The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-12
as soon as possible, agree upon some
course. some nolicY TINT will restor our

as soon as possible, agree upon some
course, some policy, that will restore our
flag to her deserved place on the seas
and give to American enterprise Its
share OF the carrying trade Of the world.
I am well aware that there are some,
and they are not confined to any one
party or to any one locality-they are
prominent in both parties, and are found
on the shores Of New England and on
the prairies west Of the Mlssissippi--who
urge that we need do nothing more than
gracefully surrender a .portlon Of our
s25 900, 100000 Of domestic commerce. and
then, by logic which I do not under
stand we will get so much larger share
of the worlds S10,000.000,000 export trade
as to fully compensate ourselves. and
that IN addition we will make the world
happy ] quite agree with them that 1t
would make our competitors happy.
z Practically half century ago the pres
ent minority party inaugurate, and the
present majority party adopted, policy
Of liberality to the promoter. 1T gave
subsidies of money, or subsidies OF lana,
or both money and land, to encourage
the construction OF Translate and trans
continental railways.
Not only has the general government
subsidized domestic commerce by direct
appropriations from the public treasury
III aid of railroads, but 1t annually sub
sidizes commerce. both domestic ana
foreign, by large appropriations for the
of rivers and harbors. no
dnlculty is ever experienced in passing
a river and harbor bill If Its BENEFITS are
sufficiently distributed
The Panama Canal.
Tho government is now enargng not
only the scope but also the amount OF
its bounty. It has paid fifty millions for
the right to dig ditch in aid Of inter-
national commerce, and proposes 70 pay
two hundred millions more, or five hun-
dred millions more, If necessary, IN the
construction OF that international ditch,
other millions In It's maintenance, and no
end of millions, If necessary, In It's de-
tense. Then after all this outlay we are
under contract to grant It's USE 1or an
time, to all the world, on tho same terms
as to the people of the United States.
AT first blush one might expect partisan
opposition instead of nonpartsan coop
Grafton But SO manifestly wise is inc
enterprise, so ,abundantly able lsSthe gov
eminent to bear the expense, ana 50
many are the advantages 10 pc derived
tthercfrom, that throughout the length
ana nfcadln Ol VIC ii"tioh ~ 5''s>,->IIstg
heard against It, ts II tt Z, u
you may find it necessary to glance at
tho man before you appreciate that It
is ,bou, the same distance from the prin-
cinal ports of Europe to San Francisco
yin cane Horn as from New York to the
same port. 1t Is also about the same
distance from the principal ports OF 1u
ropc to San Francisco via the Sllez oali I
ms from New York to the same destlna-
lion via the Straits of Magellan.
Cut the Isthmlan Canal nnd j VIII ne
nrou, the same distance from NC" 1o ,rth
tc Hongkong via Panama as rom Liver ''
rool to Hongkong via Suez Inc COM
nletion Of the canal will move the me
of equal distance from the eastern 10
tho western shore Of the l'aclhc' itlVe
no fear, brethren, we Will get the worm
Of our money, provided We place our.
selves In position 70 get our slhrc ~
the use of the canal. rs.
Merchant Marine.
The United states is the owner of the
Philippine Islands, and these possessions
plus Panama Canal plus n'er- 4
chant marine would insure to the
American people somewhat more t''an
their present 10 per cent, OF the one
thousand millions of trade washed ny thc
shores of the Pacific.
We occupy the best position on the
map. We have the safest and the most
convenient form of money In the World.
We sneak the language Off commerce
Our farms produce more than me laIlns
OF any other country. Our mines yleld
gold literally by the carload. silver by li'e
trainload. and there is unloadedS on inc
shores OF n single commonwealth more
lion ore than any other country produces
Our forests yield one hundred million
Get of lumber for every day Of the cal
endar year. Our factories turn out more
finished products than all the factories
of Great Britain and Germany combined
by more than three thousand millions
every twelve months, We transport this
n,atchless product OF farm and factory,
forest and mine, from the interior 10 me
sea at one-thrd what similar services
cost anywhere else beneath the skies.
We carry it from point TO point along
the coast in better vessels, on quicker
time, and at cheaper rates thhn others'
But at our coast line we are brought to
an abrupt halt Here VIC are no longer
Our foreign commerce Is
four times as large as forty years ago,
but we carry In our own ships only one
third ms many gross tons as forty years
ago. We have protected and encouraged
every interest hut our merchant marine,
pnd every protected interest has flour
ished. We have every facility for inter-
national commerce except international
merchants international bankers, and
an international merchant marine. Shall
we not have these? am not urging
ship subsidies / am speaking of results,
rot of methods. If we will but take ad-
vantage OF our opportunities we will send
these products OF farm and factory under
every SKY and into every port, and make