The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-06-19


ices. basing on Shanghai and Hong
kong. /, has Il regular line OF reiris-
orator steamers running between AT
gplt-ue and Europe carrying the froz-
en beef produced 10y American pack
/ Ing houses az MOntevideo and Buenos
Aires. II has a regular line between
Manila and Europe carrying the he, Up
| Of our Philippine possessions 10 AIe
markets Of the world.
II has its own direct sailinSS be-
tween the Orient and Europe intended
primarily for the benefit Of The Amer
can merchants out IN the Orient 50
that they. will not be dependent upon
the foreign flag steamers handled IN
the interest Of their competitors. II
has its OWN lire between Europe on
the one hand aud Cuba. Mexico and
the West Indies. Including tie Virgin
Island possessions, and il has estaD-
lished a round the world" service,
starting on the Pacific coast via the
Orient. Singapore. India. Suez canal.
Mediterranean. thence home via the
Atlantic coast. Last. but by no means
least. il has finally made a reality OF
Il fast American fag passenger serv-
ice between The United States and the
east coast Of South America.
Carried Out by Private Firms.
All Of these operations were carried
out through private American shipping
concerns acting as agents for the
board. There are about 100 such
agents. and while many of the organ
izations are necessarily young they
have shown themselves 10 be efficient
and adaptable. with quick and firm
grasp Of the problems connected with
worldwide trading.
The board. recognizing and concur
ring in the almost unanimous Senti-
ment Of the country in favor Of ulti-
mate private ownership and operation,
this being also reflected by the trend
Of pending legislation, recently adopt
ed fundamental change in its rela-
ton with the shipping ca"rerns act
Ing as agents or OPERATOR Of shipping
board steamers. This waB done by
mean" Of new managing agency
agreement. whereby the shipping con-
corn acting as managing agent under
takes Ia operate the vessel TO all in
tents and purposes as owner. receiv-
ing as compensation Il portion of the
net earnings obtained. This is eX-
pected not only to prove an added in
centive for efficient operation. but
even more important. il duplicates as
nearly as possible the condition Of
private own arShip and operation, in
creasing the agents initiative, re-
s0urcefuness and confidence in meet
ing the situations which would con-
front him as m owner.
While this plan affords a flexible
and commercial service for the bene-
fit of exporters using shipping board
steamers. il is obviously necessary TO
prevent destructive competition be-
tween the government-owned vessels
through their several managing agents
This Is accomplished and the stability
of rates required in the best inter
ests of the shippers is maintained by
agents In each Of the various trades
operating out of the North Atlantic
South Atlantic Gulf and Pacific dis
tricts
The shipping board. as well as the
private concerns that have invested
In merchant marine lines. is handi-
capped. so II says. by the failure Of
the United States to dispose of the
treaties OF peace with Germany and
Austria. The board. for instance.
through w. F. Taylor. lis assistant d.
rector of operation. told the United
States chamber of commerce at its
annual meeting at Atlantic City the
other day that regardless of ones
personal sentiments toward the League
of Nations, foreign commerce is
two-party transaction involving In ev-
cry case some other nation than our
own. and 1t cannot possibly exist be-
hind wall Of splendid isolation"
Congress Plans for a Recess.
Congress Is speeding up so as
to enable il 10 take recess for
six weeks extending from the first
of June TO near the middle of July.
A while ago leaders thought they
might be able TO arrange for an adj
jonrnmcnt before the national politi-
cal convention season came on, but
they have decided that this would be
inadvisable. SO the decision Is to do
no business for q period of six weeks.
In order to comply with the constitu-
ton each house will have to meet
twice week. II Is assumed that |
there will be enough members I'm town
to go through the formality of meet
ing and adjourning. II Is barely pos
sible that the recess may be extended |
until the first of August, but the pres
ent plan is to get back to work about |
the middle of July.
An intimation from the White House
that President Wilson would call the
legislators back If an adjournment |
should be taken may have had some
thing To do with the decision to take |
a recess rather than an adjournment.
The White House story was that Pres
ident Wilson was determined to keep
congress here until il could show that |
Il had disposed Of all the important
legislation pending. According to the
made, Mr.. Wilson was
very emphatic in saying that under
no circumstances would he permit tn.
senate To 80 away without having dis