New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-14
rs Can Sleep No Longer
', He Says, Urging Gov
eminent Lines.
CALLS THEM NEED
OF PEACE AND WAX
..,,ry Advocates Corpora
y. with Nation as Stakeholder
~. =. Build Merchant Marine

old, --...-,rr 90 The Ifi'NaeI
.-,r. 0c. 49, The establish
.t.rr.re board. irto whose
-e', ., c.@~r.., should pa, $50 100000.
''. .,,.,.e6 by Secretary M'Adoo Of
VS. - --, Department in a speech
-. che commercial bodies OF TINS
~ .-..rr that the government could
- relv on private capital but
r .,.' ,-o,ee8 Of once with the con
'''-.s W. n . merchant marine auMl-
a,.bont which "a navy, no matter
az Gong in battleships, cruisers
"1 -. hosts and submarines IS only
'''L' ',~v equipped" the Secretary
,sisd: ,orror We
Us, prepare" ...
Bws Defeat Cost SiO'oOO'OVO'
=, business had paid dearly
". sel.s- Of the shipping bill in
:" ". congress. declared Mr. Nc
" '' 81 am sure" he said, chat the
A... and cxtortionate ocean
,.'.,s, rates paid by our defenceless
r. -. and shippers in the past
w,,.bs have exceeded several
i'sN' st0 600 900 which the Shipping
nc .....@So,;7ed the government 10 eN-
- IN merchant vessels. pu. ~
o,'v small part OF the lhyuIy.
-, losses have been sustained p9E
~. business men because they co"'u
m, slip az al. -, 40. .bo
-, lad not to-day under the
CO.., 60, far sufficient vessels 70 GIVE,
lin case Of war. the support ana
". ,..rce which were indispensable
c4ciercv. He pointed 20 the sit-
~, a. The outbreak Of the Spanish
an Illustration OF the coun-
49,, weakness in this respect.
~. 4. fact" the Secretary con-
- and every naval expert VIII
.es.ifv that q merchant marine
80 srviliarv is Just as essential 70
y. e4sctiveness Of the navy, consid-
,-ss asa complete lighting machlhe, as
.ss rms on the decks OF our pau
,t;,e and the seamen on whose shl44
4 valor the effectiveness OF those
Liter the European war is endec
.,m,s.i.ion for the open markets OF
.is world will be more intense than
,-sr We must have every faclhty mat
nv competitors have 4 we are 10 get
En- even chance.
Risk Too Great, He Says.
asrrpose that war between Great,
.-.sir and the United States should
r break out. Her ships would be
.iarswn and we should be involved
immeasurable disaster The FISK IS
leo great for any first class power 70
axe We have no right 90 hazard the
fortunes and the welfare and the safety
Of our country on such a chance.
We are. moreover. paying 10 forelgn
steamship lines more than S3OO.OOO.oOO
,e- year, when. by having our own
,tr. we could pay them for this ser
lee. and build up q merchant marine
rhch will profit our people IN time OF
-.ace and serve our country IN time OF
VAR
We should not. however, establish
erulsr steamship lines where suihclent
,rl satisfactory service has been es-
lb.ished BY American companies OPP
eating ships under American registry.
TO bring about these results snip
ping board should be created. consist
me Of the Secretary Of the Navy and
the Secretary Of Commerce as mem
bfrs ex oficio; and three members 10
he selected by the President and con-
trmtd By the Senate. ] suggest that
ne Secretary Of the Navy be a mem
beI Of the board. instead Of the Secre-
Nry Of the Treasury, as proposed IN
ne shipping bin introduced IN the
asi Congress, because. at that time
ne necessity for naval preparedness
vas not 50 apparent as il is now. .,
Congress should appropriate ana
p.' into the hands Of this board a
fEnt Of s5O.000,0O0. This would be suifi-
str: 70 create naval auxiliary OF
suitable ships OF from 100000 20
$4,000 gross tons. This board should
ave authority 90 establish, as quickly
rpossible, steamship lines 70 the east
" west coasts Of South America and
% the Orient.
fayors L. s. Corporation.
In order 20 make this service most
satisfactory, the shipping board should
ave authority 20 organize & corpora
yen OF corporations, and 20 subscribe
ne capital stock thereof IN whole
IA part, as the board may determine
w most effect ively carry out the oD-
!eeis N view. The board should have
svhonty % vote the stock belonging
NE United States for the election
directors These directors Will, IN
y'h' choose the officers and employees
=, ne corporation. Bv this means they
VII be removed from political lnhu,
SSees' just as the Panama Railroad
.sohpany & Steamship Line. in which
Jag government is the sole stakeholder
unaffected by political influences.
another great advantage IN having
evaporation In which the government
Nockholder. instead Of the gov
1unment itself operate these lines, rs
s; Inc corporation can sue and be
.-se, and shipper will have no dim
.-Y IN enforcing his remedy or claim
's.ns; the corporation.
90 not mean 20 say that the
.AV Of the shipping board should be
lea 70 leasing ships The board
,,-ia also have authority 20 operate
ga IN commerce whenever suitable
rNso cannot be found, or whenever
Us Judgment the interests OF oui
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