The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04
THE shipping BILL
BEFORE THE SENATE.
Mi. Frye Made the Opening
Speech in Support of It.
HE CROWS .EPIGRAMM MATIC.
."The Mail Must Precede the.
Trade" He Declares.
SAYS FREE SHIPS NO REMEDY
House Began Discussion of Rural Free Deliy-
cry. and MIR, Swanson Led the Fight
Against the Contract System.
Conference Make Their
Report on Philips
pine Bill.
AYSsFREEs SHIPS NO REMEDY
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WASHINGTON, D. C., March s.-The
Senate began to-day the consideration of
what IS popularly known as the shipping
| bill. Mr.. Frye, Of Maryland, chairman
Of the Copnittee on Commerce, made
the opening speech in support of the bill.
He occupied the floor for nearly two
hours reviewing the measure reported by
/ the committee and dealing with questions
WHICH have arisen in connection with its
considerat ton.
Mr. tryes address was largely techni-
cal. but his argument was listened to
With close attention by Senators on both
sides of the chamber
1t seemed to him, Mr.. Frye said. that
the policy Of protection had been vastly
beneficial to the American people The
on1ted states, he asserted, had no peer
1ndustrially. Only one industry had haen
without protection-and without protec-
q ton for.tifty years-and with the logical
fresult.s*Ihe# shipping interests of the
! country hads been neglected in the .iyinr Q
OF protection. This country had pernit
sted rs interiors to seize upon the path
ways OF ocean commerce. almost without
a struggle.
seems. to me" said AIr. FRYE chat
5that plcture ure8ought to humiiate and NOR
tity, beyond expression any patriotic citi-
zen Of the United States who rIories in
the power and prosperity of his country
! It. IS not alone humiliatins; it is ahso.
lutcly dangerous =
Mr.. Frye asked who was ~o;nr a.
carry the siS10oo. 600 OF. exports in' the
event event of.a.#war between Germany and
C1rea t Britain. = ti'''.'s s'1i 'i,iu
''Why,..&said he. .the farmers and the
n r ~.
the Urited States would pa sI ,,.,1,s;t,, -,
equal to- that paid by either of the con.
tending parties
AlAIEERIcAN WAGES. 4
Z Mr. Frye then sought to show, tbats t,,;s
condition of things was caused nv Y,,,sri.
can: wages, which increased the .cosrso ne
our ships for the foreign trade at least
I 25 per cent. -
Mr.. Frye declared that of all steam
ships in 1.-The world of II knots ard nm
ward SO per cent. are subsidized bv the
scountriesawhose flags they carry. OF III
! knots and upward, he said, all but: six in
the world are heavily subsidized 3by tha
countries whose flags they float.
Are we to. submit to this humiliatins,
wretched condition OF things?' said Mr..
Frye
THE nations paying these subsidies. he
declared did so for the purpose Of ex-
Trade cannot precede the mail, 2. said
he;s the mail musteprecede the trade .,'sS
Mr.: Frye contended that there is. not "a
.Ea ton on this earth that needs markets:
8fvrz its surplus products more than the;
& United States. An American ship han
died by intelligent, active, earnest and
I interested American officers, he said, is
q better instrument for the distribution
4cf our products abroad than a German
ship of1icered with Germans. Germany
icing dangerous rival of the United
{ States.
ss Ss IsRE EE SHIPS. s e
Ss N1r Frye declared that free ships. for
some Senat tors were contending.
would mean an increase In cost OF % per
2ct n tn ore han t hey do now and would
close every sh1nyard irlSthe United States
:tai;al lnstssbui lid ing any ship for foreign
trade. TIess sal id hat boursies had been
iggestesis but heses were repuEnans to
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