The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-25
COASTWISE TRADEEI
SHOULD Be CLOSED
Marine Journal Angered At Seo-
ton 8 Of Administrations ~
Shipping BIZ IL q (.

The New York Marine journal 10 al.
geted at the administration shipping
bin, which would open Ind way for for.
.oign-built American reeisfbJ sesseis fs
engage in the coastwise trade. Uhdet
this law the new Pacific Mail vessels
might be permitted TO trade between
Honolulu and San Franchises. ~ sXtjfs
Indignation grows salongshore as
the real meaning of Section 9 of the
administration shipping bill; before the
senate comes better to be understood
says. the Marine Journal.s ftIt iBian
attack upon American coastwise ship
building and navigation which might
well have been prompted by alien
propagandists. In effect il gives gov!
eminent competition and foreign.built
vessels, government owned or private
owned through purchase from the gov
ernment, free play in the entire homo
trade Of the United States on the At
lantic coast, the Gulf Of Mexico, the
Pacific and tho Great Lakes, in every
trade, on every route.
Proc ships'' In Favor s,@yt HTsg
~ shipping board such as this I'D.
ministration is likely to appoint would
unqucstionably DO it's utmost to bring
the largest possible number Of foreign
steamers under the American flag In
pursuance Of free ship inclinatioDs.
And since il would very promptly
prove impracticable in time Of peace
to operate these ships in foreign trade
without extracting virtual subsidy
from the treasury, there would be
nothing left TO do but to turn them
loose in the coast wise service, either as
gCvernRent.owned craft or as former
governmental owned craft transferred to
| speculative individuals.
"It is not difficult to conjecture
what would become Of existing Amer
lean coastwise tonnage and of Amer.
lean shipyards under such double
loaded competition as this. II is in;
credible that such a policy could DELHI
erately be proposed by public men
"rthv Of the name of Amerieans. Yet
experience proves that some public men
Dt interior states bear q bitter grunge
against the shipbuilding and Ravioa-
ton of the maritime States, and that
no scheme to harass or destroy them 10
too mad to meet with support from
'hese inland politicians, who seem to
be dead to Of sense of patriotism.
Republicans Called Upon " %"
at is to Republican senators, par
ticularly of the North Atlantic States,
that American shipowners, builders
and seamon must look now for their
lefense. The dastardly attack upon
he coastwise law, the backbone of
American shipping, should be made .
conspicuous public issue. Mr.. Hughes
should be thoroughly Informed Of all
the, circumstances. ) The Repubhean
senators will be abundantly justified In
prolonging the debate and, holding the
shipping bin under consideration week
after week until the promise Is given
that the coastwise amendment will be
totally eliminated. And in. this de-
mand the Republicans should have the
support Of Democratic senators and
representatives from New York and
other States, whose own political ca,
reers may be endangered il the bill
goes through with the coastwise
rmendment unrepealed. 49,
Government operation Of vessels in
foreign or domestic commerce must
lease in five years after the termina.
ton of the present war, but there Is no
time limit on the employment In the
coastwise trade of foreign.buiIt ships
leased or purchased from the govern.
merit. The bill in its present form
would make this a permanent maritime
nclicy of the United States. This
'cheme must be defeated at all haE.
.rds."