The Washington times., 1922-07-05

products abroad unless they have
their own delivery system, owned
and operated by Americans.
2. A merchant marine Is as essen.
tial for the national defense as the
navy itself. Without this Govern
ment help the United States will
have no merchant marine, hence it's
means for defense would be reduc ed
one.half. The cost of the entire sub
sidy each year will be less than the
cost of building one modern battle
ship.
8. The United States by sale OF
Liberty bonds raised and invested
/ over $4,000, 900. 900 in merchan: ships.
Without this subsidy these vessels
can not be operated at a profit TO
| private owners. Hence, they can
not be sold, and the United state s
faces the loss of nearly the entir"
amount invested. BY making ship
operations profitable in private own
ership the ships can be sold for at
least $500, 600. 900. an amount Tar in
excess OF the ten years subsidy. The
taxpayers thereby eventually will
have their taxes reduced irstead Of
| increased.
Would Wipe Out Losses.
4. Operation of the ships under
Government management has In.
creased vastly the foreign trade OF
the United States. but at a cost to
the taxpayers OF over $50. 900. 900
per year. This amount will be saved
almost in full in placing the ships
! in private hands by means Of the
| subsidy.
S. The United States has been
paying annually $500, 900 900 for
freight and insurance to foreigners
for carrying American goods. This
| vast amount can be kept mostly in
the United States through the means
| OF the subsidy act. Considering ship
ping alone an investment of 81 by
the Government will keep $40 at
home.
6. Creation by the subsidy act of
| an efficient and permanent merchant
marine will furnish additional EN-.
ployment to over 100 900 Americans
on the ships, in shipyards, steel mills,
iron mines. and other necessary in.
dutsries. Every man thus employed
must be fed according to American
| standards. and the American farmer
will be benefited.
Z. No nation in the worlds history
has been truly great without own.
ing and operating it's own naval and
| merchant vessels. All aim to make
the United States greatest Of all ma
tions. This can not be done unless
the merchant marine is encouraged
Matter Of Pride In Flag.
8. Americans have the money and
the desire for foreign travel. They
have travelled heretofore under alien
flags, seldom, II ever, srcing the
American flag on the seas. That
flag Is now on the seas and national
pride should hold II there.
8. Without this encoura gement to
the merchant marine the United
States will build no more ships. BY
international agreement tho building
of fighting ships has stopped. Wuh.
out any work to do shipbuiidinS will
become lost art IN the United
States, and the nation will become
helpless for commerce and for self.
defense-an emasculated giant in
the family of nations.
10. Americas rivals for toe wol III
trade view with alarm prospects cf
passage Of the subsidy bill Their
emissaries, masquerading in many in.
stances patriotic citizcns, are
spreading insidious propa ganda and
doing their utmost to defeat the
measure. This is the strongest rea.
son why the bill should receive the
support Of patriotic American citi-
ZenS.