The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-23

The injustice OF the Shipping Subsidy
bill IL proven. and lie character ss th'
greatest attempted steal Of The century
IL established 10 tho report Of thdUnltet
States Commissioner Of Navigation for
1900. But he does not do IL iull justice
a. IL shown by the review just published
by Calvin Tomklns, chairman Of the
Tariff Reform committee, New York, a.
iollowsi
Flrst--By his previous report dated
Oct 18th, 1899, At page 81. the Commits
eloner himself estimated the subsidy
earning capacity Oi only a part ~ those
above noted lviEi ships Of speed IA knots
OF shovel AZ a.. .232. 1884.
eecond--The COmmianiOnerB estimate
ab0se IA made on the basis of ships In
1899 II 20 happens that In that year an
4 extraordinary proportion Of the vessels
Of such lines as Pacific Mail, Pacific
Coast, andOceanio we're chartered 10 the
Government for transportation seryice
Thlfd--rhe United States Commits
sinner also omltg to count vessels In the
Hawaiian and the Porto Rlcan trade
FOurlh-In one case, that of the Paris
hls subsidy calculation Il put nc onl,
some 1000 Instead of the $3.50 O0O
lhat chs would more ordinarily earn
that ship having been diaablel for the
greater part Of the year by grounding.
Fiiih--Most Important Oi all, the
Com missioner has assumed IN his eatim
aiea that no more subsidy eligible ship
would engage In the foreign trade. and
That those that are Ia II would inaks nn
more trips with auhsidy thar without IL
u this we're true Il should be iaial to the
bill. .
The commissioners rano.' -l-i--- 'i-s'
the senate ship subsidy bill would bene
a. Just four shipyards and soven ship.
owners Interested. OF these one, the
Great Northern s. s. 70. speaking by
Ia President, Mr.. Hill, repudiales all
need iof subsidy, denies the pr,ptoty Of
any on the plan proposed by this bill,
says he ordered these ships in America
because they could be buils here more
eheAply than abroad aud that Il the
iron and steel trusts would 10, up on the
price they charge Americana for steel
plaies, Il would help ship building more
than subsidy.
I'VE can build ships in this country"
says Mr.. Hin, "as we'll and a. cheupl,
as.thsy can bo buill anywhere In the
world. Now had nsures within the
lac. year furnished from tho best build.
ere on the Clyde and figures from a.
good bnilders ~ theTe are In this ooun.
wv aud 10 my utter anarcment the
American aguros on a single ship were
$4,000 10 floO.OO0 under the best CLYDE
balldsrs and when We &c, the ship sub.
sldy ,ha, Il promised 500 how how har |
py we shall be daughter
The sub'ldy scheme, said Mr.. Hm, |
"s an eHeellept thing II il is not abused.
believe tha, live could pay a tonnage
on the aelual commodities Of a certain
k'nd based ou the distance carried, there
"oald b. same justice Ia subsidy. NJ
analssed carefully the Ore, bin ,ha, wus
drawn and found ,ha, Oa, Of spO0O Om |
Aboa, q ,SoO,OOo wat to wbat Is known
As The American Lne'--a good friend
Of mine aad aice seatlemea. rhey are
alwaye very kiad 10 me when am
orossing.
ihey have sei apart 80 pcr cent Of
ihs sPPo''ionmen, for the raciae Ocean.
No doab' so@s oi my irlsnds though,
HEY we're serving me aud iaa money
'ense perhaps they vere, bat I would
much rather seo them take the duy N
''a'ss that are 10 - ln,o tho ships when
hoy srr built"
This leaves iou'--1he International,
he Pacific Mail, The oceaaie aud The
's~ io's sad Cuba Mail to posls,
boot as pea ogn. Of che paainaer tia,
hey are not Swing Mr. nul whhou,
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