Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-06

! imposed al zach entry b. sea 90 az
vessels which shall be entered IN
any o u the rnited states from
any foreign port o. place In North
Amsnca. Central america, the West
India islands. the Bahama islands. the
Bermuda islands, the a Of South
America bordering on the Caribbean
Sea. or Newfoundland; and a duty.
per net TOP. not TO exceed In the az
grrgaie one dollar and sixty cents
nc, son In any one year, ia hereby
Imposed ., each entry by sea On ell
vessels ~hleh shall be entered IN
any port o. the United States from
any other foreign port or place, not
however. % include vessels in lis
,ress or not engaged In trade
s,Vtioa min plates to apprentices
and provides. the following:
THAT ca proc. to the satisfaction
a. The Commissioned OF Navigation
.ihAt a vessel oi ihe United States
mas on ahy foreign voyage. cArriei
a eoy or t.9yf q Citizen or sitlzens
az the Uuiied States. under :wea,y
oas years o. age, suitably trained
dauaEe that voyage In seamanship or
engineeftng. IA The proportion Of
oae for such vessel and Ia addition
one for each thousand tgls ot her
net registered tonnage, there shall
be- paid 10 the evner Or owners 81
.she rrssei, out ~ any money In The
treasury NOT Uher~lse appropriated
an equivalent 20 eighty per centam
% the tonnage dagies paid IN respect
og he entyy in Ne United States Of
that vessel from kat yoyase Such
pAynsrnt SHALL nog he made ate.
Iuly fsrss niaessea hundred sud seven
except In respect ~ any boy who r.
enrolled Id rAe naval volunteers OK
W an apprentice indentared Ia ac
c~oraanee wigh Aw
SsetnH tea npeals al conflicting
arts. aaa ssstioa slessn fixes July !,
1896. as tie sine TIE pnoposea legis.
lafinn sazsi tass effect.
Leading no 10 tte nsH legislation
I proposed fo- sAe assesopmen. az the
merchant raasine the commission
has reviewed excessively the chafsc.
ter o. Ns Investigation. It's seanc
thon Ia thai immediate aetkca by
| congress ia necessary 10 yrsvsz& a
complete paralysis az Amerfsan shie-
ping Interests An adequate Arsvx.
cap oceaa ff4es. the consaalsss0m says,
w0uh mean she sarIaK to sAis scga-
try ia sles ofs cee d year whscl row
gnes 10 build up fhe eoEnmesTttl
poser and naval strength Of Europe
ana Asia Attention " called Il the
sacs that We have decpened oar bar.
Sots ~ an exrssse q many millions
81 dollars. almost exclusively for
the benefit ~ foreign steamships.
The report deals ~ length with
tina handiean ass9an American -A!r-s=-
created hy The subsidies and hounties
bestowed uEyon fnost Of the merchant
fleets OF foreign governments. which
10 piacea in the van ~ the first cost
~ foreign ships and the lower cost
81 maintenance Of these ships-due
In both cases. primarily. TO lower
wages. A table ia given showing
that nearly all OF the foreign powers
grant shipping subsidies France
pays more Than 81. o00. 600 each for
the encouragement OF their mercnesi,
marine.
AZ the first essential step Ia the
rehabilitation OF merchant shipping
the commission proposes 10 create
. force of naval volunteers. composed
m the best officers and men ol
American merchant ships and deep
sea fishing vessels. Necessarily snnail
at first. means for q healthy and
sure expansion Of the force Il or5yif
ed by the payment of Substantial re
tanners al an lnducement TO snrusi
u Is understood that officers and mes
email receive their seamen's .Ay, be
sides this retainer. during their parloi
~ actual naval instruction tn nav,
department has asked for a fAsefy'
Of 10000 men In the bills IL has pte
scented 10 congress The rep1sf
quotes The commissioner ~ aaslga
tion TO show thai not than 80.
600 American citizens arr !nclufel il
tbs enrolment of efnpioyes On all rhi
American yessels ca sail water 3hiel
/, 50 ont of sight "a land fer any tina.
during the year Commenting tn MI
l g1Nnuts@ktns sw sS~ma Ca.