The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-20

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India possessions, which placed in idle
ness 10000 tons of American shipping;
while the repeal of the discriminating
duty rates enabled British shippers to
regain their ascendency in our ports.
Since that time we have negotiated 80
or 40 treaties with foreign powers
abandoning discriminatory duty rights
"Shut out of the West Indies we
began to develop a carrying trade else
where, and during the decade $4,000
we were again carrying 90 per cent of
our foreign trade In 1923 the Reel
procity Act was passed which proved
another blow to our shipping. Great
Britain availed herself Of that act
but gave nothing of consequence in re
turn, while Spain exacted large charge !
on our tonnage in Cuban and Porto
Rican ports.
"1n 1881 the steamship became
factor, and until the mercantile panic
of 1887 there was steady growth in
American shipping. Along about 1910,
Great Britain began policy of giving
subsidies, that is, the payment of a.
bonus to packets for carrying mails.
The Cunard line received over a mil.
lion dollars annually for about 20
years. This line laid hold of the
choisest passenger and freight trade,
About this time William Wheelwrigh>.
native of Massachusetts, conceived
the idea of line down the west coas;
of South America, but on seeking cap
ital to promote it in this country be
was told that subsidy would be nee.
essary. Congress refused TO give him
this, SO he went to Liverpool and re-
celved a generous one and started the
Pacific Steam Navigation company.
Had we encouraged wheelwright, the
United States, instead of Great Brit.
ain, would be dominant along the we..
coast of South America today.
In ls45 congress adopted the mail
subsidy policy, and our steamship car.
rylng trade grew from 5000 to 10, 900
tons. This period also saw the deva
opment of the celebrated Yankee clip.
per engaged in the long voyage tr,ds
to China and India But in 1858 tie
North and the South being hopelessly
enstranged, all aid to American shit.
ping was withdrawn. Jeff Davis was
then in the senate from Mississippi,
and he said he saw no reason whv, If
we can get our mails carried in British
vessels across the Atlantic we should
establish line of American vessels
merely that we may compete with theu
IN race across the Atlantic Afta
1860 our carrying trade steadily de.
clined until before the World war We
were carrying but 8 per cent of our
foreign trade, and then came the great
re-birth of the American merchaat /
marine"
And are we all right now, Ures}
Ted?" asked Jack. M
Well, hardly" was the reply.
"You see Great Britain is as deter
mined as ever to control the seas, and
she is missing no opportunity to m.
narrnss u.s. We cannot compete with
her in the granting of subsidies, for
the British board of control can 60 Us
one better every time, while there is
not enough popular feeling for mny
American marine yet developed. Brit
ism cotton manufacturer have recently
refused to take cotton from this coun1l
try carried in American ships. andI
British influences have prevented ,us
from securing freights from foreir,
ports. And Great Britain is anxiou
to corner the oil supply of the world
SO that she can embarrass our oil
burning boats. Perhaps the best WI
can do now is to bark back to the pol
ICY of 1894 and impose discriminatory
rates on goods brought to this courhrd1
IN foreign ships. With that purpose II
View' Senator Jones of Washington ba
introduced an amendment to the Ford
hey tariff bill which should have tlkl
support of the coutry, and which IA.
cause no drain on the treasury, BIZ
WILL on the contrary, help it. Then, W.
may hope once more to see the Amcr
lean flag in every port" II