The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-21


 advantages imposed upon American ship ping through the action of our own gov ernment and foreign governments by an equivalent advantage in the form of a subsidy or subvention. In my opn ion this is what should be done; it is the sensible and fair thing to do. It is what must be done if we would have a revival of our shipping and the desired development of our foreign trade. We cannot repeal the protective tariff; 10 political party dreams of repeating 1t; we do not wish to lower the standard of American living or American wages. We should give back to the ship owner what we take away from him for the purpose of maintaining that standards; and unless we do give it back, we shall continue to go without ships. How ca.; the expenditure of public money for the improvement of rivers and harbors to promote trade be justified upon any grounds which do not also sustain ths proposal? You'd any one reverse the poll icy that granted air to the Pacinc rail- roads, the pioneers of our enormous in- ternal commerce, the agencies that built up the great traffic which has enabled half dozen other roads to be built in later years without assistance? Such su T. ventons would not be gifts They would be at once compensation for injuries in- flicted upon American shipping by Ameri- can laws and the consideration for bene- fits received by the whole American peo- ple-not the shippers or the shipbuilders or the sailors alone. but by every maa- ufacturer every miner. every farmer, every merchant whose prosperity depends upon a market for his products.
 Show the Representatives.
 Tt is for you and the business men all over the country whom you represent, 10 show to the representatives in congress that the producing and commercial IT. terests of the country really desire prao- tica measure to enlarge the markets and increase the foreign trade of inc United States, by enabling American ship ping to overcome the disadvantages in- posed upon it by foreign governments for the benefit of their trade and by our government for the benefit of our home industry
 Afternoon Session.
 Secretary Root left, for the east at mid night.
 An interesting incident of the afternoon session. which did not begin until after o'clock was the demand of Colorado delegate that he be allowed to answer the speech of F. H. Hartman. which was delivered soon after the session con
  elaboration of his remarks at the Com mercial club banquet last night.
 He criticised the present laws regulating railroads asserting that such power as Is now given the interstate commerce com mission Is dangerous, not only to the well fare of the railroads themselves, but to the industrial interest of the country with which the railroads have mutual inter- ests At the conclusion of his speech, George J. Kindell of Denver arose and asked permission to answer Mir. Harri- mans speech Chairman Francis refused to give MT. Kindell the privilege of the floor. on the ground that proper in- depreciation of rules of the congress and a due regard to courtesy did not allow a delegate to answer the speech of an in- vited guest. MT. Hartman, however. ia- sisted that Mir Kindel be allowed to speak. and the chairman called him to the platform.
 MT. Kindell's speech was not direct answer to the arguments of MT. Harri- man, but an arraignment of the railroads for alleged unfair rate discrimination. Mir. Hartman, who had intended to leave for Topeka immediately after delivering his own speech, waited patiently until MT. Kindell had concluded, when the two men shock hands. and Mir. Hartman left the hall to go to his train.
 Hartman Speaks.
 MT. Harriman's speech was. in part, as follows:
 ''rhe impression prevails that l control more miles of railroad than any one man. That statement is made frequently. 1 de- ny it: it is not true. l do not control one mile of railroad. I do not believe in one man or any one company con trolling vast interests of this kind There are 14.0Os or 1o.00D persons who cooperate in the control of railroads and other cor porations in which l am interested. One