The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11
MobiIe. Ala.. Mareh lo. isos.

Mobile. Ala.. March 10, 1908. | Editor The Advertiser!
 Noting your excellent article In Ths l Advertiser of the sth on the subject l of the Frye resolution. the alleged ob.
 sss Of a wnsn wss S sssss s fer 0 construction of the Panama Canal te Americans vessels. or vessels chartered by the United States governrnent and from Senator Frye's Committee on Commerce; being very much interested and among the first to bring about q public inquiry investigation and con. much publicity cannot be given to such an outrageous measure we desire to lay before you some additional facts
 First let us us say that we trust that the article appearing in your above named issue will be widely copied by the. press and result In additional pro utter defeat of the measure.
 The South and the Southern ports are not alone interested. should the measure. become law 1t win effect all the territory south of the Ohio river and the middle West as well. It will give the iron manufacturer in the East the decided advantage over by reason of his nearness to the port of exportation. Imagine the Oliver Man ufacturing Company of Knoxville, article. competing with Eastern manu- lecturers in their line and 1t Is a foregone conclusion that the business would be. lost to the Oliver people. by 1t Is so with every Industry that has any thought whatever Of bidding Tor the business.
 merely preliminary. the actual work has just begun in earnest, there will be required vast amount of material There are Southern enterprises now canal construction. They stand on equal chance with the Eastern manufacturer, to secure the business, under present conditions. but If the Frye measure shattered. The same is true of the Southern ports. Within the last four months we have handled upwards of l6o.oe0 tons of material for the canal Southern manufacturers, secured on equal terms as to shipping facilities, with the Eastern manufacturer. With as Senator Frye would have them do. you imagine for 6 moment that the port of Mobile would be enjoying a share of this traffic and what Is true of this port is true of all the Gulf and South Atlantic ports
 Through the efforts of our Southern Senators, particularly Senator Poster, or l1OulBiHna, the reSoiutIOu HdS UecH held up and a dispatch in The New Orleans World under date of the 7th inst. informs us that the measure will be so amended as to eliminate the ob- jectionai features; if there are any commendabIe feature contained in the resolution it needs to be pointed out; it is objectionable from first to last and in no particular should it's vicious purposes be allowed to stand and pass
 We are taught that this governments is founded on the principles of individ- ual liberty and individual enterprise. yet here we are presented with the spectacle of man elected to the high of1ce of United States Senator endeavs bring to incorporate into a law measure SO damnable in it's conception as to strike at the very foundation of the principles of the government he is presumed to shield and for what purpose? He has thrown about him self the cloak of patriotism and the upbuilding of the American merchant marine and proceeds to add another monopoly that Is so iniduitous in it's purpose as to make the methods Of the Standard oil, about which we have read so much, pale before it.. 1t Is not only bare-facedly monopolistic in it's intent and purposes but it. bears the ear marks of an obstructive. measure, the latter whether intentional or not.
 Those who are interested in Amert- can vessels should study this question well. There are many we'll thinking peo- rIe as we'll as owners of American vessels that will gladly support any