The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
MAKES SPEECH
At WATERFRONT
Congressman Livernash Ad-
dresses a Crowd on His
Efforts to Aid Marine
CITES OFFICIAL ACTS
Recounts History of Meas
ures Intended to Benefit
the Nations Commerce

E. j. Livernash, candidate on the
Democratic ticket for reelection to
Congress from the Fourth District, de-
livered a campaign speech yesterday
at noon at the dock of the Oceanic
Steamship Company. A crowd of
men engaged in various callings of
the sea listened attentively to his re-
marks. In view of the fact that he
was addressing men who depend
largely for a livelihood upon the
trades Of commerce. he directed his
talk chiefly to matters affecting them.
In part he said:
Believing that we should have fleets Of mer-
chantmen coming and going where We have
only individual ships far between, 1 have
devoted much of the last two years to a study
or the merchant marine problem, and in the
session Of Congress which closed in April
spoke and worked for legislation designed to
restore our vanishing nag to the Seven Seas
When the merchant marine commission bill
was under consideration In the House of Rep
resentatives offered an amendment requiring
that in addition to the proposed inquiry affect
ing ships the Marine Commission should in
quire into the conditions affecting seamen
The amendment was adopted and 1t was in
pursuance of that amendment that the Marine
Commission when in San Francisco recently
took evidence as to sailors, stokers and others
employed on ships Evidence of the same sort
has been taken bv the commission wherever il
has held hearings and when Congress reas-
senlbles in December this evidence will be
laid before IL and be made the basis for action
of some sort on behalf of seamen
Desiring that ships of American register
should carry cur trade with the Philippines.
and knowing of the large idle American ton
mage in this country, and especially in this
port. l urged in Washington that there should
be no delay whatever in making the coast
wise navigation laws of the United States ap-
plicable to the Philippines.
Continuing, Mr.. Livernash said that
with the idea of advancing the Ameri-
can merchant marine he stood in
Congress for making the coastwise
laws Immediately effective in the case
of the Philippines, rather than five
years from 1904, as some proposed, or
two years from 1904, as others de-
sired, and that when the choice was
between deferring until 1905 or defer
ring until 1909, he was one of the
three Democrats that aided in pre-
venting the adoption of the 1909 limit
by the House. Mr.. Livernash also said
that he, spoke and voted in Congress
for continuing the mail pay for Amer
ican ships, which had enabled lines to
maintain superior service between this
and certain foreign ports.
In conclusion he pointed to his
labors In Congress to put an end to
the practice of employing on Ameri-
can ships Chinese not entitled to en-
ter the United States. Mr.. Livernash
will deliver other speeches to work.
ingmen during the noon hour
throughout the campaign.
Timothy Spellacy, chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee,
visited headquarters last evening and
took note of the progress of the
campaign. Spellacy still maintains
that he sees a chance for his party
in California in November. but just
yet he is not quoting figures. He says
the Democratic campaign will liven
up in a few days and then the people
will be supplied with reasons why
they should support Parker and Da-
Wis.