Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
REDFIELD SAYS
AME RIGA NEEDS
TRANSPORTATION
Ships 10 Garry Exports Would
Add Sl00,000,000 Month
~ 10 Foreign Commerce Of
United States, He Asserts,

- sossiss go0ssst ssscist tssssn ~issi
Warrington. Fsb I The chamber
~ commerce - the United states or
dcfed a referendum vote ~ is mem
berahiD tonight 0n merchant marine
questions. including government OWN
erahlp and operation ~ ships
a majority report Of the chambers
merchant marine committee, de-
neuncing the pending ship purchase
bill. narrowly failed receiving the
two-thirds vote needed for adoption;
minority report also was rejected
The referendum WAS then decided
upon
Secretary NcAdoo. Cor the bill. and
senator Barton 81 ohio. against H.,
were leaders ln Il debate which lasted
an day.
Iiedncld T. speaker.
secretary u Commerce Redfieid
made q vigorous speech at the cham
bera banquet tonight, denouncing pfl-
waite shipping Interests for their treat
ment 81 shippers aud appealing for
support .u providing some remedy Tor
lie overseas shipping situation lie
declared that america could add
SEQ. 90g. goo a month to its foreign
trade now II u could ship the stun,
and asked what the chamber would
do t. prevent the occasional rafcally
shipper from making dishonest mani
/ TESTS.
OF the worlds markets open 20
I American commerce and closed be-
cause If the lack Of ships, the seefe-
I tafy said
II have had dispatch from the
prime minister OF great country
/ abroad 10 frank a. hardly 70 be pub-
| lahahle IN its original form, almost
begging let hs sny strongly urging
that America take the place in his
( country that Europe has laid aside
have another from a monarch him
/ self ~ an European power saying
/ frankly that he wanted America 70
I come into his land and take the place
/ which others had hitherto filled.
King Ready 10 Assist
To-day an able aitache IS there al
thu court ~ that monarch, speaking
the manarch's language, thank God,
and entering his country To do what
he can DO To unite that nation 70
ours The king has said that he viii
put into America branch OF the
bank OF bis country II we viii UNDER
take 10 establish banks in his country
amt that whatever he can do, official
h. to forward American commerce in
bis land shall be willingly aud con-
dnuously done.
That S the least Of IL. beg Of
sou. gentlemen, not 20 be- persuaded
by the daily news columns 81 the
\ press into the belief that our foreign
7 trade lies chiefly "a what We may call
lack ~ h better name war orders
"a. Hs4a II NaNI mt
understanding OF fhe whole situation
which makes that controlling factor
ia the foreign business Of today
I'm my belief. gentlemen, Z would
br perfectly easy 90 sel a hundred
millions = month 10 orr Foreign trade
nov II ~ could snip the stuff I have
personally seen within ton days on
Tho wharvrs in Galveston and SEES
orleans tons of thousands oi dollar
WORTH of American goods fof whief
there exists no possible means OIL
transportation al all
Warns of Condemnation.
~ tell you. gentlemen, without re-
gard to the remedy get out Of th'
way of American opinion when Il
learns IA 1at faete God help the mar
IN politics or business who Says Z
shall o. Tolerated ln his country tina
q steamship company shall cynleall
DO that hing which shall send q rail
road man "a jail
wBy what right moral on lawful
does ans steamship company say &
me in ms factory when offer then
"a shipment of goods we VIII selec
from yuur shipment that which paw
a. the most the reet we VIII no
take
Thut IS what r. happening iu ever
American seaport Goods are fiatl,
rrrwed .n be- carried az an at an
price whatever TeleRraus quoting
rates 10 night are declared n tn
} informing void s rate quoted az half
past nine IS raised al ten, and tn
quoted words of the steamship com
pans are worthless as soon as they ar
received
Referring to The steps necessary q
lessen Interference with America
commerce hs bellisefent warship'
Mf Rtdneid said
4 what viii YOU DO, practically dt
H. Nop crooked mauifeats. iucpmplet
N ntAntftslf things concealed thng
pNlnted NJ resemble other things
, sNNAAV must ID be necessary 10 have on
cfo6K throw 4 shadow anon all Amer
p loan commerce hope this hndy an
/, everybody. repfuse NATIVE 81 the hor
4 Or sc America wlil sas these thne
h ought aot 40 "a hf and viii condenl
= them not by silence but hy speec
Q gnd action"