The San Francisco call., 1906-04-12
ACTIVITY ON DEEP WATER.

w 7IE the shipping interests United States stand
wv ing STILL retrogradng those OF maritime rivals are
showing great activity Since 1he Can recent t
ambitious purpose of Japan dominate the Pacc shipping
trade the report United States Consul Rogers OF Shanghai has
hand gives evidence OF japanese
% and determination control the deep water commerce OF the
Eastern seas.
Pacific Mail Steamship Company has been bought by the Nippon
lusen Kaiha japanese company 1t is now hted with ong ln
pontoons godowns which stream OF
cargo by Japanese of light draft that easily pass
Whangpoo Japanese taking all the trade
OF the YanseKang weekly Japanese
ports with Kobe and Shanghai the terminals The
Japanese making Kobe and Moi their shipping ports with
Shanghai shipping They getting ready put on
line Of Australian ports running via Hongkong and
Manila
The japanese shpyads with work building
repairing old and altering the large number taken as
prizes the late The great maritime companies OF Japan
frankly declare purpose reach every seaport of Importance
country by Pacific Ocean Taking all OF these
signs evidence the Consul says that there VIII be seen on m
Pacific Japanese activity that will astonish the world lhe
tonnage being prepared and the work
troll the Hangchow Soocow and Huchow via the Wang
poo Grand canal 1t the advantage OF con-
shipping.
All this is going foreign Consuls the United States
able report their the decadence OF American
shipping disappearance of quaegged ships taking with them
the opportunity for training masters ocers and able seamen @
only active occupying the hed we nave lett open
her rising feet the Oriental side we are also pressed from the
Occident
strong Swedish ne long operated successfully the At
OF South America plying to Montevdeo and Bueno
Ayes extended the West touching Valpa
raiso, Caao, Panama Mexican ports and San Francisco lmme
diatey following Swedish German line
kOSmOS all ports the OF
the Americas
Coming report of Consul Rogers Of
Shanghai Metcalf from Tyne He
tonnage building the northeast coast
Britain than Last added 10 the British register
and sail tonnage, all At present the
Yards crowded with work that large firm cannot book
other order before the of and others have nine
twelve months building ahead Loyds reports under
three northern rivers 592684 of shipping
Edward OBrien United States Minister to Uruguay, for
Department table showing the and char
OF the tonnage employed between Europe and the Plata
the United States and the Plata In that
French Italian Spanish Swedish Dutch Austrian
single Arercan The Of trade with the
goes New York. Boston and Philadelphia
Liverpool crossing the Atlantic between its terminals
expanding rapidly that the Congress of Argentina
investing increasing seaport facilities
modae and is building canal the obstruction
navigation the Paana low and increase the shipping of
BuenOs Ayres.
Mr. Evans director of the American Commercial Museum
South America studying
field United States Consul Valparaiso Mr. Evans
while that Present methods of transportation and
of freight American goods foreign countries leave much
There discrimination against by those who
the freight of foreign going vessels which seriously
handcappng American interests especially South Ae-
countries.
that the subsidized European lines favor the
of their flag the expense of 1t is muant
American pride read OF the shipping and shpbuidng activity
that going all the world except country and
only pride pocket touched when
competing points is Disseminated against by
foreign ships which entirely dependent for
1t would that might risk few millions trying
build American merchant marine.