Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-28
Mr.. JONES ON MERCHANT
MARINE.

The Daily Press has received copy
OF the speech on The Merchant Ma
uine" delivered in the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes on March % last by Hon.
William A. Jones ri this district.
MIR. jones handles the subject In a
striIdingly able and convincing man.
ner and we regret that the speech
can not be reproduced I'M these
columns IN its entirety.
Below will be found few para
.grurhs which make clear Mr.. Jones
ideas with regard to measures which
might profitably be employed in the
rehabilitation of the American mer-
chant marine without sacrifice CT a
single time -honored Democratic prin'
ciple. and his presentation Of the real
cause of the lamensable decline in our
foreign. carrying shipptng.
Mr.. Jones' advocacy Of the ocean
mail bill in the last Congress
subjected him tc, some more or less
harsh criticism at the hands Of q few
Of the State newspapers. These
journals apparently had nc.1 taken the
pains to ascertain the marked distinc-
ton between the old ship subsidy pro-
position SO lcng unsuccessfsrily push.
ed by the iate Senator Hanna and
okhers, and the altogether different
measure. the ocean mail bill, which
came within three votes Of passage
a. the hast session Of the Sixtieth
Congress. Defining his views along
this lire. Mr.. Jones says:
As q general II not invariable rule.
the advocates of sssbsidies sre opposed
10 free ships. and vice versa. They
can no more unite In &awcr Ct che
oae kr the other q these two propo-
sstioas shan 1ater can mix with oil.
AT any rate 1t Is to be hoped that
the old ship subsidy proposition
Which Was before Congress for ten
years CT more In enc fGm or s,oth.
o.. Will never again be brought fcr.
ward. It was not only vicious in prin.
ct.3e, BAT II would never have accom-.
ph~hed whSs was claimed for II by
its advocates.
NO one. I think, should fail to dts.
tiaguish between ship subsidies paid
In direct bcunfies out Ct the Public
Treasury in aid Of purely private CT.
terprise and payment cut Ct our pos
tad funds for services actually rem
dcsed In carrying our ocean mails In
American vessels. am as heartily
u favor Of the latter rs a, legitimate
means Of extending our foreign com
nerce and aiding in the upbuildins d
the American mercnant marine a.
an unalterably opposed to the former
"Mr. Cnarman, the more study and
thcught- I have given to this prchlcp
the more firmly am I convinced tha
. return 20 the time -hopored Demo
cratic policies Il Discriminating dutie,
and Discriminating Tonnage take,
would be two long ste,s toward tn
refsstion of or ocean meruhant ma
rtae. II. In addition to the imput
ton Of ssch discriminating cutie. m.
toonsge doss, as have indicated
COugrcxs wtyl remove toe indeEeozsba
eutjcs upcn all material which &c
Into the construction q q ship. -
ycctsIly those upon wire rpe, plates
tees, sngles. beams. and shpcs. TIT
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o0ch . sevivai in our sh,ySiaG isdss
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