Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-03
AMENDMENT INTRODUCED

ment Property on Competl-
tive Basis to Fight Ocean
Transportation Trust.
Washington. u. G.. Jan. -Sena
Kenyon proposed two important
amendments to the shipping bill to-
day. one would take the shippine board
put of politics. eliminate cabinet MEM
bers tllerefrom and make the board
consist of three members. appointed
~ the president without regard To
craftsmanship. This board would nave
power to fix reasonable rates for trans
portatiOn of cargOeS on government
owned vessels. The other amendment
would prevent the use of the govern
;nent ships in transporting war mu-
litions to belligerents.
Cedar Rapids Protest.
Senator Kenyon had read a copy
of resolutions ron the Cedar Rapids
Federation of Labor favor1ng govern
ment ownership of ships, but opposing
| sucl, a policy if that provision of the
pending bill is retained which contem-
plates the government. after lines be
| come profitable. shall sell out to pri-
| waite interests.
Senator Norris spoke ON ship pur-
| chase in the Senate today. He de-
| clarcd for the general policy of gov
eminent owned ships. He felt the pend
ing bill should be changed to keep
the shipping board away from polit-
ical influence. Senator Norris said he
would support the pending bill pro-
| vided two amendments he proposed
were attached to it. One amendment
would make the policy permanent and
would prevent the government selling
out it's ships when they began to make
a profit.
Would Make II Permanent.
'.It OUGHT r., ln =, ~ ant nn1inN "
said he. I'm not in favor of going
In as a temporary proposition to build
up a profitable business for some one
else"
Senator Norris also urged his amend
ment to prevent purchase of ships OF
~belligerents, un!ess after assurances
that such purchases would be satisfac-
tory to the other warning powers.
Senator Norris has been reckoned in
some quarters as n of the repub-
remarks today indicate he will not vote
for it unless it is changed. He said he
regretted it had been made a caucus
measure so as to prevent fair consid-
Grafton of amendments in he Senate.
Owen Explains Dangers.
Senator Norris in urging that the bill
should be amended to prohibit the gov
eminent leasing it's ships and going
put OF the business brought to the sur
face differences among democratic
| senator's.
Senator Hoke Smith inquired if SEN
who vastly prefer the government
never 10 operate the ships at ALL" but
lease the ships to the various cornpan
les to stimulate competition.
The idea of leasing these boats"
said Senator Owen ~interrupting. pro
ceeds upon the assumption that the
lines woud compete with each other
and thus reduce the rates. We nave
tried that idea to it's ultimate conclu-
sion n found that the ships of the
United States, Great Britain, Germany.
Holland and Italy instead of competing
freely. are in a great international
trust. All we would be doing here.
would be TO contribute $40. 900, 600 to the
p~erpetuation of that system. These
government ships would become instru-
ments of the existing trust
Warns Administration.
Senator Norris depicted the danger
of buying belligercnts' ships. He took
up the statements of Senator Walsh
and others. that If a dispute arose over
transfers it would go to arbitration.
Senator Norris denied it was practica-
BILE to arbitrate. He feared that the
sentiment over h European war.
woul be aroused if any nation denied
II right to buy vessels where we
pleased and would demand that the
navy De SenI with the purchased ShipS
to protect them. He sought to show
that in the present state OF Europe il
would be practically impossible to find
an arbitration tribunal that would he
satisfactory and would not be biased or
suspected of bias.
we are sailing on to the rocks if
we pass this bill unamended.' said sem
ator Norris. referring to an
to- prevent purchase of ships OF bcllir-
erents.
He said that IL passed this
Dill without a prohibition against pur.
chase of belligerent ships ii would .cre-
ate an atmosphere of international s,,s-
picion against us all over the civilized
world"
Gallinaer F%iiibusters.
Senator Gallinger followed Senator
Norris and spoke of the democratic fill
busters in previous congresses.
TO hear them cxclaim now he said
one would Imagine that If they met
q In an alley the would call
upon the police to rescue them from it,"
e the senator picked up a morn
ing PAPER n began commenting on
the news OF The day. He read the ru-
port OF General C~arranza's forces en-.
tering Mexico City: "a story Of the
White House conference Of yesterday.
relating tn government revenues. and
an item about the president. Then he
announced he felt II his duty to read
the presidents immigration bill veto.
How IL II that the senator has
dropped the shipping bill and
OIL into a general lambasting of tho
democrats and IN Dresident?' demand.
ed Senator MARITIME.
sNThoPo ira MANI, hr,,v~ j.