The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-09

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To TIE EDITOR or TEE suN-Sir: some
OF your correspondents and q number Of
editorial writers are In turmoil over the point
WHISTLER l have any or only q dangerously
little knowledge o. u .ss!caal neytsetipn
laws a. they Affect the commerce Of the Great
axes: and thsre IL . chsstenins ~prsponder-
ance OF opinion that I know nothing. IL II
only because my critics have thuA even M
portance to the question that I ask space
to answer q little. In A article published
in the July numbe Of Ganter's Magazine
| sought to present q readable story Of one
Of the industrial marvels Of the age: the
rapid development. far from either OF our
seacoasts. OF the greatest shipbuilding plant
In the world. My purpose vas innocent.
but In a needless moment I wrote: The
shipbuilders OF the Lakes get no subsidy for
building or operating ships: they would aoubt-
less accept one IL offered II. but they are too
busy building and operating ships at q profit
to din the ears OF Congress overmucb." &c.
Now. that being the fact. II the advocates Of
subsidies for shipbuildsrs are irresistibly
tmpelled to soold about IL they should scold
the Lake shipbuilders. not me. However. /
am scolded because | did not pause In my
intrusion into the field Of political economics
to spread further the comfortable lie that
the Lake shipbuilders are protected by nayi-
CATION laws giving to American built ships
sA PSaSSSay &%r.' f fown sSssI" doe. ' not Know
IBIS; says your ~Sorrespopde1 MT. John a.
shipping In the Crest Lake, needs no protec-
ton, for the Government by laws prohibits
foreign vessels ST IRON snsasinF In tnis trsde
built a canal around the sault ste. Marie
TO accommodate Can adian shipping on the
p psS nnso' iss vessels .sdsH' from 20 ns USd IN
this trade" This year In only three OF
tended for this prohibited trade are being
hustled hss. g.. iS snm sst. e i .spops Psr d ssSs n Sn shs
received from only two Canadian ports
7.2is. 100 bushels OF grain. But that is only q
essinnins; All tns resources q skin; espitsi
OF branches Of great Canadian trunk lines
70 help carry the exportable surplus Of grain
R0airsss Superior. 70 What ao wicked rSis end. do
you SUPPOSE Prepsrtps 70 ship a. many a.
ssinss S's 81 z e.. me mes. ~. fatS 1,aoo e ease;ns s Ssr:
plus grain by Lake route TO Buff alo; and
every bushel Of IL will g from upper Lake
sSipy%ds can supply the cargo space be-
monopoly. I am toid -.lmsricsn Lake ship-
soms 81 my critics STOP instrSctins me long
bid Il. seriously. there is nothing in our
customs e nsMs:.ion Isws (which study
vent Canadian ships, In competition With
ours. from bringing TO this country. every
thing We import from Csnads or forward
for her in bond.
Az the subsidists say, our seacoast ship
building industry would Be made profitable
s our Gov Gov.r T%S sas iaeo - y 4 tss ' En- III 1s p .:
who do not engage in IL. But II could also
be made profitable by taking on the tar on
would have a double advantage: Il would
q tax instead Of. imposing one mot
bad statesmanship for. all except those who
output OF Pittsburg- millionaire benehciaries
and decrease the number OF those already
York city blocks fronting On Fifth avenue
FDVArp W. TOWNSEND. l.,