The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-23
y. Lewis Nixon
The Famous Naval Expert

INDEPENDENCE is or was. the ruling pr'o'
}, chile OF the American people For this
@hcy checrtul!y sacrificed life and fortune
il. the War o! the Revolution For TINS -Aei
tough, England in i3l2-li. determined tna:
national rights Should De respected. For ms.
e, the cost OF lie and property they fousA:
III the Ci.il war, tor otherwise American ma
tonal un.ts wo1.4 aave been destroyed
What is the prospect no" win the Union
unm!paIreG arI the coualr> prosperous rom
ocean 10 ocean. "tth population OF one AnA'
drcd millions cJnuage4 win iAe three millions
when independence was ach.e.-d? What can
be done By Europe or ANY European OF ash
attic nation 10 check our prosperity or turn
ouI wealth into their Golfers! Maulesi.y. 10
destroy our ambition 70 become on. own ca
liers and merchants and 10 reduce us simply
producers ana consumers, IehYlns 70 tAeA-
and their oval areuts a. carriers and ,ne-
chants AL Tie cream Of trade. they nave sue.
ceeded IN convincing our people Tor many years
now that it is cheaper tor us 20 let them d.
trade and transportation.
We mus, appeal, not 10 mistaken economy
ana spccious arguments III fayo: vi the cheap.
ness but 10 :'atest an5tip
StalesGlan5tip. iuokiHs 20 t4t good o. the
American people independent nation.
formed tho Union and established the Consti'
tuition. and intended that every right oil
nation should ho insured b.! tina, instrument.
Among such rights is preference Tor the en-
pOylneut Of our own people IN Go.ns oi' own
work, both and and sea
Fun employment ana lair WAGES have enriched
and made great our country. and no principle
of ECONOMY IS sound that would give for en-
pIc!I.eLi eve. our own people 10 the citizens
OF subjects Of other atons
But tAs sought to be done when 1t IA
advocated that cheapness ana not nativity o.
labor snail rule the country IS engagements \
sound, strors nation cannot De butt UP on this
principle
On the American people falls the expense
OF this Government in peace and war. Shal!
they defend the Government IN war time and
foreigners thrcng our labor ana ;gada marts
time of peace. doing the work ,hat lays the
best wage.
Shall We have no shipping Of our own be
cause our merchants and scaineu want decent
wages and good living, knowing that under
proper policy It can be afforded. with even
tual resultant national profit?
Our shpwrghts, mechanics and sca,nen wan:
more wages than their country affords 10
the men OF other trades and enpoy meats
At any rate. the Constitution Of the United
States, having the sanction Of as wise men
the world ever saw doing Ike work. out OF
whom sclashncss had been cast by the holy
spirit OF patriotism. settled the shipping ques-
ton and settled it right. 10 wiz That there
should be national marine adequate TO the
carriage Of orr trade for the purpose of attain
Ing and securing Independence in commerce
and navigation. and that this purpose should
be accomplished through regulation OF trade.
CARL /. Section {, Clause 49,
s. We have me shipping question. the solu'
tion OF which wiI 90 more 10 win the graft
tude and to conserve The welfare Of our people
than any other question now before us.
l. the shipping question simple one? Yes
and no IAe WriteT mas oeen studying 1t Tor
t"eA'E,sc'en cars anu to' ne PAST t"e''e
years mas dcN"'cG an Ho!' . u't! 10 research
and consideration, and yet each day finds some
Phase Of the question that is new. And yet in
general II IS simple Ignoring history and
experience iherc are many VINO "Aeh Inc hu'
mhlauhs ldc'S to"HtcIeu VIZ! oul "tPehuehce
on foreign nations are once appreciated. jump
10 conclusions ana WIN 'he coc"suIe tehoeAcJ
"i the age wish 10 app! COAL '"' p"hace"s 10
chronic maady.
snail not attempt to follow the historos
OF maritime haUohS' as tney can DC read oy
those sinteTesteu' ou' SAah teI! WHAT we nave
done ana give ~ simple story now we gained
the mastery OF the seas ana how through be-
Ing trlcked by anlef siatesmanshlP, nave lost It
In orde. that the reader may study this great
question ion "iAseH | snail give facts and Jew