The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-06
AID FOR SHIP OWNERS.
The Jews Of the Minority Of the Mc9
chant Marine Commission
Set Forth.
(Rv the Associated Press. ! /.

(By the Associated Press =.
Washington, Jan. 5.--The views OF
the minority merchant marine com
mission have been prepared in the
form Of a report which tomorrow will
be made in the Senate by Senator
by Representative Spight, of Missis-
sipp. The report is signed also by
Representative McDermott, of New
Jersey. Senator Martin. of Virginia,
is the only Democratic member OF
the commission who has not sub
scribed 10 the minority views.
Representative Spight is the author
of the minority report, the principal
feature of which is advocacy Of the
discriminating duty policy as sub
Stitutc for direct government aid FOR
American ship owners as proposed by
the bill presented Ey the comm. IS o \.
IN this bill the minority rays: I'VE
cannot help but see the trail of the
serpent that has bcen over all other
bills on the subject"
Pc nting to the fact that the dis
eliminating duty system had been the
policy of the fathers Of the rn0u'~1io.
The minority declares that shipping
Interests We're IlaTvellOugly dG,u..sc /.
N our early history and that the same
system would bring like results in this
age. It is said that the fear Of retalia-
ton consequent upon the necessity Of
abroGating treaties with maritime
countries in order to carry this system
into operation, is not we'll founded. on
this subject the minority says:
"Iu our infancy az a nation we not
only faced the 1aDs~Gr cOurageOuslY but
and oar Shipping Industry
urospered far beyond anything We
have W messed since we bcunc our
selves by treaties vitality to surlcnder
our business on the nigh seas"
Commenting on The mater; ll diner
once between the cost of 'n.structiCn
~ Amercan ana foreign ship va d
fhe III nority declares that tne hear N gl
con lucted ny the commission elol<
that the greater cost Of labor IN the
American yards is largely overcome by
the greater efficiency of the Anelltan
artisan and the use of improved tools
The greater impeachment to cheaper
ships n American yards is declared by
the minority TO be the unnecessary ana
eXoTbitant tariff imposed On steel ana
IRON pro 1uctss
rhe miaorit ysays further, 1T is
cOnclusively shown BY Testimony be-
for e tn S commission that Materials
" HIGH enter into the construction OF
ships are sold by orr factories and
laid down in foreign snip Yards for a
price far below that charged at the
mills to our own people--a cOndit On
that could not exist but for tile unjdst
Of our tariff Avs.
The minority declares the testimony
-Gyl thatatBs. iIrcl shrdl shrdl shrdlr,
indicates that the cost of constructing
5h ps in American yards, had, before
he advent OF Dingleyism and its brood
u Goa morant trusts gotten down to
about the cost CT constructing ships in
'Oreign yards
While the minor ~ says there are
objections to tn entire bill agreed en-
~ the commission opposition is with
held by the minor " except as 10 tho
sections which provide for direct sub
- es. The report says these are so
to Democratic principles
md to the economic sense of the coun-
ny that We are compelled TO entel cur
.arnest protect against their enact
nent into law