The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-26
!: Ship Owners !
! Protest /


ercan jurisdiction must be carried on in American bottoms Very
strong influences work have the time when go
effect postponed until On the other hand there influences
at work against the posponemen The Ship Owners Association
this the language protest by the frank ac
acknowledgement that justice the Philippines they ought be given
tree trade at the time that the navigation
effect Another interesting feature this protest what
sailing ships as supplying the need OF the situation The whole sub
ec discussed that moderate with some statements
OF facts that quite surprising. The protest says:
1t goes without saying that justice free trade should
be extended to the Philippines the time coasn nav
cation made include these islands, Congress
yet ready grant trade to the Philippines This might he urged
why the time for extending navigation laws
to apply this should be postponed but there absolutely
fear that there vessels to handle the
business or to infer that American spowners have been apaec
the matter OF building vessels preparation for it. long
set for the extension OF the coawise laws only be postponed
one PreteX another the time approaches would be
to build vessels especially for this trade when there already surplus
OF vessels for present business.
1t true that the New York Chamber has passed
resolutions yorng posponemen but may be reasonably sup
posed that this is because there vessels under foreign flags
plying between Eastern states and the Philippines, upon
Eastern merchants rely to do their carrying which, owing
wages % and low cost OF building afford to do the carrying
lower rate OF freight than American vessels These foreign
will OF course be debared from this as the Philip
pines come under the coaSs laws and the merchants in the Eastern
states would therefore have pay higher of freight which
would however be compensated for by the reduction tariffs
But as regards the statement that there will be scarcity OF vessels
once let the powner be assured that will protected in this
business nd let not be forgotten that the operation coastng
navigation laws is the only protection receiving at the present
me and he will be only glad vessels Even should
three to SIX months would be all the time required
e That this condition would be promptly
aon Of the promised extension Of the oastng navigation to the
Phppme in 1904 and this vessel the first built
expressly for this trade Owing the posponenen 1906 She
unable to enter this trade and business on
the Atlantic coast Is to be wondered that are
ouit in anticipation of this traffic?
There are now building the Eastern steam vessels
about 10000 tons EACH which would be available business and
IS understood that the vessels built Hill are not finding
enough freight to keep them fully occupied
whenever this question brought appears only steam
vessels are considered and the fitness the sailing vessels for this
purpose overlooked AS practically all of the bust
ness far done this Philippines in American YES
ses has been done by sailing craft with exception the carpo
carried by the which should allowed to engage in
TINS business In competition with the exclusion merchant YES
sells The investigation held by the Merchant Commission in
San francisco disclosed the fact that would the Govern
he less money to have had the
and done by merchant vessels than Transports had the items
interest and depreciation been included figuring expenses
Transports 1
Another factor which tending
vessels available for Ohore business the substitution Of steam
choonerS for sailing vessels this
building on this coaand there hemwl take the
pace OF from three to four sailing equal carving caDc
which will OF necessity be obliged look of-sore charters and
which could therefore, in business the Philippines if
given opportunity.
it IS the prevailing sentiment Congress that the time for apply
ing the coastSe navigation laws the Philippines postponed
1909 as IS contemplated
but such action should not be taken through any mistaken idea that
american shpowners would be unable the business on the
date at present