The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-30
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
November ~. 1906.

see ne passage OF snip CHb-
Sidy Bill one of the strongest
Indications IN this line has
come from the session of the
Trans Mississippi Congress be
fore whom Secretary Root has
Just delivered notable address.
in which he spoke urgently in
favor OF the shipping subsidy as
the one thing essential 10 build
up the trade of the United States
with South America This is the
first time that tie administration
has ever come ont squarely III
favor of such hill. There is
bill now pending before Congress
that Is said 10 meet lie require
mentS Of the case. and II l. inter
eSilug to see what the appropTla
ton will involve This bill l. de
signed primarily 10 help the mail
steamship service, hur i will Of
course furnish a series Of steam
ship lines hv which American
goods can safely and regularly he
transported abroad Ii will III
volNe the expenditure In the first
year of 81. 700. 500 for a NAL SET
wee and ultimately an eXpeud
iture Of sos 600 per auuum.
The ships 10 earn tui> larger >uh-
Sidy do not now exist IN the
United States. but il Is believed
that TO earn the tonu> the! Will
be built. TIE Various lines that
il Is proposed To establish are
about as follows:
10 Brazil. II knot monthly
steamer service. $50 200 fort
nightly service, 1900 600
To the Argentine Rrpuhllc. II
knots steamers. Sl07 600 subsidy
for monthly service. and S575.
coo for a fortnight, service.
To South Africa the same
amounts for line Of y knot
steamers.
Gulf ports TO Brazil. II knot
line a; Sl5-.500 and a forlDightly
service a. S27j 000
There j. pro.ided 3 S75 600
Subsidy for llne> lrom TIE South
ern Sia'e> 10 Cuba and tbe same
from Tie Guli ports 10 Central
America
4 Tie Gulf part> f. Mexico. $50
00U would ov invested ou y
knot versly service
To Hsval. Japan. CHINA and
/ tie Philippines u snof steamers
al $500 0ou fer q monthly service
and 5000. 0pu for g tortuigDtly
/ service
A line i provided from Pugeui
S uud 10 Japan. China aud TIE
I Philippines a. $4,000 tor
monthly service
Provision is also made for ser
/ vices to Hawaii. thu Samoan Is
4 lands. Australia, the west coast
Of Mexico aud 10 the West Cen
| Il al y uiSllCUu ioI -
1t il seen that this program Is
both extensive and expensive. but
Secretary Root held in his speech
( that il would he a paving invest
meut. The Committee Oh Reso
lutious of The Congress did not
60 so far a. 10 straIghtway ell
dorSe the subsidy bill proposition,
but il did 10 the fullest extent,
endorse the building up OF the
American Merchant Marine. aud
suggested that Secretary Root
had proposed the proper plan.
Those who look forward 10 the
immediate and immense activity
from the Interstate Commerce
Commission III turning the rail-
roads Of this country upside
down. have been disappointed up
10 date and will continue To be
disappointed for some time 10
cone I liz commission Las lot
been able 30 touch a single rate
since Tie Rate Bill was passed
and the commission enlarged
There Jas neeD a food Of other
woTs. tie Interpretation u Lev
I.te rules aud Tie prosecution OF
vzriog. inquire. iB;o coal. grain
and WAT rot. I1s- have prevent
e fLeE ffol glVlag alg aifeD-
1904 80 ~ 20 sutgs- Tale making
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Lac been pretty sci .p.I; ~. aud
there pfomi,es 70 y - iuteIest
iug tine ID the rex. eleeii0u. +
tue excitement should last tazt
long, over tie support that See
rotary Taft has Won anOug tie
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