The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-04
ASKS MILLIONS FOR SHIPS
Frye Urges the Necessity of the Subsidy Bill and Tries to Throw
the Mantle of Protection About t--Says
1t Aids Farmers.

! instrument in the distribution of our
products abroad than a German ship,
Differed with Germans. Germany be-
. ing a dangerous rival of the United
States. Mr.. Frye declared that free
ships. for which some are cOntending,
would mean an increase in cost Of ships
Of p per cent more than they now cost,
aud would close every shin yard in the
! United States against building any
! ship for foreign trade. He said that
bOunties had been suggested, but these
were repugnant TO the constitution and
a violation Of thirty-four commercial
treaties with different nations of the
world
Other Nations Jealous.
Now these nations are today look
ing jealousy at us" said Mr.. Frye.
and it is said that they are studying
/ the problem as 10 how they can stop
US from getting into these foreign mar
kets."
To abrogate these treaties. he said.
would only serve as a means of retail
+ alton. He said that the only way to
accomplish anything in the direction
/ indicated by him would be TO pay from
the treasury Of the United states an
nually sum of money which shall be
equal to the difference between the OPP
Grating and carrying on of The trade i'm
foreign ships and that carried IN our
/ own. The Republican party had stood
by that idea OF protection and encour-
agement ever since 1t had been a par
" in power. and that party. he insist
ed. could not excuse itself from leaving
an Industry as important as this entire
" unprotected. The word subsidy. +"
he said, should not terrify any one, be
cause it was only another name for
protection
Mr.. Frye said that in two years the
enactment Of the pending bill would in
crease the expenditure in American
ship yards $4,000 coo. Our mail subsi-
dies amounted 10 nearly S3.000.OO0
year. aud would act as an Offset TO the
S6,000.0e0 that would be paid in 'subsi-
dies to American shipping.
Refers 70 Other Expenditures.
The bill he thought. did not present
q very serious proposition 20 the sen
ate. which would authorize in FIVE min
utes the construction of a battleship
costing S5.o00000, and pass a river and
harbor bin carrying S60,00o00a in a few
hours or days.
At the conclusion % Mr.. Frye's
statement. Mr.. Bacon Of Georgia in
in American ship yards. Was it true
that they were fun Of orders?
1T is not true. replied Sir. Frye.
III. Bacon asked if Mr. Frye had
not noted in che newspapers the glow
ing accounts Of the work being done in
American ship yards.
Mr. Frye replied that he had seen a
paragraph to the effect that Mr.. Fur
ness of Great Britain had made 2 con-
tract recently for the construction OF
eight steamships in American Yards.
The fact was that the contract had
been made for the construction Of the
eight steamships in Great Britain.
IN response to an inquiry BIZ Mr..
Clay IF Georgia AiT. Frye said there
was no Law which required that Amer
leans should be employed upon Amer
lean ships The pending bill. he said.
provided that during the first year one
fourth Of the crews OF American YES
sels should be citizens OF the United
states. the second year One-third. the
third year 0ne-haIf-
Mr. clay and Mr.. Bacon both insist
ed that the crews Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company were largely Chi
nese. and the former read the testi-
mony Of the captain Of the steamship
China of the Pacific Mail showing that
about twc-thirds Of the crew. were Chi
nese- The senate. At Ais .. m. went
into executive session and al $50 3. nj.
adjourned