The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-11

f,o.srsvillc. Tenn, writes: II have
tried many different remedies. but
have found that Peruna Is the great
-. :oa,a on earth. end O. perfect sys-
are we to get the ships If we wait
for the trade to develop without them?
To correct the main mistakes by which
wo have discourage dand all but de-
stroyed the merchant marine of the
country, to retrace the steps by which
we have. 1t seems almost deliberately,
withdrawn our flag from the seas, eX-
cept where, here and there. n ship of
war is hidden carry 1t or some wan
dering yacht displays 1t, would take
a long time and involve many detail
ell items of legislation. and the trade
which we ought Immediately to han
die would disappear or find other
channels while we debated the items.
The case is not unlike that which
confronted US when our own continent
was to be opened UP to settlement
and industry, and we needed long
lines Of railway. extended means of
transportation prepared beforehand,
II development was not to lag intoi-
erably and wait ipterminably We
SuOolAiLoA IuC VI
transcontinental railroads. We look
back upon that with regret now, be-
cause the subsidies led to many
scandals of which we are ashamed;
but we knew that, the, railroads had
to be built and II we had it to do
over again we should OF course build
them, but in another way. Therefore
l propose another way of providing
the means Of transportation, which
must precede. not tardily follow, the
development of .our trade with our
neighbor States of America. 1t may
seem reversal Of the natural order
OF things, but 1t Is true, that the
routes OF trade must be actually OPEN
| ed-by many ships and regular sail
ings and moderate charges--beforc
! streams of merchandise will flow free
~ and profitably through them.
Hence the pending shipping bill,
| discussed at the last session but as
yet passed by neither house. In my
, Judgment such legislation is impera-
| lively needed and can not wisely be
postponed. The government must
open these gates OF trade, and open
| them wide; open them before 1t is al
| together profitable to open them, or
altogether reasonable to ask private
capital to open them at q venture 1t
Is not q question Of the government
monopolizing the field, 1t should take
action to make It certain that trans
portation Mt reasonable rates will be
promptly provided. even where the
carriage is not Mt first profitable;
and then. when the carriage has be-
come sufficiently profitable to attract
and engage private capital, and en-
gage 1t in abundance. the government
ought to withdraw. l. very earnestly
| opinion, ami that both houses will
adopt this exceedingly important bill.
The great subject of rural credits
still remains to be dealt with, and It
lis matter Of deep regret that the
difficulties of the subject have seem
ed to render 1t impossible to complete
a bill for passage at this session. But
It can not be perfected yet, and there
fore there are no other constructive
measures the necessity for which ]
| will at this time call your attention
to; but would be negligent OF very
manifest duty were /, not to call the
attention OF the senate to the fact that
the proposed convention for safety at
sea awaits It's confirmation and that
the limit fixed in the convention It
self for its acceptance Is the last day
OF the present month. The conference
i In which this convention originated
was called by the United States: = the
representatives OF the United States
played q very influential part indeed
In framing the provisions OF the pro-
posed convention; !, and those provis-
ions are In thsmselvef for the most
part adniirnb1e. It Wonld hardly be