The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-26

much disturbed, sought to create cor poration with a capital stock of $lV,- 900, GOO which, with the approfal of the
 President, could be increased Ito S4o,oOc, O0G, 51 per cent to be taken by the gov ernnlent and 49 per cent by he punhc Section 1 declared the purpose Ito be the purchase, construction, equipment, mann tenance and operation of merFhant ves- sells to meet the requirements or tne foreign commerce of the Unitdd states, or to charter and lease sudh vessels 1t would not add single ton If shipping to buy, purchase or lease Vessfls already in the trade. Therefore, the only way to increase the tonnage woPld De 10 ] build additional vessels. Thd sum ap- propriated would not have punt more | than 10 ships of 1000 tons each. With near | ly two years operation under the shlp- ! s; rili adontad in SeptembeE 1916, the shipping board, with authority 10 com ss-a .,5aa,. rnaterial and paying labor the highest wages ever known, nave punt only 10 steel ships. "Fortunately it developed that a pooi K j., Nau, Work had an option at low price on German and Austria n interhed ships, of no use to thelr oWn |ers' wnis" wl4, l they expected to sell to the aoserniiien' I at a very large profit. 50 perTistent Ws-s | the rumor that the Senate aPpoiiileu q icommittee to investigate, pu|l the pii' failed and the committee mace ho port. The President dld not lheenu v use government ships for cafryins .o' ton In his address to Congress oi " lcember 6, 1914, and at lndiaEiapoiis on June S, 1915, he proposed sitippin7 D as temporary measure or reiFel ~ opsi lup South American trade. s1e smp " cotton to South America anP ho ." minded man can say the 1alTre oi 'A@. lbill affected the price Of cott tPn.
 ..Freight rates on cotton, gnu eav.y =, ,,.,'. other article exported were hiRh because If the increased risk to snipPihs sio"
 ing out of war conditions. AhiS y,,
 voted on February l, lslo. Thl.e iio,'' m December 5, 1914, to Marcn r, isl0,
 exported 9iS,S05 bales of cotton lnoie 'na'.'
 lin the corresponding perloa ql ,ne '.
 ! vious year. With nearly tWP years UA
 operaeion .ho following aession, the
 Whic,l Po an cotton is still $50 per
 bale. as high as at any uhf Sln.S n,s,, aa
 war in spite of the fact tns1l Hne .Ans l.ss
 Erance and the United States nave oo,a, san, n,andeered every availapie Tihp a ss, ana are sailns a.sh;cl, time co.tdn has sold seis, uu. .llisst M nrica since the Civil war. } r.In April, 1917. we declarfu w
 carmany. commandeered tneFe in.eAi.sN ..s, } shlns. are using them to ,r1nsp st,i ld,ers and supplies to franeg' a |,
 have the gold we would naNe rsermany. We also avoided Ehe uan5s V, 3 then existing of doing what Hf enu
 Erance certainly would nasF sa. s.'..s ~, |, :. an unneutral act. That uenioi .,s s,a T senators "no ,ss,gr hv thd fact tha
 lSenator Clarke, who voteu as sp.as,den
 uas. on March 4, l9lo, seieceeE ss,S th
 nro tempore, the highest heliioi M .h
 s;ft of the Senate. lve weeA1s aA'e' 4 vote on the plii.
 : pUv1EwS OTHER SUBJECTS
 Senator Bankheads statement .n. : takes up good roads, the Wa1llo, os,,a na ], Infant the Warrior river ana pIoo.,e DOT Muscle Shoals, prohipitiqn' Mal deayors, cabbage and potaqo s,ias e lrural carriers, the public cphnl iil,.s l southern cotton tax. cotton, Soni . war service, giving the detfils oi work and activities in connfcuoh each subject. He concludes ms s.As> ment as follows; .vast Ut is my purpose to renal P in "a1A E iueton during the campaign eA E pressing obligation to contn1u'e, a, E presence ,sn. ;r the prosecution of Il E war-to victorious conclusiqn. NY se E land grandsons, the sons ana sIanuso. s. of my fellow citizens all ovfr M AZ oa.a = E Iara with the colors. can neip enein " E Inv staying at my place or o4es- IVY nol .,..h.,,,a Ash in my own interests. srau stay close to my a4ey ne.o E tbis hour of national peril, iee IVY E suits VI ny s,,hu,it my candidacy wi E they may sas+h ,hat the pebble of All E han,a will not fail to protect me ineeies K of faithful public servant
 E oi s.J H. BANKaEAD. E Washington. D. C.. June fl Sis'