,.
"a hv the senate committee limited the
premium on speed ~ eighteen kno;S
The amended hlll pays pUNNortion-
ately very much greater sums Tor slow
vessels than for fast vessels, The
greater the speed of vessel ;he more
/; coSts. propOrtiona,ey, 70 operate r.
Doubling the speed of A ;sn-knot veS-
sci. the cost Ot the coal and handling
Alone Is Increased elgat times, But
the compensation under the amended
senate bill Is only Increased four times
Many opponents u the last oiR ad-
NIT that the nation ought 20 have fast
steamships. particularly for use IN car
rying the mails and Is auxiliary naval
vessels in time ~ war, but want pro-
vision made for them In a separate bill
All ot the grea; nations u Europ are
viafng with each other 10 SECURE .ast
STEAMSHIPS NNlllr NA NlttAA hNN f'"N'
vessels several knots faster than anv
ship under the American nag, and In
case of war would have great advaui-
age over the United States.
The compensation now given by the
government for fast steamships for
carrying the mails has proved wholly
Inadequate 70 induce anybody 20 con-
S;ruct such steamships The only fast
vessel under the United States nag.
those Of the American line. would
never have been constructed u the only
Iniucemeut was the subsidy paid by our
government. The sNew York and the
Paris wara running unier the British
flag receiving subsidies from the British
government but because % American
ownership the British government with
drew the British mails from TIA. line.
aud thus made it impossible Tor the
line 10 compete with its extensive ves-
sells with the Cunarl and White star
lines which receive nearly S9fAooN an
nuaily from the British government
FOR carving the mails from the British
navy department. The Paris and New
York. being Disseminated against be-
cause n American ownership, sought
admission un Ter the American rag AMI
70 secure that the comuany agreed 70
build two similar ShiDs IN the United
states. The s.. Louis and 81. Paul
were the result. Il has been enabled
% run without loss because W the
pos,al subsidy bill