The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-08-12
THE OWOSSO TIMES
GEORGE NJ. DEWEY, EDITOR.
OwOSSO, MICH. AUG. 10. 1921
UPHOLD MERCHANT MARINE

UPHOLD MERCHANT MARINE
Washington, Aug. 11.-Favoring 6
discriminatory tariff for the en-
enlargement of American shipping
the Republican Publicity Association
discusses pending legislation in TIT
following statement issued through
the President of that organization
Honorable Jonathan Bourne, Jr.:
"The amendment proposed by Sen
ator Jones, of Washington, to the
pending tariff bill, to encourage the
American merchant marine, has been
presented to the United States Sen
ate. 1t is brief and to the point. 1t
reads as follows:
Hereafter all goods, wares, and
merchandise imported in vessels
other than vessels of the United
States shall be subject to duty of
5 per centum ad valorem in excess
Of the duties herein imposed, and all
goods, wares and merchandise, eX-
cepting tea and coffee, so imported
which are otherwise admitted free of
duty under this act shall pay duty
of 2 per centum ad valorem: Pro-
vided, That the foregoing provisions
shall not go into effect as to goods,
wares, and merchandise if imported
in the vessels of those nations with
which we have treaties which said
provisions contravene until the ex-
piration of one year from the date
when this Act becomes a law, at
which time said treaties are hereby
declared to be duly abrogated unless
the same are sooner abrogated by
notice given by the President under
the terms Of such treaties
''Under Section 81 of the present
marine Act the President
is authorized and directed to give
such notice. 1t will be recalled that
President Wilson refused to take any
action under this section, refusal
which prompted President Harding
to declare in his prediction speech |
in Baltimore, September 27: 1T is
useless to look for useful results if
The President persists in his policy
not to carry out the terms of that
act In his Omaha speech of Oc-
sober Is, Mr.. Harding declared: Il
am in favor of the enforcement of
he Jones act which was intended to
make it possible to hold that ad-
,antage', that is, the advantage we
had gained during the war. 4 have
10 hesitancy in giving full condem-
nation to the failure of an admins
ration to put into effect the bidding
If Congress. / am for a growing
American merchant marine . be-
ause it is the only protection we have
against discrimination in shipping
md because it guarantees that Amer
ca shall have one of the three great
essentials to vigorous, growing for
ign trade
Something like 40 per cent of
'ur water-borne import trade was
arried in American vessels during
he last fiscal year. Water-borne
rade was about 81 per cent of the
total, or, roughly, $4,000, 900,
f which about 81, 100000, 900 paid
reight to American bottoms, while
he foreigner was pair for carrying
i 800, 100000 worth of the incom-
ng traffic. Our total imports by
and and sea were $3,654, 100000 in
alue. Assuming that under the
ending tariff bill, we should import
9, 900, 100000 worth of goods next
ear, 81 per cent, or $4,000, 100000
f which came by water, of which 60
er cent or 1850, 100000, was car
led in foreign ships, that would be
he figure to which the Jones discrim-
natory rates would apply. Assum-
ny again, that the ratio of free to
utiable imports would be the same
S during the last year under pro-
ection, or 81 per cent for the for {
Ter, and 46 per cent for the lat
err, we would have $842,000,000 ,
vorth of imports paying the 2 per
emit discriminatory, or $16,800,000,
nd Sis, 100000 paying the 5 per
emit discriminatory, or nearly $685.
90, 900 aggregating nearly $53,000,-
90 in discrimination in favor of
american ships. To enter into COM
etitive subsidization would be poor |
Obey because the British board of -,
ontrol has plenary power. The dis {
plan was in the first
,riff bill ever passed by Congress, ,
nd it worked successfully until the a
irish housed as out of it follow
,g the Treaty Of Client in 1875" |