Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-02-15

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mean So much 70 the future CONNER
einl gfnalh II this nation as he ship
ping subsidy bill introduced hy Scna.
inf ffte II Maine says the New Vest
Trade.
The till provides that for fifteen
years The owners ~ American built
vessels engaged Ia foreign trade shall
receive compensation from The govern
ment according 10 certain well defined
conditions u, m amendment 10 the
bill oil tank vessels are excluded.
/ The Intent ~ The amendment Is, 0f
\ course, a. exclude the STANDARD OH
company from any part IN the COM
penaltibn. To secure compensation
/ vessels must clear wit II Il cargo Of az
least - PR cent III their carrying ca
ptciIy, Foreign built vessels owned
i,y American companies shall receive
10 per cent ~ foregoing rate and upon
/ this clause certain limitations are
! placed. The total annual ,onpensa
tlun II limited To - Om, OOU, "A year,
5000, 0o0'of which shall 20 10 he Pa
q Tic coast foreign trade. a nd all y.s-
sells taking advantage Of the act
MAY i,e taken and used bS the United
States a. any time ~ cruisers ur
+ transports al a fair saluation and
must carry tile United states mail
free ~ charge.
I Needless hostility has been display.
I'd against this bill. We are TOO prone
/ 10 lg nYer-susptcinus of many measures
which are really for The .st interests
/ 81 this country las they have been for
+ the advancement 81 many other ma
lions fearing the measure may be Il
scheme to give Ia Il combine of the
money interests millions III the public
money, II Is our duty as citizens Of
use discretion, but there i, no reason
IN stispecting every measure Of being
full ri fraudulent designs and work Of
corruption. Now, The Standard OIL
company, i, direct provision Is de-
barred from becoming In any way Il
beneficiary III this bill. Other well
defined limitations are placed la The
hill, preventing ahy other misuse of
he money and providing for its just
and proper distribution. Moreover
the sum total u SaeA compensation is
limited To *o.npo,nW year lonty
drop la the bucket when compared
with England annual subsidy. which
las been III existence for hundreds Of
years and has bcrn ane Ut the leading
factors IN making England the great.
ri nlarattme power al the ages
Moreover, this hill holds only for the
period IT fifteen Years. ii only an eNs
pertinent whirh has every reason III
the Aurli for becoming Success.
The inject Of this bill Is to build ap
an Amcriean merchant marine. Why
IL Il that This nation. whose foreign
commerce j. greater than that If any
other natian in the world, has no mer-
chant marine Isl Ter own. and must
nas ant +lunt n0o,o uo annually, princi-
palit IL England. lor DUNG our carry.
lng tfale fnf nss When ship oMnsrs
~ ~ her uatlans are hereb, subsidized
hs Nial htstncss reasoning ean we
expect merchants III this country IL
build and sail their SHIPS under the
american ttags II is the same IN the
shipping business as Ia amy her hllsl-
iess men Will naturally build their
ships aud sail them from that country
where they ean eet the hest terms.
The unls possible MY Ia build nn
merchant marine IN he United states
i ~ meeting tie huantie> offered In
elhef countries ~ That II Will ms
Americans to aNn and Operate their
own shlte, otherwise II Will never he
done fhe advantage thar England
hakls over Us eanunt IL. broken ~ In.
ditidadi efforts, the onlt VA, IL ia Il
i ~ giving mr. shipping lhe same al,
saHtagse shat England 41i other nv
tlanS etse theirs
Dividends ~ - per r.,nt AMI - per
tsnt Mere declared recently by the
iilamhutg-A merigan Steamship CON.
pany and The North t.ernan LLOYD
Steamship company respectively
commenting upen tins, The New
Nerk Commercial s,ss>s
M American Mil hegrndge these
forvsgu steamship lines single pIen-
ming al the enormous earnings that
enable thetn eSCn un top at unusual
sa>~sse Tn dist ri butte dIytdeutis two ar
three TIMES as large rs must corpora.
tiun insestm cuts yield IN this t'aan.
Try. Il NAY not ~ untinriy. ht@.
ever, e. remind the American public
that TIN great hulk d; th.se earnings
comes from heights IN American iu.
ports aud exports that ought ta he oar.
rie3 5n .AmAfsean slips under lie
American tasa. tysat Whatever al iH-
ahetlet tat .orsign Steamship lines