The Washington times., 1922-11-29

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American politics the American
merchant marine dies with 1t. 1t
means that the American flag will
, be hauled down in the seven seas
by American statesmen who insist
upon hosting foreign flags to rule
In the Atlantic and the Pacific.
Scuttlles 1000 Ships.
It means that more than 1000
American merchant steamers. cost.
ing $4,000. 900 900, will virtually be
towed to sea and sunk, or left to
rust and ruin alongside our docks.
Three billion dollars will be taken
from the pockets Of the citizens of
the United States and shoveled into
the Atlantic ocean. This is the
truth and nothing but the truth.
This surrender or destruction of
American merchant ships in time OF
peace should be little less humili-
ating to the people Of this country
than the surrender Of our fighting
fleet to a foreign power in time of
war. Indeed. the navy cannot leave
the coast, nor fight upon the sea
in future war years without the
support of an American merchant
marine. Kill one and we kill the
other. They are mutually de-
pendant. They float or sink to-
gether.
The Congress that votes to kill
the shipping bill, votes to destroy
our sea power and to rob US Of all
participation and influence in the
commerce of the world. This Is a
condition; 1t Is not a theory.
1t IL childish to blame foreigners
or foreign propaganda for this situa-
ton. OF couse, they are anxious to
Zee the shipping bill fail! 1t Is ma
tural that they should be. England.
Italy, France, Norway, Portugal
every maritime power in Europe-is
praying night and day that the Con-
gress of the United States will with
draw support from our merchant
marine. They want to drive our
ships from the Atlantic. They want
to rule supreme from Greenland to
Argentina. They know perfectly
well that II Congress refuses a
small subsidy Of $4,000. 900 annual
ly, (which Ia necessary to keep the
American merchant marine upon
the the same Congress will de.
liber - vote instead virtual
subsidy of $500, 900. .000-ten times
TO keep them upon the seas! They
know that II the Congress Of the
United States will not make laws
that will enable American ships to
carry American products and to fix
rates upon the sea. 1t means that
foreign ships will carry our exports
and foreigners will fix rates for
doing II. In other words, 1t means
the complete surrender OF the com.
'fnercial independence Of the United
States, nothing more and nothing
less.
But this is not all. The small
subsidy Of $30,000,000 10 keep alive
IN American marine would go, every
cent of 1t, to American ship owners.
American sailors and American Ia
Dor. 1t will remain in circulation In
the United States. But when we de-
Nberately kill the American mer-
chant marine we send every year OF
our lives $500, 100000 out Of this
country and put 1t in circulation In
foreign countries. We pour good
American dollars into the pockets Of
foreign ship owners. foreign sailors
and foreign labor. We pay our
money and foreigners take their
choice! We have no choice.
Foreign Plans.
a. Foreign capital is prepared to
BUILD specially designed ships to
carry California's grape crop to the
markets Of the world. Exactly 20!
The Pacific ocean soon Is to become
- japanese lake, with perhaps q few
foreign ships, but no American
steamers sharing with the japanese
the valuable trade with China and
the East Killing the subsidy bill
will hasten this suicidal accomplish
ment in the Pacific.
And the same slile will soon obtain