The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19
MARINE ACT
IS BREEDER
OF TROUBLE
Other Nations Hitting Back
Already: Your Tax Burden
Made Heavier

Sounds remote. doesn't III MOTH
Ing about that to interest me-" you
my.
Let's SEQ about that,
First Of all. 1T WILL RAISE
YOUR rANES, Not 50 remote
after all. Is IT.
And--it bids fair 20 embron the
Cnned States in trouble with 20 OF
the chief nations OF the world. Does
that interest your
CONGRESS- DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT 1T WAS ABOUT
Then let's look further into this
merchant marine bill that congress
wghed thru in the closing hours of
the last session without even know
inx what II was all about
This act does much more than set
up the conditions governing the sale.
lease and operation OF vessels ac-
quired by Uncle sam during the war.
II il OF as direct Importance to the
whole country and to every individ'
uai as was the Underwood tariff act
OF 1918.
II Is Of as direct interest to every
taxpayer as was the last revenue
bill. fixing the rates Of federal taxes
ON Incomes and profits.
IT'S TR0UBI.E-BREEDI
FEATURES
II IL an issue OF moro direct and
immediate Importance, than the
League OF Nations. n mandate for
Armenia. or participation by the
United States on the reparation
council because
u requires the shregsticn Of com
sn<retsi and trade treaties nov es-
hue1ng between the United states and
ssHe 20 principal nations 81 the world:
nsd thas opens Mp at once . complex and
atf1cuN dipismatie situation In the r~-
adjustment 81 oar trade relations with
ehsse nsfsoaA
. ny the sh~cgsfiea es these tresfie.
70 immedl.ssiy b.iids . high t.un
vail srwand the United sssfes. placing an
e1stsiscAi 10 p~r cent al vsic~~m duty
- I'll shipments broaxht to our ports In
vOnels Of fe~vign registry.
z ny creating exemptions thru which
shipping corporations and individuals
usvsa Of Income and cxcess- profits tases,
= pns>es the taxes thus essded on To the
- - the eeansry.
"A ~ pr~vtdes fs< discriminatory rates
"a Americas railroads for goesis
01uped fer export IN American vessels.
eAsw~by Inviting r~saissiory @ss~ur~s By
oaher governments
The act becomes. therefore. iegis
hfion OF serious interest to every
Individual in the United States
ROREIGN NATIONS
ACCEPT CHALLENGE
AvSA~ 49, --~~fA~r, 49,. - ~>s
proclaimed the abrogation Of COM
bbsrcial treaties. as congress by the
- directs. and ai;ho the shipping
A U6ard has suspended for 90 days ap-
Sptcation Of the provision for dis
terminating rates on exports and
imports carried In other than Amer
tScAn vessels. other nations already
have taken steps to "hit back" and
- land their blows first
American vessels IN foreign ports
ore reporting difficulties In getting
space. and in obtaining stevedore
services.
Scores Of irritating and asEravzt-
ing Incidents are Happening" par
ticuiariy In the Far Eass. where port
facilities are largely in the hands Of
British and japanese interests.
These are adding to the burden OF
diplomatic negotiation the bin has
shouldered onto the state depart
meht.
Vessels engaged in the foreign
trade. particularly those operating
from Pacific ports. have transferred
their American bases to Canadian
ports. and instead OF operating here
after from San Francisco. Seattle.
Tacoma and other United States
ports. for instance. win operate out
Of Vancouver or other Canadian
ports.