El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-18
LET GOVERNMENT HANDLE SHIPS
UNTIL TRADE is NORMAL AGAIN

TEXAS has been asked to declare herself on the subject
Of what the government should do with the merchant
vessels its possession Shall the United States continue
operate her merchant marine shall she turn the
ships 70 private corporations? That IS the question
and a decision IS wanted possible.
A. .. Tadl0ck has given good answer to the question:
he advises that the government continue its ownership
and operation Of the ships for while longer IN order tha
the question may not be made political issue next year
There is another reason why the government should not
renquh ownership control Of the countys ships at
this time That is that must compete with for
eign countries world vide trade fight with these ships
and should present united front
The operation Of merchant marine Is decidedly d-
feTent proposition from operating system Of IaIO1gs
The railroads for domestic use In serving the pune
OF this country and the shippers the roads can do It much
better they privately owned and IN competition Win
each other We all know this from experience But IN
the case Of our merchant marine It case Of the United
States against the rest Of the world There should not be
corDettou within competition By working through
Government and one vast sea-craft system, get
decidedly better results than have several companies
scrabng for the business that far other countries
are concerned comes to America and not to American
what the American exporter wants is ships that viii
haul goods foreign markets in good condition and
any other countrys exporters can ger then
there What the American importer wants is ships that
bring to these shores the goods he buys abroad with speed
nd safety The international laws bearing exports
and imports are better known to state department
than to anybody else and state department IS better
able to enforce rights the high seas and abroad u
he bottoms are government owned than If they are
privately owned representation from the state depart
nnent VIII be honored much quickly than petition
fled IN maritime court by an American shipper
If IN time the government ownership method Of handing
our foreign trade should prove to be bunglesome and
buueIing method there is stin time to take the ships
aV from the government and Try the competitive private
ownership method
For people who don't believe IN constitutions Alexander
BsrE1lan and Emma Goldman had good deal TO say
about their constitutional rights.
aResut in doubt" is the forecast IN special North
Carolina congressional election. What IS the south COM
ing to, anyway
The Eouor men say the fight On prohibition hasn't be-
gun The probabilities are 1t win not begin eltner
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Don't give your friends ukuele for Christmas-thsy
might want to come over and play it for you
Villas r,en get the same kind Of food as their com
-.sn5g-. The h. c. Of L doesn't worry them
Since women vote, the hand that used to rock the era
die Is rocking the boat
EPaso should never become one of those towns that are
noted for their cemeteries.
Hughes shoud have waited to run for president until
next year.
Would Wood7 That's what the Republicans would like
10 know.