The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-16
TREATIES HELP
OTHER NATIONS
SpOoner Says They Are Chief
Factors Injurious to Shippers.
BIG SUMS FOR SHIPS BUILT
ONE CERTAIN RESULT OF THE
SUBSIDY BILL.
WASHINGTON March 15-piaer-

UTASHINGTON. March i5.-Differ-
w ences of opinion on the Republi-
can side appeared in the sen
ate debate on the subsidy bill today.
Mr.. Allison of Iowa indicated that he
was not quite satisfied with the meas
ure, as it stands now and gave notice
of amendments he proposed 10 offer 10
It, limiting the time OF its operation
and limiting also the amount of money
annually to be paid from the treasury
on account of it.
He was followed by Mr.. Spooner Of
Wisconsin who took exception TO some
provisions OF the measure. He was not
at all certain that the bill would ac-
COmpiish the great results which its
advocates claimed for IT, and he urged
that before its enactment into law,
definite information upon that point
ought 70 be furnished to congress. He
did not care to vote for a measure
making an appropriation that not only
would not accomplish deInite results
but which might simply be a Iargesse
TO ship owners. He gave notice of an
amendment, which he proposed to Of
fer, providing that the bin might be
amended or repealed by congress, with
/ out, however, impairing any contract
made under its provisions
Earlier in the day, Mr.. Teller of
Colorado made a speech in opposition
to the measure, and was followed by
Mr.. Elkins of West Virginia with a
brief address in support of it, although
the West Virginia senator admitted
that he would prefer the adoption of
a policy of discriminating duties.
Mr.. Spooner gave notice OF an
amendment he proposed to offer to the
bill reserving to congress the right to
amend or repeal the measure without,
however, impairing the operation Of
any contract entered into under its
provisions.
That viii be notice to all the
world, said he, that the subsidy is
entirely in the hands Of congress and
that it is not a foundation upon which
to build largely. We ought TO do this
thing right or not do it at all. For
instance, 1 do not feel at all satisfied
with the bill"
Mr.. SpoOner of Wisconsin said that
with the general motives Of the bill 10
good American could find himself in
opposition. The desirs bility that Amer
lean products should be carried in
American merchant marine was ap-
had formed the opinion that the true
method of the revival Of our merchant
marine was by the levying of discrim-
mating duties. but our hands had been
tied by treaties which prevented the
levying of such duties.
If the United States should denounce
those treaties harm might follow. but
he did not take kindly. he said. to the
doctrine that the United States for
ever was TO be bound by treaties with
our competitors.
The passage Of the pending bill
would produce retaliation, and the re-
lation caused by the abrOgation of the
treaties would differ only in name. He
said ne would not have voted fer the
bill Of last EeGF.
As TO the besluiIg measUre. he said
he did not ike 10 vote for the making
Of contracts involving the appropria-
ton of vast sums of money unless il
was evident clearly that the object
sought TO be accomplished by the bin
would be accomplished. Investigations
induced him to doubt that the pending
Dali would accomplish the results hoped
for by its advocates. He said it had
been contended that the bill of last
year would no more than equalize the
conditions between this country and
European countries, and yet the pres
ent bill proposes a much lower subsidy
He insisted that the United States
governments ought to know definitely
that this bill would produce the re-
suits claimed for it before il was en-
acted. The only thing absolutely Ger
tain about the measure was that ships
now in existence would receive a large
amount of money until the subsidy was
repealed.