Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
SHIP
SUBSIDY
ROASTED
.If Passed. Trust MagnateS
Get Another Bludge0n
High Financiers as Mendicants
Beg Millions Yearly as a
Gift of the Nation


The proposed ship subsidy bill, EN-.
bodving. as it does. all the self evil
dent earmarks. dips and angles of q
most stupendous steal, naturally al
tracts and fascinates the average ma.
Itional lawmaker of the upper house.
The original bill called for only $4,000 :
GOO annually. running for period of
90 wears. aggregating the modest sum
Of sl60000.OO0. This sum looks al
most startling to the disintefested OBJ
server. especially when he calls to mind
the fact that no one wants such an ex-
penditure for such purpose except Ger.
tain trsnscendental guys" who go to
make up the membership of our Amer
lean "House Of Lords and ship
ping trust which has more money than
il knows what to do with. but is desir.
Gus of putting Mr. Rockefeller in the
shade as a capitalist and trust mag
nate.
Mr.. Gallinger. the most eminent of
the whole Doodle senatorial gang, has
labored without cessation for years for
the eonsummation Of this stupendous
swindle an outrage on the American
people. The bill is reported to have
passed the senate in the early days
of March. possibly in somewhat mod
i6ed form, but as an entering wedge
nevertheless, whereby the original
steal will ultimately be accomplished
What use would we have for ships
If the agricultural, mining and other
labor interests should cease production
and what would be thought of the san,
itv Of national lawmaker who would
offer a bill TO appropriate and equita
bly distribute ss.oO0.o00 annually for
the promotion and furtheranee of ag
rieultursl. mining and other producing
Interests. without which these ship,
ping syndieates and trusts would have
little use for any ships whateveri
There is certainly 10 interests of
greater moment TO US all than the sue
cess Of the mighty host Of producers.
and no class who labors so constantly
on 50 small a margin Of profit. If We
are visited with times Of financial de
preston, what do we do but helplessly
wait until the farmers raise good
crops and thereby lift US out OF our
financial slough Of 6espond''i
The Gsllingers tell Us. in explanation
Of the graft. that the American ship
owner is compelled to pay 50 much
higher wages 70 American seanen than
foreign shipowners Go that they are
fast becoming destitute and thai The
little gratuiiy they ask is indispensable
10 the maintenance Of cur national
prestige and pride. II i: suited ;heir
purpose better. the ship subsidy peo-
pie would in the next sentence be tell
ing Us that, as a matter OF fact. pre,
" much al American ships are manned
by foreigEsrs-to our eternal disgrace
Suppose their statement 70 be true that
there is corresponding increase in.
the wages Of every enPlOye Of the.
Sgisulsuris,, miner and al other
forms of prOdnetioul
All VIII agree also that the farmer
works logger hours. lives more eeon
omieslly, makes less profit ard is il
6nitely more essential 20 the general
prosperity Of al. thsn the "eapital
isis. who, FOR present purposes ss
sone the role Of men6ieAnis. IL order
to p%rpe;uAte this enornoas graft Can
this ueSsure u viewed II Any 'other
light thar that of requiring TIE pro
eaeers of ,his Ration 70 dig these mil
io-s cat Of the grCEE2 &z6 pGss il Is
10 these capitalists as s gift, as al il
dEeelslt 70 tAs2 10 use their capital
for the furtherAnee % their owe erar
eiAl interesss There ear De no BRAID
q brassE inpueesee equAling tie Pre-
position Our government hss tStz
in One way and A2o;ssr, Hursizg anS
eodahEg jas; s-eA p-o1igy As tbs, II.
III tie brAts have ou;sr0WA pretty
nueh AZ parental authority. and give
great promise 0f ultinAtsly 6is-upi.
ing the psteEzAl k0asshla Beng above
And Superior 20 the law, they are cor
Sis1eHt j. .0s oftsn appealing 20 Il
but, wiIA the aid CT past masters IL
intrigue, they b-sng ssesst f0sess x
bear With a EsreiAess poser, TO spread
wrssk ard rain oE al whe preszzs &c
Object 70 being devoUrsS, 6igsSs5 z.6
assiGilA;sS withia their al pEevA.EinR
krAnsiAl grasp.
J1Ggs Gil&evseeFs has reesatly giv
ez tessizO-y As 70 tae right q Mr
/. Rogers Ny Roeksf4ner etr =. R.TS