The Washington times., 1910-01-26
EAST INSISTS WEST
SHALL AID SHIPPING
National Board of Trade De
mands Return for Sup
porting Reclamation.
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had made an extended address on the
present commercial needs OF the COuu-
Try, G. Waldo Smith. Of he New York
Board Of Trade and Transportation. de-
cIared that the present situation was
disEracefUl-
lie quoted a letter received BY a friend
from Admiral SDeTry, m winch the
ravaI officer said, in commenting on the
" Orld cruise Of the battleShlp Heel
that Ie had not met at sea single
merchant vessel carrying the American
flag IN his entire cruise Admiral Sperry
also referred TO the fact that coal Tor
the American batreShlpS was carried IN
foreign vessels, a consignment OF 800
tons having failed 10 reach the feet IN
Australia. a situation that would be
frauEhL with grave consequences IN time
OF var Mr. Smith said further that
foreign governments spend SOneInlng
Ike SIS 0Go 90 on their merchant marine.
while the United States gave a little
mere than S1.000.000
H c. Reynolds. Of the Scranton board
OF trade introduced his remarks with
the statement that II the United States
Government would cOntri butte ; per cent
OF the amount II pays annually 70 Ior-
eign ship owners to American shipping,
il would receive many times that
amount IN return as the tax on Arnerl-
can ships that would lmmedlaleIy dp-
pear as the result Of TCh assistance
NJ Reynolds declared that IN the
largest and bTOadesC sense this = a
matter % which the National Board or
The Dropa cation Of he merchant ma
zine idea throughout the country should
not be permitted 20 rest he said ne
importance OF Il in relation 10 All otneT
Development movements should be en-
Duty Of the West.
The people Of the Middle West should
be made 20 understand that II We OF
Z the manufacturing centers Of the East
give them our support for their reclama-
/ tion projects, which takes millions out
/ Of the National Treasury, they should
give US their suppoEJ in our ship sub
sidv measure Mr.. Reynolds said
1 This should not be made a question
of sections. and I am n favor OF
adopting the most positive means OF
3 showing the people Of the Middle West
+-a+ section IN which we have met
( strong opposItion-jUst where We stand
and how far they can 50,
Col 7 J Sullivan, Of the Cleve-
land Chamber Of Commerce, president
I of the Merchant Marine league Hep-
I reSpnratfve william w EoulAIou' oL
I Pa-nsv7vanla- and Representative 20
I semi A Goulden Of New 1OLh- I5e-u1
I strong addresses adTOcaJlS Ile 10y
: ton OF the TesOluuon- toiO1rl SUM-
. van declared me uercnant marine - -
& one Of the resources OF the Cnltei
. states that had not been properly con
? served and that measures Sn'ula 5e -IIl-
{ r1ediately adopted 70 p7evenI us eN-
E tiuction-
r,=-a-eI resources o the Cnited states
5-e an dependent. he declared upon
+17a merchant marine. and there could De
no real conservation or these eieultnls
. 80 -e-fo-s1 Iffe III -sss the merchant
marine is restored 20 its former glory
on being put u a vote the CesoIutloH
was adopted zItnout q dissenting voice
For Consular Reform
Former Senator Henry Gsssaway Da-
us OF west Virginia was the PrinciPa
sneaker q the subject Of consular re
form. Of which he was an ardent advo-
cate during his term Of service IN the
Senate
The subject was taken Up with &
resolution reported by Chairman VII
- IAN Il. Douglas from the committee OF
consular and diplomatic service- M