Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-27
JAPAN TO CONTROL
PACIFIC IN DECADE
Subsidy or Free Ships
and Free Crews
Will Save

New York. March l7-"Ten years
from now the only steamers from the
Orient running In and out Of San Fran.
cisco harbor will be those iyinE the
japanese flag, II Japan CONTINUES 20
encourage and the United States to
discourage their respective merchant
marines In the present inverse ratio"
This was the startling prophecy
made here today By X. =. scnwcrin,
vice.president and general manager OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
during a discussion Of the latest In.
road of foreign shipping In the com.
mercC oil the Pacific
He was commenting on the report
which reached New York shipping cir.
Giles today that DodwCl a Co.. the
powerful British shipping firm. will es.
tablish within a lew weeks a line Of
steamers between the Orient and Sa.
lima Cruz, Mexico, for the Transports
ton of Oriental freight TO New York
and other ports OF the East and Europe
via the Tehuantepec railroad.
"Do you mean that the Pacific Mail
will go on, Of business by that time II
the present attitude Of the Government
toward American shipping oontinues?"
Mr.. Schwerin was asked
Il mean Just what ! say" he re-.
piled. Then he continued: Whether
II IL intentional or not the policy OF
Cur government toward the American
merchant marine is one wholly of re-
striction.
There is only one way that the
American merchant marine can ever
hope to compete with those OF foreign
nations and regain its former pres
tige." continued Mr.. Schwerin earn.
estly. land that II by placing II In a
position to compete on an equal basis
with these foreign rivals.
I'VE should have free ships and free
crews. BY this mean the restrictions
now barring vessels OF foreign build
from American registry should be re-.
moved so that American shipowners
and operators will be free to purchase
their craft as cheaply as their foreign
competitors.
Either these existing restrictions
should be removed or the government
should provide n ship subsidy sun.
cient TO Offset these handicaps.
One Of these remedies Is the only
action that will save the American
merchant marine from utter eiimina
ton from foreign sea commerce"
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a latter part OF the resolution. Thi,
was done unanimously. and on Mr.
!. Prosser's motion II was decided Il
I cable the substance of the resolution
: to President Taft.
Senator w. o. Smith dropped II
!, just before the meeting was called
q to order and said that he was unabl,
y to remain for the meeting but thai
he had called In to say that the Gov
a ernor was strongly opposed to thu
resolution favoring appointments I,
e all Federal Offices In the Territory
d Such a blanket resolution seemed I,
> cover all Federal Offices here, includ
i ing quarantine, etc. II the resolu
r tion only referred to judicial Office
i he would favor It.
The following were present at tn
J. meeting: A. q. NJ. Robertson. ID. l.
Q Wilmington, Il. NJ. Watson, e. II. OF
: son. w. A. Greenwell, C. +. Clemens
i J, A. Magoon. George A. Davis. Judg
Stanley Judge Weaver. Fred. Peter
: son, Frank Thompson, w. w. Thay
II err, w. o, Smith, L. Warren, NJ
. Prosser, Deputy Attorney Genera
:. Larnach.