The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-06
SR|P PURCHASE
Bill CALLED
MAGMA GHARI 1
OF American Shipping BY Rep:
Ieseltative Alex lander in
Boston SIP ech. IL

resentative A Alexander in
Boston Speech.
BOSTON Mass, Jan. he
Magma Charts. or American Shipping,
Iprccia aiming freedom from the feua
Eda1 barons Of maritime commerce
was the characte rizatfon which Rep
entative Alexander. chairman OF
the House marine commit tee applied
TO the adniinist alton ship purchase
bill in a speech here tonight before
4 the Boston Cha mber of CONNIE cree.
After q long explain tion Of the
terms OF the pending bill to author
lie the government to create an
american Marine by purchase. and
an exhaustive review OF the mere
4chant marine situation during
which he submitted at length sta
ltistics and statements on ocean
freight rates and practically every
phase of the subject, Mr.. Alexander
launched into an analysts OF what
he commended was the opposition to
the measure.
4 Opposed IN Interests.
20 sum up the entire ssituat ionj
1 he said IAN investig cation win prove
that over 80 per cent OF the coast
wise and practical the entire for
feign American. shipping Id allied
Through erlocking direct orates
with the National City Bank Init
| ed States Trust Company, National
i Bank Of Commerce and Guaranty
d Trust Company, all Of which have
for their fountain head the Rocks
TELLER Morgan kins interests.
ut Is against this aggregation
that the admins tration, represent
ling the American people, finds IL
Iself The shipping interests realize
THAT the entrance of the government
Into the field will break the chain
iby which they have the independ tents
shut out Government-owned yes
sells are what they most fear, fol
| lit means a break ter a hunke
\ a protect ion for the independent
.Iwho now dares. at his peril, to in;
Ivest dollar in shining against thu
tip0werful Organization but WHIT
l|would be willing to invest II fair PLAY
.lwas allowed. It Is said the same in
terests own, or are Interested in
several of the big eastern newspa
lpers. The vision OF these papers 4
colored and others are affected b,
!. trevenues of steamship advertising
Therefore, you find q sta1wart oppo
3lsition by the eastern newspapers Il
the government policy.
The new navigation law is good
but of what benefit is II when thu
small investor meets the death thrct
tie of under bidding cempetition
t[such as congressional investiga
II tion proves is in vague The Alex
ander bill Is spoken. Of as an 'enier
geney measure, 1t should not be 50
called. European governments
Ihaye in the past laid the Foundation
for their merchant marine by gov
Iernment protection The bill fol
N the government ownership Of yes
sells, which will bring relief to The
American people should be properly
Healed the Magma Charta Of Ameri
can shipping proclaiming freedom
from the feudal barons of Marattmt
commerce.
Newspapers Criticised.
The cry Of paternalism has beer
PRAISED, the criticisms Of government
Ownership has been advanced. ant
4 lsevera1 Of the large news and finan
cial papers Of the eastern cities ap
pear daily with editorials denouncint
1.-THE admfnistration's policy, Thes'
papers, being the srecip ients Of larg'
incomes from advertising contract
with the steamship companies, ar
naturally opposed to a plan ininlica
| tb1e to the interests of their custom
ers. This fact may affect thei
i lvision. The greatest opposin
A power, however. to the policy of tn,
4 government Is the steamship com
+ lpanies themselves. y rs.
IAN Investigation Of the shippinI
Question and the interests that ar,
inyolyed reveals some very Interest
ling facts. In the report ot the pro
Iceedings Of the committees on TIL
tmerchant marine in the investig atiol
4 iof shipping combinati ions, the meth
DDS OF the shipping interests ar
fully set forth. It Is shown that (
! Irregular system Of agreements am
4 pools prevail, against which the in
I, dependent shipper has no chance =
Hive. The commit tee. in It's recon
4 lamentations, states The committe'
/ lbelieves that the disadvantages an,
abuses connected with steamshil
agreements and conferences, as nov
conducted, are inherent and cal
only be eliminated by effective gov
eminent control: and 1t Is such con
| troll that the committee recommend
as the means Of preserving to Amer
flican exporters and Importers the ad
/ ivantage enumerated. and of prevent
ing the abuses complained Of.
In the sinyestigation by the com
imittee 1t. developed that ccrtair
tship were regularly used solely 10
1.-The purpose Of killing competition
The shipping Interests, look with
concern, upon the entrance of Thu
government into the field therefore
they oppose the government'sspo polio.
OF purchasing ships. 1t Is believe.
that 1t is not SO much government
competition that Is feared. for 1t i
/ IgenerailyS ackncw1ed ged that there 4
4 sufficieht business, but they fea
Ii that the entrance Of the government
towned ships will mean government
Regulation OF rates and seriously IN
lterfere with the existing control Q
. the conference lines over the for
leigh commerce Of the Unite
3 States.