The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-04-10
The Shlp sahsldy Steal.


The Indianapolis Sentinel gives the
following pertinsal criticism of the
lisnuA.Fry ship subsidy steal 90 II
paced che Senate.
The measure was made douhly OBJ
noxious by the defeat of amendments
offered TO II. A part OF the AllisaR
amendments wire accepted On the
ground that they were ''ir the interest
Il the BILL" and they certsinly have
every appearances Of IL. One liniita
the operation Of the contracts 10 July
LIST, 1890. aud provides that no COZ
tracts shall be made after July fss,
1910. Think Of thAil Restricting
the administration to subsidy contracts
for only eighteen years and allowing
oaly eight years In which TO make
contracts. Ia not that cautiOne
Another Allison amendment pro-
vided that the kahsidies should not
exceed s5, 000,0 900 q year until July
LIST, 1907, and then should not exceed
es, 900, goo. OF course the companies
for which this donation Is made will
be first on the ground and consume
the subsidy. Tho new ships, to be
encouraged, arc mythical, with the
exception of those already contracted
for by these companies. The Allison
amendment requiring = subsIdised ship
to carry half Of her cargo capacity
when drawing subsidy, which waS the
only effective amendmsnt be offered,
was promptly voted down, and both
Indiana Senators voted against It.
Mr.. Vest offered an amendment
making the provisions of tho antitrust
law applicable to the shipping indus
Try. II was voted down. no,wllhsgand-
Ing the claim that Republicans have
male that there Ia no shipping trus,
and can be mono. Both the Indiana
Senators voted against the amendment.
II there is no shipping tTust, and can
be none. why should there be any OBJ
ieclion TO making the anti trust law
apply to shipping'
Mr. Vest offered a further amend
ment admitting foreign built ships,
owned By Americans, TO American
registry. but excluding them from the
subsidy. This was voted down, IS
were other free ship amendments of
cred by Mr.. Teller and Fir. Vest.
Tho Indiana Senators voted against
them. The exclusion OF foreign built
ships from American registry was then
made complete by an Amendaent TO
that efiec, offered by Senator Hanna,
which received all the Republican
votes. Thus the chief cause Of the
decline of our merchant marine was
made permanent. A man cannot sail
ship under our flag unless he buys II
Of an American shipbuilder.
Senator Berry tried 10 shut off the
the Standard oil part Of the steal by
an amendmeg. excluding tank steam
ers from the subsidy, aud the Repub-
leans united In vo:inE that down.
Senator Bacon tried to get a provision
that one fourth Of the subsidy DO used
TO establish lines 10 South American
ports, and the Republicans united to
ysle that down. Senator Patterson
offered so amendment excluding from
sHbsidy ships that employed Chinamen
not entitled 60 admission &c tho United
States, bat that was voted down.
Aoss significant Of ell, however,
was the vote on the amendment of
Senator MeLaurea Of Mississippi call
ing for publicity as TO The bcnefeiAries
Of the subsidy, by requiring that each
subsidy contract should specify The
members Of The firm or stock ho ldsrs
Of the corporation making the contract.
This would show who was interested
in this vast footing Of the treasury,
aud the Republicans were q unit In
voting down the snarehistlc PROPOSE
ton. Lot the people know who gels
their money! Never!
And so this infamous measure passed
the SsuAte by selid Republican vote,
with McLautin of South Carolina
who does net connt-thrOwn in. IL
passed with every attempt to remove
OF lessen ils Objectionable features de-
fealed BY Kspubliosn votes. Il fAstens
on our government for score Of years
the donation Of large sums Of money
TO government favorites az absolute
grataities. II is the elimination Of
class lsgislaiion--of taxing tho many
for the direct benefit of tho favored
few. u il the next thing to the crea.
iion Of an arlslOcraey supported by
public taxation---in fact, ID IL that vnfy
thing except that the names of the
beneaciaries are suppressed. And this
Is Republlcanism In lis latest dcvel-