The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
Japan's Experience Is Any, thing But Encouraging
 to Them
AMERICAN RAILROADS
 GET SOME BENEFITS
Senator CuIIom of Illinois Favors the Elimination of the Negro Vote In South But Would Let Them
 Vote In the North.

Washington, November 7.-(Speeial.)- Mai. John M. Carson, the chief of the bureau of manufactures. bids fair to bring down upon himself the wrath of that in- fuential body of grafters who are pro noting ship subsidies. That the present Congress will not expire without a deter mined effort to pass such bill is evident. Now comes Major Carson, however, and makes public report from Consul Gen eral Fuller of Hong Kong which will not be very cheerful reading for ship sub sidy bill advocates. The report deals with the shipping subsidies of Japan. The consul says that Japan has been spend ing large sums of money in the len commencement of mercantile marine and some doubt Is being expressed at the present time as to the practical value to Japan of this policy and the results shown by the operation of the subsidized lines. The consul cites the case of several Japanese steamship companies submits tables, and draws the conclusion that these subsidized lines are not carry ing at the present time a quantity of car go materially greater than when they first started operations, while the increase fin the number of passengers Is compara- lively insignificant"
 The consul quotes the "Tokio Keizai'' as contending that the bull kof the cargo carried by these subsidized lines neither leaves nor enters Japan, so that foreign countries get most of the advantages ac- cruing from the subsidy.
 The consul says: "The contention thus expressed finds particular interest in American business men in the connection of these two subsidized lines with the American trans-continental railways, and from the figures given it would appear that the Japanese steamship service has chiefly benefited the railways operating from Puget Sound and from San Francis co. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway commenced a freight service In connection with the Osaka Shosen Kaisha- 1t is understood that this steamship line comes within the terms of the Japanese subsidy act and draws a subsidy from that government, but the amount is not known The line is too new to show re- suits as yet"
 Would Eliminate Negro.
 Senator Cullom of Illinois is out in an interview in favor of the elimination of the negro vote in the southern states.
 An amusing thing. however, is that the senator believes the negro should be all lowed to vote in the northern states. In the north the senator thinks the colored man uses his ballot with wisdom and fairness"
 we are satisfied with him." says the senator but it Is notorious that the south is not
 The senator says: t'Elinnate the negro from politics in the south-give that sec ton of the country an exclusively white ballot or & franchisement which shall mean absolute and unequivocal white su- premacy in the management of its whole affairs and there's not state below the Mason and Dixon line which will not be found in the republican column in the electoral college"
 In Maryland
 It seems to be settled that the democrat ic leaders in Maryland will again sub init to the voters a constitutional amend ment disfranchising the negro. This time the amendment will not be open to the construction that 1t affects the foreigner. Governor Brothers Is strongly in favor of this course. He said today:
 "The democrats in the next legislature, having the necessary constitutional re- quirements should submit to the voters constitutional amendment upon the question of negro suffrage. While there was a majority against the last amend ment, 1t must not be forgotten that this by no means was majority against the principle involved. It was beaten not by those in favor of negro suffrage but by those who, while really opposing it, were afraid that their right to vote was in- volved in the issue. Consequently, being a question of principle concerning the well fare of the people of the state, not a mere matter of party expedency, the contest will be carried on until it Is set tied in the interest of good govern lnent.
 Tn my judgment the campaign should begin now. A number of voters did not understand the proposition sufficiently we'll to enable them to believe that their right to vote was in no manner affected by the last amendment. These must be made to uderstand that fact before the election two years hence"