The Irish standard., 1910-03-05

OIL collars worm OF SOOQS MANUFACTURE
ed in the United States. They are be-
ginning to see that out of every dollar
of the greater part Of this $4,000, Oo0.-
900 which they expend every year for
articles Of necessity and comfort they
receive only about so cents in actual
value"
"The greatest objection to a ship
subsidy is that when you make a di-
rect appropriation from the taxes gath
cred from the people to build up special
interests, there is no defining where
the line will be ultimately drawn; for
if we can tax the people to substitute
one mans business, we can tax them
to pay tribute to another"
In these words Rep. Oscar w. Under
wood of Alabama, one of the leaders
of the Democratic side of the house.
presented the position of the minority
on the Humphrey ship subsidy
bill, which provides for an annual sub
sidy of approximately $4,000. Mr.. I'm
derwood advocated per cent dis
criminatory duty in favor of merchan-
disc carried in American ships as the
best method of solving the problem of
the declining American merchant ma
rine, explaining that one of the advan-
tages of this method was that it would
not mean increased taxation of the
masses for the benefit of special inter-
ests.
"a reduction of the tariff of per
cent on I'LL goods imported into the
United States in American ships" said
Mr.. Underwood, "would give the Amer
lean ship owner an advantage over the
foreign ship owner in payment of du-
ties of from $1o0oO,O0O to s15,ooo,ooo
annually. This would not fall as
burden on anyone. 1t, Of course, would
enable the American ship owner to
charge nearly the amount of the dis
eliminating duty as additional freight
rates, but it would not increase the
cost of goods imported in this country
a dollar over what they are today. 1t
would not take dollar out of the fed
eral treasury, and, in my judgment, it
is the onlv effective remedy that can
be adopted toward building up the mer-
chant marine Of our country, and keep
the profits that are derived from the
of our foreign commerce
at home instead of paying it to foreign
nations.
Ballinger must go!
This is TIE general feeling here in
the national capitol, as the result of
the strong case Icing made out against
the secretary of the interior by Clifford
There is growing belief that Balm
ger is considering handing in his res
ignation, n2t as an admission of guilt,
but with the hope of bringing about
cessation Of, the condemnation that is
being pass I'd upon the president by the
press generally for unfolding the hand
of Ballingcr as against that of Pinchot.
One report is that Ballinger will wait
until his d.ferse has been made before
the investigating committee, or posi-
bly, until the committee makes a report
withdrawing the charges against him.
Then he will hand over his resignation,
it is said, explaining that he believes
himself vindicated and that he is re-
signing to save the president from fur
Their criticism.
There is strong belief in Washing
ton that Pellinger is to be found inno-
cent of ans wrongful act in the report
of the investigating committee Sem
ator Nelson of Minnesota has shown
himself to be strongly prejudiced
against CLAWS and Pinchot. This Is
not surprising when it is considered
that Nelson was undoubtedly selected
to head the investigating committee
because Of his enmity toward water
way conservation. Instead of being in
different as to tho outcome of the Ball
controversy and there
fore in a position to act as an impartial
judge AS was declared by the big press
associations, Senator Nelson was in
reality one Of the principals in the
conservation issue, and therefore in
eligible to serve on the investigating
committee in any capacity, much less
in that of chairman.
AS chairman Of a sub committee of
the Senate committee on commerce,
Senator Nelson reversed the Roosevelt
policy as regarding the safeguarding
of the peoples rights in the granting
of waterpower sites. Roosevelt upheld
the Pinchot position that no rights in
volving watcrpower should be granted
in perpet,lity. Nelson held just the
opposite, thereby becoming a foe to one
of the important Roosevelt conserva.