New-York tribune., 1901-01-24
Stripping BILL OUTLOOK
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view Of the revolution n the construction of
naval vessels. Speaking in this connection of
| Dewey's victory at Mania. he said the Spanish
! feet had been annihilated like "eggshells struck
by thunderbolt" He contended that bounties
are unconstitutional and quoted a letter from
! ex-senator Edmunds the author of the pending
! bill. to Senator Frye in support of this view
Mr.. Vest found in this view the reason for the
contention that the bill is intended to strengthen
! the Navy IF bounties were justifable, why
not give bounty to farmers and stock growers
in dry years? Why not give it TO miners?" he
! said.
Concluding a discussion of Mr. Fryes argu-
! ment in favor of the bill that its operation
would afford the Government auxiliary cruisers
! in time of war. MI. Vest said: All this talk of
! auxar ycruisers is a subterfuge, mere gla
| mour. and an appeal to patriotism and the old
| flag This is not question Of rhetoric, it is not
| question OF sentiment"
! In his opinion, to give a subsidy to anybody
was unjustifable and unconstitutional. but to
! give it to great corporations naked rob-
| berry under the guise of law"
! Discussing the participation of various lines
of ships in the proposed subsidy. Mr.. Vest said
! that the vessels Of what is known the Amert-
can Line (the international Navigation Com
! pany), in the course of the twenty years the
/ subsidy to run. would receive at least
| S12000O00 of the total which would be paid out.
! Mr.. Frye called attention to the fact that an
| amendment proposed excluded the American
Line from any participation beyond a period Of
/ ten years
BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE BILL.
Continuing. Mr. Vest discussed the intimate
relations which he said existed between the rail-
roads of the country and great steamship lines.
and asserted in that connection that the Inter
! I.-are ha-
ing operated at profit
Again Mr.. FRYE interrupted to direct attention
to President Griscom's statement that every
one of the four ships of the American Line
under the American flag had lost money con
| tinuousy since they had hoisted the Stars and
| Stripes.
Mr. Vest admitted that this was true but
urged that the company made profit on IT'S
! entire plant.
| The Pacific Mail Steamship Company. he said.
| would be the next beneficiary under the bill
With its present ships and the two vessels it
was building now II would receive S5JOoOO a
year Of the subsidy.
The next poor. emaciated starving corpora
tion which will receive a subsidy under this
BILL" said Mr Vest. sarcasticaly, lis the Stand
ard Oil Company" OaughterD II was, he said,
trembling with emaciation and hungry for the
necessaries Of life. its shares Of stock being
. ascertain how much of the subsidy the Standard
Oil Company would receive, but the company
. had declined to supply any Information as 70 IT'S
/ ships.
Mr. Frye interjected statement that nearly
all oil tank steamers were bulIt ABROAD Insy
/ would receive only one-quarter OF the regular
subsidy, as they could bring no returning
freight II was not probable, therefore. that
they would be brought under the American flag.
Mr.. Vest hoped they would not be brought
| under the Stars and Stripes. They did not de-
serve, he maintained. any OF the subsidy, and
I their owners ought not TO have any of the tax
money of the United States.
/ After having read the desk several extracts
from the reports Of Mr. Chamberlain. Commits
/ sioner Of Navigation. TO show the change in his
/ attitude toward subsidies Mr. Vest said II was
/ evident. despite the assertions of Mr.. Chamber
lain. that the whole amount of the subsidy
50 600 900 a year-would be taken up practically
Immediately. He referred 70 the reported for
nation OF syndicates TO control the vessels on
the Great Lakes and on the Pacific Coast He
believed trust would be formed for the control
OF all this American shipping-a trust that
would get every dollar of the subsidy
Everything in the country is under a trust"
said the Missouri Senator. from the cradle 10
/ the grave"
/ He declared that the antitrust bill passed by
the House last session was sleeping the sleep
/ OF death in pigeonhole Of the Committee on
Judiciary Of the Senate. The Republicans. he
( asserted dare not raise the black flag against
the trusts before the last campaign, and now. in
gratitude for their financial assistance, they
would not raise their hands against them. This
bill" continued AIr. Vest. will pass the Senate.
/ It is a part OF the protective system sacred 10
the Republican party. especially in New-EnS-
/ land Drunk with victory, the Republican party
now will stop at nothing"
Mr.. Vest closed with the following quotation
from Tennyson, which he said should be taken
! to heart by the Republicans
The wind blew east and the wind blew west.
And the blue eggs in the robin nest
Will have wings and beak and breast
And futter and fly away
When Mr.. Vest concluded he was conSratu-
| lated by many Senators from both sides of the
chamber.