The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-30


its consideration. but the measure
IS regarded as a very important
step, and the Senate is unwilling
10 sanction il until lis every desol
is thoroughly understood. Il may.
therefore, be predicted that Il will
occupy q generous portion Of the
Senate sessions before il passes
The Senate Committee on Com.
merce has reported iavorabIy on
the ship subsidy bill and the
friends Of the bill predict that i,
will pass with little opposition,
aside from that presented by the
democrats for partisan reasons
Its favorable consideration by the
House Is by no means assured but
General Grosvenor, chairman Of
the House committee on Merchant
Marine, seems to think ,istit will
become a law. Speaking on the
subject Yesterday he said, "The
United States is a very great
country. In the competition for
the worlds trade she is far in the
lead. We stand at the very head
of the list of.nations in that great
sphere of national Independence
the production Of food supplies.
In this no country can compete
with us, but there is one fact alone
that mars the history and state
ment Of our great success. Our
products are going abroad day by
day thEon ging the markets OF the
old world and of the semi-civilized
and oriental countries as well, but
we are carrying 10 our own ships
AID under our OVID flag less than s
per cent OF the products which we
ship abroad"
THAT we are constantly show
ing an increase in our foreign
transportation is an erroneous and
misleading statement. That we
are increasing our merchant ma
r.ne is true. In the year just end
ed we built more ships than in any
other year in our history, but it is
equally true and worthy Of consid-
Grafton that only mi OF the slips
built was a FIRST class ocean going
ship for the trade between the Uni
TED States aud foreign countries,
Our legislation has built up our
coast-wise trade but il has dore
nothing for our foreign carrying
trade. We have the raw material
with which to build ships cheaper
than any other country but our
labor is far better paid and further,
our ship owners pay to American
sailors wages that are 20 per cen
: higher than those paid by ioreigr
ship owners II we are TO contro
The loreiga trade for which we art
so successfully reaching out Va
, must have the ships owned By
American owners, manned By
American sailors, and whose cap
taius are imbued with the wish 4
further American trade. Ever.
consideration Of patriotism anC
oomon sense dictates the passagt
Z q the ship subsidy BILL"
That there is no disposition t
I avoid The serious problems Of o1l
2 reney legislation, on the part Of tn.
{ republican majority, is demonstrs
; tad by the appointment OF asuI
e committee Of the House Commit
tee on Banking and Currency
- The bills which have been reie
red to this eommitte are intrIea.
and confusing and the member
Metsis. HILL, Fowler and Prime
have q hereulesn task before ther
The problems with which they "
have to deal include the question
asset banking currency, the disp
sition Of the surplus, the reliremeI
DC OF the greenbaeks, Il Is also pr
posed to abolish the Office Of com
"a %troller Of the currency and proyil
IS a substitute for the appointmer
IS by tae President, Of a non-parisa
n' board Of control with three membe.
n II is doubted by many members
20 the sub or the superior commits
n' viii be able to agree on a plan
u aeuon, but Ill admitted BY all d
their task is N OF the most difheI
"a undertakings with which the FL
he seventh Congress is confronted.
The last report Of the Isthmi
Canal Commission, which was I,
warded to Congress by the Pre-
H