Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-26

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ings and concerts. In this hall Is one
OF the largest organs Of the world. Il
belongs to the city and Is played twice
a week for the benefit Of the public
az . pence per head The organ cost
SbOOOOi and It has 5000 pipes and 1903
stops and II Is worked by steam en-
glno In the vault below the hall
JOHN BULLS SHIPPING.
I have yet TO meet a single English
man who is pleased with the shipping
combination, / have talked with people
Of all classes and they all look upon Il
as very serious thing for Great Brit
ain and feel that It may mean the loss
Of her supremacy on the ocean. They
fear that the other great ships OF the
country may go the same way. and
that through our trade association
with France and Germany Great Brit.
ain viii lose her large carrying trade.
Today the British have more ships
than any other people OF the world.
They have, all told about 30 600 vessels
IA the United Kingdom and the colo
MES, and their tonnage amounts 20
more than ten millions. They carry
about two-thirds of their own goods
and large proportion Of tnOse Of 9TH
er nations They carry more than 30
per cent OF our exports and imports.
They carry a per cent Of the foreign
trade of Russia and Ike amount OF
that of Belgium and Holland 90 per
cent Of the imports and exports OF
France, 90 per cent Of the Imports and
exports Of Germany and % per cent
Of those Of Italy are carried in English
bottoms.
There are more than a quarter OF a
million men from this country whose
business Is following the sea. and there
are thousands at home interested In
ships and shipping The loss Of the
shipping trade would therefore imperil
the lifewOrk and positions NJ these
thousands, and also that OF the other
businesses connected with them.
The national feeling In regard TO
British supremacy on the seas Is still
very strong As children they have
been taught that the oceans are 10
large extent their property, and the
words britannia rules the waves"
have long been In every British mouth.
Many Of the people look upon the ship
ping as the foundation Of the prosper
ity Of the nation. and 10 lose some OF
their greatest lines at one fell sWoop
fills them with the dreariest Of fore
bodings
THE MATTER OF sHIPBU1bDGNG.
Another thing which IL mixed up with
the loss Of the ships Is the thought that
the loss Of England's supremacy IN
shipbuildng may eventually follow. It
Is part Of Uncle Sans policy 20 build
the ships which sail under HIS Dag and
although In the present instance an eN-
ceptiOn may be made 20 the ships al
ready built, they fear that, II we are TO
monopoiZe the carrying business OF the
world, we viii want to monopoll2e the
profits Of making the ships as well.
This fear may be and probably f.
without foundation, II takes time and
money 70 build great shins and shiu-
yards. and today the British have the
greatest ship yards OF the world, They
build more vessels than any other ma
ton In 1900 they constructed LII YES
sells for themselves and 262 for other
powers Their facilities In this respect
are such that they might In time re-
place the ships they have sold with the
money that has been paid for them. but
TO do this would take big trust COM
bination. and at the end they would
have 10 fight the American monopoly To-
which they have sold the good will and
the business they have been genera
lions IN establishing. II is, therefore.
safe to predict that there VIII not soon
be a British combination which can
compete with PierDont Morgan's
American shnnlng monopoly
Liverpool, England