The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13
Makes Marine Com
petition Effective

following statement from its Wash
inston headquarters:
1T Is announced that the British
government lie preparing to make
formal representations TO this gov
eminent IN opposition to two fea
lures Of the merchant marine bill
recently enacted into law by the
United States congress. One provi-
sion is that which prohibits the car
rying OF merchandise in other than
American ships between American
ports via. foreign ports. The other
directs the president TO terminate
as soon as practicable all treatle,
which restrict the right of the Unit
ed States to impose discriminatory
duties upon goods entering Amer
can ports In foreign ships.
There could be no stronger tes
timoniai to the desirability OF tho
provisions alluded 10 than this pro
test by the British sovsrnmeu. Il
Is the practical certainty that these
provisions will have a subsanti If
feet In maintaining 4 permanent
American merchant marine that
arouses the antasouism Of Great
Britain. Because England sses her
prestige in the carrying trade .; tho
world threatened. she Is determined
to put forth every possible effort 10
prevent the adoption OF the policl,.
which the merchant marine law pro-
poses.
but there is no basis in either
law or equity for the British objee-
ton. The first provision is designed
to prevent discriminatory metho ds
pursued by Canadians. 1t las been
the practice OF agents of Canadian
railroads and steamship companies
to solicit Alaskan trade In the Unit
ed States. giving an especially low
rate of transportation provided the
commodities are sent over Canadion
railroads to Vancouver. British Col
rmbia, and thence on Canadian ships
to the American territory In the IA.
north. Under American regulation
OF railroad rates II has not been
practicable TO railroad companies In
the United States to give especially
low rates conditioned upon the trans
portation Of freight over America
steamship lines TO Alaska. Taking
advantage of the inability Of Am
orleans to meet the competition the
Canadian railroad and steamship IN
terests have made a rate slightly
below that which the American lines
could offer and have thereby obtain
ed the rade. American freight or
iginating In American territory ard
consigned to a destination also mn
der the American flag is Transported
ON Canadian railroads and Canadian
ships when American transportation
could be had. There is NO sound
reason upon which Canada or the
British empire can claim the rign,
to trafic OF this sort.
Neither can Great Britain 1usu7
object to the provision which auth
orises the abrogation Of treaties
which at present preclude the Uni'
cd States from granting discrimina
tory duties In favor of goods import
ed In American ships. That polio,
was one Of the first adopted oy tn
United States congress and 1t wa.
, long continued without serious o2
: position and with resultant benefi
to American shipping. The mos
2 that Great Britain can demand 4
q that there shall be no discrimination
!, against her ships and her trade q
, compared with the ships and trad
Of other nations with which tho Un
tied States may deal. 80 long a
our laws and our treaties grant {