Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-22

anout tnree billions Of dolla,, :, ~
oanoihS OF ships These shin, ~
H'S 70 the government. We hax
80 Inant marine. The treat cues.
are We going - keep It, Ths
ia. question is: Are We susne "a
4ut310 II and operate i. Ana ks>n
soin3 under the American aar, T
nop mat We will. fApplausl 7
"'0io ike 70 see AmePic., .h;,. +,
every Lori Of the world. comnn.rr.
l would like TO see the Amaze, a.
As1s WV ships Carrying our prod
oee me hned by Americans. ana car
Ing me pr1ncto ies Ct America,.um
|rt' tne world. believe when
"i@ var Il hnAliy concluded BY rs
nea'y OF peace. thac We will hay. on
ot lne e'eatest merchant marine. ;,
.ne ~erc I want Us 10 keep i.
now are We going to do it, The
snips oeionS to the government. and
OF eoa'." the great question -: Sa:i
they D. operated by the sovernm- =,
or snau they be operated BY pr;va;.
capital / am not goinx to discuss
mat question AT this time. I am
SIMPLY going TO say this. that I hope
mat We can devise legislation under
~hicn American ships can be orer-
a'ed as American ships and under the
American Tag. Aad want 10 az
TINS. ,ha. whatever i. deemed neces-
sars 10 BRING about that great ac-
compt4shnen-- / am going 20 favor
'Appiansep And I would like 10 see
thoSe people who are interested
financially il American shipping.
'hose people who are interested a.
laoorers in American shipp,n, AMI
re American business man who a
interested in having American trans
portation fer his produce-r would
Eks 70 see them ge- together out
partisanship aside. lay aside their
democracy. lay aside their RApub!-
ear.sn. keep in mind only the glorv
ana welfare Of the America, Reoub-
lac, and see II they caEEo, devl&
some way under which ne American
nag can continue over these ships
and ,nat they NAV be sailed. carry
ing our products Throughout, the end
O. the earth in competition with
OTHER nations. tApp!ausel
We must remember this, mat
other nations. when this war is con-
Guided. are going TO look after their
interests. Great Britain ia going 10
lock after Great Britain. interest
France j. gong 10 look after the ;r-
tesests Of France And Great Br!ta. :,
"a going - do everything in her
power 20 maintain her supremacy oc
the sea n a commercial way. AM
= we co not look after the interests
o. the United states there ism any
occy that g going TO do il van.
10 see our people. and cur represen-
,auves. and our different interests
get together. with the idea OF pro-
noting and advancing the interests
Of this country. all our ind11ries. al,
our business That is nor only leel.i-
mate. IN my judgment but ! i
patricric l. IS American 81 /
reiterate. If 1t should be nv gree
fortune To De placed Al the head OF
.ne committee IN the Soma :. that va.
50 long and SC ably nlled hy the erca
senator from Maine. '-. Frye. I
propose to Go everything that /
possibly can TO promote the deyelop-
ment ard growth an6 operation o.
an American merchant marine. tAo-
plause.l
Then we are greatly Interested in
our section OF the coun,&- n ne
development of water pove- You
NAV not be so directly interested in
governmental acton as We are. and
vet I note o. the papers tina, YOU
as legislative body are dealing Will
this question looking towards the de-
a 81 -
this state We have n our State
over eight millions ot horsepower
possible OF development. II is tied ap.
II IS held Up. Nothing IS being cone
because Of the failure o. the national
government TO pass legislation untsT
which Development could take place
, Our people are ANXIOUS TO see some
thing done. Why IS Il that moth
ing has been done Simply because
OF the contention between two great
IDEAS as 20 how II should be con
rrollej. as to what control Or lack
Of control the national government
should exercise with reference to
these great powers. l hope and l
believe that during the present Con
sreSs legislation along these lines
will be enacted under which the mil
lions OF horsepower throughout this
country OF ours that are now going
TO waste will be developed and great
Industries grow up. great Interests
be promoted. valuable property al
n ost in fact be created. II Will be
OF tremendous benefit NOT only 10
our State. your State. but 20 the
nation az a whole. And SO We are
hoping tha. Congress in a patriotic
way. in non-pArtiSAn way. in a
way looking solely 10 the welfare OF
the people Of this country and the
DEVELOPMENT OF their industries and
the growth Of their business. will act
upon ,his very important subject. l
believe that legislation Will be pass
ed before this Congress is over
Now. M. President ana gentlemen
! of the convention. a word or two
abou. proposition that there IS
really no difference of opinion upon
and \ matter that I suppose We talk
apou. sometimes when We feel that
there isn't anything else to talk
about that we want 10 talk about.
and vet il is matter that in my
iudxment cannot be talked about
TOO much at this time-and thar ~
( want to say Just word or tvo
ahou. AmericAnism and about the
enforcement Of the law and the rev.
erencs Of our people and the devo-
ton Of our people for the law We
talk about Boisheyism. and l. '"
X ism. ana radical.sn. and ali tna'
sort Of thing. and probably you peo-
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