The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-08

two years of memorable abor.
But ] think that you will agree with
me that hi does not complete the
toll OF our duty. How are We 20 carry
our goods Go tho empty markets of
which ] have spoken 10 We have not
the ships? How are we 10 build up "a
great trade n we have not the certain
and constant means Of transportation
upon which all profitable aud useful
commerce depends? And how are we
to get The ships ~ we wait Tor the
trade to develop without theme To
correct the many mistakes by which
We have discouraged and al but dc
iroyod the merchant marine of the
country co. rctraco the steps hy which
we have. DO seems almost deliberately.
Withdrawn our flag from the se1s. exc
, Ccpt where here and there "a ship OF
war ia hidden carry 30 or some wan
dering Yacht displays %. would take q
long time and involve many detailed
items cf legislation, and the trade
which we ought immediately 10 handle
would disappear or find other chan
nels while we debated the items.
Tine case is not unlike that which
confronted us when our own continent
was to- De opened $50 TO settlement and
industry. M we needed long lines of
railway. extended means of transpor-
tltinh prepared beforehand. lf dcyel-
I opment was not 60 lag lutoiorably aud
waiuf intcrminablN. We lavishly suhsi-
died the building Of transcontinental
railroads. We look back upon that
with regret now. because the Subsidies
led tu many scandals VI which We are
lshumod: bat we know that The rail-
rosds had Co boz built. ana 10 We had
b. Co do over again We should Of course
huild them. but ln another way.
Therefore ! propose another way 81
providing tho means 81 transporta-
tinn which must proccdr. not tardlly
follow. tho development OF our trade
with our nelrhhor states OF America.
Dr. may seem "a reversal OF the natural
order of things. bat 30 is true. hat the
routes ct trade must be actually open
Cd by many ships and regular sail
,ups and moderate charges before
streams OF merchandise will flow free
ly and prontthly through them.
Hence the pending shipping bin.
discussed az the last session but as
Vet passcd by neither house Ia mv
Judgment such Legislation ls impera-
'||'H. ''"h| Ahh .|H .. HfN| N'
postponed The government must
uueu these gates OF trade. ana open
them wide. open them before 30 is al-
together profitable to open them ~
altogether reasonable to ask private
capital Co open them nc % venture. II
is not a question 81 the government
monopolizIng the field % should take
action Co make 10 certain that trans
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A., promptly provided. even where the
IS carriage Is not at first profitable; and
then. when the carriage has becoms
, sufficiently profitable Co attract and
r engage private capital and engage 81
, 90 abundance the government ought
4 To Withdraw very earnestly hop,
/. that the congress win bee OF this opin.
p ion. and that both houses viii adop.
, this exceedingly important bill
The great subject OF rural credit.
p stiU remains 20 De dealt with. and u o.
matter of deep regret that the am
~culties of tho subject hav seemed q,
q render il Impossible Co complete "a biz
FOR passage az this session. But it cal
NOT hc perfected set, and therefor.
q there are mo- other constructive meas
d ur,s the necessity for which ! Will e
u this time call vou r%attentiuu 10; but
b would Dee negligent of u very NANTES
O. duty were ] not tu ,alI the attention "a
z the senate Co the fact that the pro
q posed convention for safety az sc
50 awaits its confirmation ana that Ga
limit liked 100 the convention itself fU
e it's acceptance is The last day OF th
present month. The conference b
which this convention originated wa
called by the United States the repre-
II sentstiycs az tho United States playe
ID "a very Influential part indeed in fran
ing the proNi-Iuu- Of the propose
~ convention, and those provisions ar
b. boz themselNes Tor the most part admin
able. 70 would hardly be yonsister
with the part $40 have PLAYED boz th
w whole matter 90 lot 30 drop aud SO d
b. IA, board as 10 forgotten and neglecI
~ ed. If was ratified iu May last by a.
ic German government ami in August D
IN the parliament OF Great Britain.
~ marks % most hopeful ana decided aC
ly vance 10 international civilization W
900 should show Earnest eood faith
.e. a great matter hy adding our own al
ly soptaucc ~ b.
D. There is another matter OF which
IS. must make special mention 81 ! al
vi 60 discharge my conscience. lest
at shouid escape youT attention. IL mt
Te seem "a very small thiDe. II affec
e- only % single item of appropriate
. HUT many human lives and MAJ
great enterprises hang upon it u
n the matter of making adequate pr
~ vision for the survey and chnrtlng
our COASTS o. is Immediately prrssil
- aud eXlEcut iu connection with tho 10
mcnse coast lime of Alaska, a coast ll
greater than that 81 the United stat
themselves though % Be- also very DO
portaut Indeed with regard to the ol
~ coasts 81 the continent We can o.
use our great Alaskan domain, shi
- will not ply thither. II those coasts "a.
Il their many hidden dangers are q
Thoroughly surveyed and charted. T
Il work is incomplete az almost eve
point. ships and lives have been Il
Ia threading wha were supposed 90
Well-knowu main channels We ha
not provided adequate vessels or at
qunte machinery for the survey a
~ chartlng We have used old vess'
~ that were not big enough or stro
lenpnuh and which were A. nearly Il