Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-23
srbretary Of Treasury Rskes Extended
Address on This Topic
LAR3ER MERCHANT MARINE is NECESSARY
Toes Not Tsiuitsly Ommit Himself t.
Subsidy Idea,
csssuas FOR CONN ssIoNEa CLEMENTS
BesoIutlon AskinE President RooHe-
veIt 10 Investigate Charges OF
Unfair DealinE Referred
to Committee.

Shaw, secretary Of the treasury anu w"
liam . Bryan secured tic lions share OF
attention here today . n a long lisO Oh
speakers at tho t1iree n Of the trans
mississippi Commercial Z & All SPOKE
on subjects relating more e %> recuy 70
the increasing OF the conn > . usiness
of the country. n
Air. BRYAN ives appointed to " = u
lnittee OF ex-presidents of the c. y =.
escort Secretary shaw to the platfo. ~
when these two distinguished public y
led the way to the rostrum there was g.
applause.
Secretary Shaw. who spoke particularly
for a wider foreign market for American
goods. made this declaration;
'Ig thls country ever develops interna-
tionaI merchants it will accomplish it by
granting them announcement, not alone By
dredging harbors and deepening channels,
but by insuring them a merchant marine
in which 70 carry, under the most favorable
terms. the products OF our farms, our
mines, our forests and our factories
Secretary Shaw continued: Secretary
Root has gone step further than l pro-
pose TO 20 In favor Of n merchant marine.
lie commits himself to the ship subsidy
idea / do not say that am in favor Of a
ship subsidy. but ! win say that ! am in
favor Of anything that will secure a mer-
Mr Bryan whose subject principally con-
cerned the commercial interests Of the Mis-
sissippi valley region, was the sole speaker
at the evening session.
Proceedings of Days Sessions.
Some Of the subjects upon which ad-
dresses and discussions were made at the
morning and afternoon sessions were river
and levee bettermait lower freight rates.
especially IN the west; lakes to the gulf
water transportation, the necessity Of a
national department Of mines and mining,
the needs OF the i've stock interests Of the
southwest, the necessity of increased IA
cilities at the Pacific coast ship yards, ir-
rlgation, public drainage as It relates to
the reclamation service. our waning for
est resources and imaginary evils and ills
in Colorado produced by political iuagina-
tion.
Julfn ggobieA efsst Louis, ex secretary
of the Interior. spoke In support OF q reso-
luton. which had been introduced by Rich
ard c. Kerens OF that city, in favor OF an
intercontinental railway to bring about
closer trade relations between North and
South America.
Among those who to0K part ia the pro-
eeedings, besides the speakers already
noted, we're George. J. Kindel OF Denver
who enlivened the morning session by
PRODUCING a resolution, which was referred
calling for the resignation from membership
of the Interstate Commerce commission q
Judson c. Clements
Isham Randolph. consulting engineer OF
the Illinois canal, declared that Chicago
and the state Of Illinois stood ready Il
give that stream. which cost S2SOO0O0O K
the United States whenever the govern
ment would complete the channel to thu
Mississippi river. This is in the interes
of lake to the guilt waterway.
Other speakers we're V. c. Anderson
president OF the Colorado School Of Mines
Ike T. Pryor. president of the southwes
Cattle Raisers' association; +. II, Newell
Edward Mead and w. H. Heron, govern
mental department experts. and Repre-
sentatves John w. Stevens OF Texas AM
Edgar C. Ellis Of Missouri.
Naval Construction ON Paeine.
AT the e,Opening of the congress this morn
ing Arthur NJ. Francis. the secretary, real
a paper by, George w. DiclCie, who wa
30 unable to be present on Naval Construc
tion on the Pacific Coast" Mr. Dlekie ad
vocated increased facilities in the shi
yards on the Pacific coast and "enoug
work 10 keep them in condition 10 rende
the government efncient service IN case O
war"
Tho South American diplomats fror
Washington who attended the Commerce.
club banquet aud the opening sessions her
Of tho Transmisslssippi Commercial cor
gress. Minister Calderon Of Bolivia. Mir
lister Pardo of Peru Minister Cortes Z
Colombia, and secretary OF the Brazilia
legation, Gtrgel do Amarel, departed Il
he cast early today, going via ST. Loui
The charge d'affalres Yoachum OF Ii
chilean legation left the city yesterday
Randolph ON Waterways.
Ishap Randolph. chief engineer IN chars
% the sanitary and ship canal OF Chloag
speaking on the Deep Waterway from n
Laket 10 the Cult said:
There i q living menace to the full en-
cheney o. the waterway. The more wat
sent through its channel drawn from Lal
Michigan the better wiz be the stage
water ln the channel which we have bee
considering. This menace comes from :
international waterways commission call,
for by the same act OF June l3. 1902, wh.C
appropriated sseooQ for the survey and c
innate for waterway from Lookport
ST. Louis. This act was an right In pr
viding Tor international control OF intern
tiona waters, but when II also includ,
waters tgihutRry thereto Il was an wron
for that was an invitation 70 an alien pow
TO take Z hand in the control of our d
This internationai waterways comnissio
u rSpogt 9s tr9e, recommends a trea
cubic fees per second. We need not MOI Il, ie
than i40eo cubic feet per second. viii y,
protect us against any treaty which m
It's the uses OF any waters wholly with
or rlghtfuliy belonging 10 the Unit
States2 We need this water for healt
we need Il for commerce,
xindeI Replies 60 Hartman.
George ]. Kindel Of Denver. who on Tue
day replied IN q heated manner 70 f.
Iiarriman's statements 70 the congress !
gardlns railroed matters. again today To-
occasion 20 deny the truth OF Mr. Har
mans claim that an freight rates go dov
rather than up. and 20 criucise caustieal
lbs statement that the government shou
give the railroads more power.
Then Mr. kinde created a stir by intT
ducing resolution that because OF certs
rulings. which Itindel declared TO be d