Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-29


fore can not prescribe schedules.
Our shipping to South America
has been placed at a marked disad-
vantage by the building Of fast mod
crn steamships for service between
European countries and Brazil and
Argentina under the stimulus of gov
eminent aid. The service from Rio
de Janeiro is made in Italian. Eng
fish. French and German ships to
their respective ports in from twelve
to fifteen days, while the time of
the trip from New York to Rio de
Janeiro In the fastest vessels carry
ing our trade Is eighteen and a hair
days. and other vessels require as
much as twenty-eight days. There
fore the service from the United
States TO these South American coun-
tries, although reasonably frequent,
Is slow and upon uncertain sched-
ules. The trip to Rio de Janeiro
could be made in less than fourteen
days In vessels of the type plying
between Europe and that port.
These countries are of great COM
mercinl Importance to our own.
/ Trade with the Orient could be de-
vcloped to immense proportions under
encouraging conditions. The foreign
trade Of South America amounts to
Sl.5OO,000.00O, and is increasing at
the rate of 500, 100000 a year.
Under advertisements issued
since the passage of the act of March
3, 1891. the department received no
proposals for service on 80 routes
to these countries. Proposals were
received for service on six routes
more than 1000 miles In length, but
In every case the service has been
discontinued for the reason that the
provisions of law are not sufficiently
liberal to enable its maintenance. IL
Is for these long routes To these ports
that the department experiences diff
hculty In securing contract ocean
mail service, and IL 1t IL to be sue
cessful more liberal remuneration
must be provided. Public policy for
bids that the carrying of our mails
10 foreign countries or that the
means OF our merchants for reaching
the markets of the world should con-
tinue to be dependent upon the VOL
untary service of steamships flying
foreign flags or operated by foreign
Interests. Nor should we continue
to contribute TO the maintenance OF
the vessels of other nations by pay
ments which should go toward the
development of our own ocean mail
service and the upbuilding of the
merchant marine and the auxiliary
naval force OF our own nation.
The passage of an act to author
lie the Postmaster General to pay
for ocean mall service in vessels OF
the second class on routes to South
America, the Philippines. Japan.
China and Australasia, 1000 miles
or more in length. outward voyage,
at a rate per mile not exceeding the
rate applicable to vessels of the first
class as provided In the act of March
3. 1891. will, 1t is believed. enable
the department to secure contract
service to these parts OF the world.
The following routes could be adj
vertised: From New York to Rio de
Janeiro, and Buenos Aires, calling at
Montcvideo; from New Orleans to
Valparaiso. calling at ports of Ecua-
dor, Peru and Chile; from San Fran
cisco or Seattle to Hongkong, calling
az Honolulu. Yokohama and Manila:
and from San Francisco to Sydney,
calling at Honolulu. Page Page and
Auckland. The total cost of such
service would be about $2,201,1GO
year, which, together with the
cost of present service maintained
under the provisions of the act of
1891, is less than the profits derived
from the foreign mail service Tex
elusive of the cost of handling for
eign malls between the United States
exchange Offices and Offices of mail
ing and delivery In this country.
Moreover, such provision would
not Increase ~, cost of service now
being performed upon any route
under contract.
During the fiscal year the de-
partment paid $1,127,245.72 for SER
vice under the provisions of the act
OF 1891. The report of the Bureau
OF Navigation for the year shows
total of $46.900,0O0 as the annual
amount paid by foreign governments
for mail subsidies, admiralty subven-
tions and shipbullding and naviga-
tion bountics or this amount $685.
2ii,537 was paid for mail subsidies
and subsidies In connection with
mails.
1T Is earnestly recommended that
legislation he secured which will en-
able the department to contract for
service for the carriage OF our mails
To the countries named IN lG-knot
American steamships Of the characr
ter prescribed IN the act of 1891"
IS
AyLN rAKE AhN