Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-28

When addressing the Congress sast
December, / reported 10 you the fall
ure OF the executive TO carry ovt the
intent OF certain features OF the mer-
chant marine act OF 1920. notably the
provision for the notice OF cancellation
OF all commercial treaties which him
dercd our grant OF discriminating du-
ties on imports brought 10 our shores
In American ships There was no
ooubt about the high purpose Of Con
gress to apply this proven practice to
the upbuilding OF our merchant
marine. 1t had proven most effective
in the earlier days or American Ship
ping: It had at various times, demon
building OF commerrisl shipping FOR
other nations.
"'rhe success Of the earlier practice
for this republic came at a time when
we had few treaties, when our com
merce was little developed. It's super
eedure by reciprocity In shipping regu-
| lations, and the adoption of other
methods OF upbuilding merchant ma
rinca through various forms of gov
crnment aid, and the century of nego-
tlation OF commercial treaties. all
combined to develop a situation which
should lead to endless embarrassmcnts
If we denounced our treaties. we
should not only ne quite alone In sup
porting a policy long since superseded
through the growing intimacy OF In
lternational relationships, but We
should invite the disturbance OF those
cordial commercial relations which are
the first requisite TO the expansion OF
our commerce abroad.
Contemplating the readiness o.
Congress to grant a decreased duty
on imports brought TO our shores ~
American bottoms. and facing the en-
harrassments incident to rcadjustmen
of all treaty arrangements, 1t seemed
desirable TO find way of applying
suitable aid to our shipping, which th'
Congress clearly intended and at tn
same time avoid the embarrassment o
our trade relationship abroad
"The recommendation OF today
based wholly on this commendable in
tent OF Congress. The proposed al
OF the government 10 its merchan
! marine is to have it's chief source 4
the duties collected on IMPORTS. In
stead OF applying the discriminatin
duty TO the specific cargo. and thu
encouraging onlx-the inbound shir
9 ment, i propose that we shall collec
/. all import duties. without discrimins
ton as between American and foreig
bottoms. and apply the proposed rt
duction 10 create fund for TIL
governments aid for our merchar
marine. BY such a program we sha
encourage not alone the carrying
y inbound cargoes subject 20 our tariff
= but we shall strengthen America
, ships in the carrying of that great
inbound tonnage on which no duti
are levied. eand more important ths
). these. we shall equip our mercha,
marine 10 serve our outbound con
IT merce, which is the measure Of o,
eminence IN foreign trade.
l. Continued trade must be recipr
n cal. We can no longer maintain sal
= where we do not buy. In the prom
= ton OF these exchanges we should ha'
n as much concern for the promote
n OF sales as for the facilitation OF OF
N purchases. There is not a. record
&c all history of long maintained en-
s. nence in export trade, except as q
exporting nations developed their ov
D. carrying capacity.
mo story of national developme
u Is more fascinating or so fun of I
rrance as that of developing capaci
u for the exchanges of commerce. e
III panding civilization may be trac
I over the avenues OF exchanging cs
re goes. No matter how materialistic
u may sound nations have developed
themselves and have influenced I