The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-03-20


bin considered by the republican
leaders that Senator Frye, It's
author, in addition 70 his trying
duties as presiding officer Of the
Senate, has retained the Chairman
ship Of the Committee on Com
meree in order to promote the
passage OF the measure. Senators
Frye and Hanna have delivered
able speeches on the subject and
Senator Frye, at my request, made
the following brief statement OF
the advantages to be derived from
il for your readers:
"The passage Of the subsidy bill
would result, within ten years, ia
establishing the maritime suprema-
cy of the United States in trade
with Asia and in the Gulf OF Mexi-
CO aud the Caribbean, in securely
establishing trade between the
United States and South American
republics and would give the Uui-
ted States a respectable represent
tation in the north Atlantic. II
would transfer to the United
States the center of the ship b1ild-
ing industry aud would insure to
this country a measure Of maritime
independence corresponding to her
industrial aud agricultural inde-
pendence.
1.-THE postal subsidy features
wonld enable the Postmaster Cen
eral to establish an American ccsan
mail system superior to the sys-
TENS of Great Britain, Germany
and France. The provisions Of
the bill correct errors IN the Act Of
1891 in the light of the decades
progress IN ship building and Of
the changed political and CONNER
oial relations with the rest Of the
world. 1t will not only involve
much ship building bu, it will rem
der the United States as independ-
ent of the foreign powers for its
ocean mail service as is Great
Britain, and will give to the Uni
ted States a auxiliary cruisers as
compared with Great Britain's so.
The cost Of the American mail
service, by American mail steam
ers, will be 81. 700, 900; the cost Of
the British aud Colonial service
by British mail steamers is 81, 700
600. Receipts from oeean postage
by the United States are now es,i-
mated at $4,000 900. The annual
deficit under the new American
system proposed, including minor
services, will be about s., ooo, 600,
or 1885, 200 less than the annual de-.
felt under the British and Colonial
system. Even II the expenses oil
the American Ocean mail system
should exceed receipts by $4,000
600, 10 view Of the large natinhal
and commercial interests served
thereby, the expenditure would be
abundantIy justified.
"With regard 10 that part Of the
bill which provides for direct boun
ties to vessels, both steaming and
sailing, which do not carry mails.
the system OF direct bounties is the
only mean of affording them assis.
lance withou, a violation OF treaty
pledges but the bill does not pro-
vide Tor a naked bounty, for the
subsidy is based upon service rem
dered in return. AS Americans
new have absolutely free trade in
foreign going ships no ship build.
er's trust is possible under the bill
AMI, as ship builders can import,
free Of duty, materials for ships for
foreign trade, no combination TO
raise prices Of materials is practi.
cable. Il an American ship owner
will build his vessel in the United
States, employing home labor. en-
ploying American officers and
crews, performing certain services
Tor the American government, and
using the vessel to promote Amefi-
can commerce, be will be paid a
subsidy sufficient TO put him on an
equality with loreign ship owners
employing foreign labor and sery-
ing a foreign government.
''The deep sea fisheries bounty
is to encourage an industry which,
from the battle Of Lexington 10 the
battle OF Santiago, has furnished
more men proportonately Tor the
national defense than any other