The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-15
Would Eliminate the Ameri-
can Flag From the Pacific
and Control the Merchant
Marine Service.
NEXT SIXTY DAYS
TELLS THE STORY
Of Future Of Our Merchantmen ON the
Seas Ship Subsidy Bill and I'm
portance to the Same.
ny e. c. snyder.

Washington Nav 16-It 10 pener-
a,,v Conceded that Janan Ia str,vinp tn
eliminate tho Amarican fiar fro,,, The
Pacific IN neacafml ways 6a - cold
and the next sivtv dows u,,i1 nro,ahiv
determina whethor. che y,iI ho swncass,
fni or not NJ fa,,it 10 fomrS viii, ] tha
Oriental Yankaes for +hair n"rsavarD
ence in this direct,nn for tho shinning
interests NJ the IYnited states ara nn
their Ia at legs and r. mt aidad n,ick1v
the scattared rannonts 30 n,,r n,,a.
nowerfu1 merchant nor;na n;il nass
into other hands. All things consider
ed, Japan, the coming nation of the
Orient, is the one to which our ships
on the Pacific should 20 and as some
one is to get them. Americans will
feel pleased that It ia TO he the Ian
anese. OF course. there is more or less
concern at the army and navy denart-
ments over the possibility of trouble
with Japan some day over our Oriental
policy or over the Philinnines In that
case, Japan having the shfns. we would
be at a decided DISADVANTAGES. for We
have no way to TRANSPORT our troons
or supplies to the Philinnines How
ever MANY regard this nossihilitv with
satisfaction. believing the Phijinnines
are a burden and the quicker Janan re-
lieves us of them nv nurcsase If forca
the better II will he for the conntrv
With the large merchant feet she has
already accumulated. and the Amaris I
can vessels which she ia about to mr..
chase, Japan will be able to land her
troops and sunnlies In the PhiIinn,nos
nm short notica A. Ar,ar;oa ,..,Ip ,,a.,s
no merchant ships on the Pacific coast
except those engaged in the coastwisa
trade, this country will he seriomsIy
handicapped to saw the Ieast
Tho nos.,h,I,+,, =. .,,,..
ia howovsr ve os,o;ns ~ suIn M..aa AZ outcome
tbrouohe,,t a. ao'.n.s.. NIe nv concern
Mo thinI t,,at - Uutiy ...a p.a lol sllany PEG.
marina ws 90 ara - ,as. nans a,,s.i,. nv lneIcnanI M
trnnhie ahrnad ard ,5ii1 hs ssl y, ~
to stav at home ana rn;na pe.leu o,,n nl
business leavinp othar @ na4ions % oal s uwn
with ms and dn oyr - ns ,n,,;ua ~ slaue
not. as thav n1easa St,,i ath ..aue % =.
nrefer that The ] Amsr,o.n e' ,,eneh u.nehs woala
should disannear frnG, +ha hia., at nag nag
rather than assistance shn,,,d en - ,,.sax seas
to the merchant marine b,, tho De t.a"a sseh
ury of the IInitad stafas Az, eas .hass
regard with satisfaction j Tho on annanese o.ese
failure of the friends of tho ship t. s,,h III
Si0V hill tn mako onv
honse Conprass viii gsIes ahost,,. ~ .ne
and az # Is the ,rtan+;nn Ioi - sy ~. auJGurh
ming interests to n ahandnn ~ ~ .ne e.s. snip.
and either ssli " tha;n hanon nassois .ne con!est
mantle them IN nasa the bes9is hi,, or dls.
passed at This session I the fata G,i - Is not
merchant mar,na TeS s,I1 saeI eae .ase oL our
mined VIZ ooon W ueter-
r. is undors+ood ~ h,n,, ....
that Tananese ~ a@onts % ora sn Ia. autnoIity ~
United States onnnie+,aae ] .h ~" ~ Tue
tions for nur vassa1s rs .He 4hs nesoIsa- 6,n
Consui Genera, WiIh,,r M 80 .us s,,E aclnc.
reports that the ch.irm,an 20 .hsapore an s
of directors NJ Tho Tono % Ktsa.. ~ ans y.s Doara
the Jananese staenshtn u m,sen nas,slanl nalsna,
been Informed tba+ tha pay, onan nas
ers of the comnanv @ hava nuun sunaaasnI pank- *
placing the whnia iss,s suoeeeleu es III
Amounting n +wont, 1snu silt VI Donas
the London markat for n tbn yen, IN
necessary to nnrch.se M +he sue al money
belongins 70 tba e paa;eo .le Nh nees =. now
shin comnanv ana % saii;,n MaiI Steam-
American foo % Tha sas ha unaer the
twenty Years res and nc ha.n poaus a.,s are 1or
interest Tba,, I n,ara uuai nse per cent
The Nippon Yusen Kaieho hseu .aoths. az 90: