The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
She Finds in Johns Hopkins
Foemen Worthy of
Her Steel.
DEBATE DRAWSA THRONG
Governor aycock Presides-- he Judges, though
Deciding in Favor Of Carolina, Award
the Palm TO Mr.. PIsgge-
meyer as The Best
Debater.

Chapel Hill. n. c., May 2.-The second
annual debate between the University
of North Carolina and Johns Hopkins
University was held in Gerard Hall
here this evening and resulted in a
glorious victry for the boys of the old
North State.
Gerard Hall had been a%rtisti-
oally decorated for the occasion By
deft hands with the colors of the two
universities and the scene presented was
indeed inspiring. The galleries were
packed with University of North Carolina
students who entertained the large au-
dience with their college songs and the
university orchestra, q young organiza-
ton, rendered sweet and inspiring music.
The debate was presided over by Governor
Charles b. Aycock, an alumnus Of the
University, of whom it is justly proud,
and Mr.. Charles Philips Russell, of the
junior class, acted as secretary.
The judges were Hon. James II.
Pou, Prof. Edwin Minis and Hon.
John E. Woodland. Prof. Edwin Minis, in
delivering the decision of the committee
Sdlu lddl Tic So1IlIIIIIN1 uLSihAI1iodoiy w
,cided upon Mr.. Plaggeymer as being the
best debater, but that upon careful con-
sideration though not by q unanimous
vote, the committee had agreed to give
the honors to Carolina. The decision was
greeted with loud and prolonged applause.
The question for decision was 'Resolved
That the United States should not sub
sidize our merchant marine" The Johns
Hopkins boys had the affirmative side Of
the question and the Tar Heels upheld
the negative.
MIR. BLUM SPEAKS.
The debate was opened by Mr.. Solo
mon Blum, of Johns Hopkins, who said
in substance:
"An industry which does not need pro-
lection or subsidies should not be pro-
tected or subsidized. In systems Of
transportation, in raw materials, in in
yentive genius we surpass all nations;
during the past decade the number of
ship-building plants has increased so
per cent, the yearly output has increased
from twelve and a half millions to fifty
million tons. Does this suggest that
American shipping interests need subsi-
dies. The Cramps competed with France,
Germany and England, and yet We're
able to secure the contracts for Japa-
nese and Russian battleships. Our coast
wise trade furnishes ample facilities
for ~colliers and transports in time of
war. The way to increase our naval
strength is to build battleships. There
are other methods of encouraging our
merchant marind. We should repeal
that part of our navigation laws which
forbids to foreign-built ships an Ameri-
can registry, exempt our ships from tax
alton and our merchant marine will be
greatly increased.
I'm Germany subsidies are but an in
cident in a great system of p~aternaliSm,
repugnant to American ideals, and yet
German trade and German shipping has
decreased in proportion to her wealth
and the number of her inhabitants. In
France ships sail without cargoes in or
Ger to earn the government bounty. The
French people pay SIS, 600 in order that
q ship may declare a dividend of 5000.
for her owners. If we would build up
the merchant marine to endure for all
time, we must build It in the typical
: American manner by shrewdness, by en-
eTgy, and by solid effort. This is the
method We are pursuing ard the results
We are obtaining justify our faith
MR.. ROBINS FOLLOWS.
Mr.. S. l.. Robins, of the University,
followed, saying in part:
1--WE have encouraged all three divis-
ions of our economic iife-agriculture,
manufacturing and commerce., or trans
portation, especially in the last. We have
aided in the development of railways of
our domestic shipping, and in our early
history also our foreign s~hipping-our
merchant marine.
1--WE are becoming a commercial people
and thnrnfnrn for tho Cala of hlCinaCc
relation with the worlds markets for the
sake of having our under our
own control and eventually for the sake
of best and cheapest service after we see
it again established upon the sea, we must
build up our marine. A marine is also a
national necessity because the first ele-
ment of maritime strength is in seaman
hip, yards and ships for transports and
auXiliaries, and to have any Of these we'll
supplied We must take an interest in the
business of the sea-.
"A marine Of our own being a national
necessity we have waited too long already
to see it build itself up. We. have taken
a hand IN building up every other phase
Of our economic life. We have aided ag-
riculture by protection, by our depart
ment Of agriculture by establishing aeri-
cultural colleges and by irrigation at
public expense We nave aided manu-
facturing by protection, our railways by
gifts Of public land and nearly 5000 900. O0C
out of the national treasury, our domes-
tic shipping by protection, and our mer-
chant marine itself by protection at one
time.
Now, a marine Of our own is infinitely
more necessary than ever before; the FL
ture of the nation is dependent upon it
and therefore the logical application is to
aid 1t and since the only means of aid $
subsidy to substitute it."
SPEECH BY MR. PLAGGEMEYER
MI. Robbins was succeeded by ,r