Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-31

under which the flag shall be driven
from the high seas? The burden is
here. We accept it with good con-
science. We shall go forward with
the solution of this problem. We shall
see that American shipping is not
driven from the seas"
William S. Greene (Rep. Mass.),
chairman house committee on the Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries: The mer-
chant marine question is bigger than
any party and this bill has been drawn
for the interests of all the country. It's
provisions should appeal especially to
the producers in the South and Middle
West. 1t guarantees ample outlets to
foreign markets-just what has been
needed for many years. 1t is meas
ure so carefully drawn that every one
in this country will get some benefit
from it and labor will derive n large
share by the increased activity in our
shipyards.
James O'Connor (Dem. La): The
Ship Subsidy Bill will aid and assist
the United States in carrying our
commerce to all parts Of the earth. /
am for it because it will give New
Orleans added facilities in its foreign
commerce and because it will maintain
our trade routes from the South.
George w. Edmons (Rep. PENN,
ranking member of the house COM
mittee on the Merchant Marine and
Fisheries: A merchant marine is as
essential for the national defense as
the navy itself. Without this govern
ment help, the United States will have
no merchant marine, hence its means
for defense would be reduced one half.
The cost Of the entire subsidy each
year will be less than the cost of
building one battleship. America S
rivals for world trade view with alarm
prospects Of the passage of the sub
sidy bill. Their emissaries, masquer-
aiding in many instances as patriotic
citizens, are spending insidious propa-
ganda and doing their utmost to de-
feat the measure. This is the strongest
reason why the bill should receive the
support of patriotic American citizens.
James R. Mann, (Rep. Ills): The
great problem at the time Of the World
War was transportation. And the
greatest problem which today is be-
fore the American people is the ship
ping problem, the question whether we
shall abandon our merchant marine or
attempt to maintain an American mer-
chant marine, and if so, how, and upon
what terms. We should try to ap-
proach this subject as statesmen.
Daniel r. Anthony, Jr. (Rep. Kan.):
AS far as the farmers of my district
are concerned, they are just as much
interested in an adequate American
merchant marine as the people along
the seacoast. They want a merchant
marine. The La Toilette seamen's
law has boosted the wages of labor
and thus increased the cost of opera
ton of ships beyond that of our for
eign competitors. Therefore, if we do
not provide some artificial means of
support for our own ship operators
whereby they will be able to compete
successfully with foreign lines, we will
not have any ships on the seas.
Carl r. Chindblom, Rep. Ills): The
Shipping Bill is a measure planned for
all the people and is not bill for the
shipping interests solely. l don't have
to remind our farmers and manufac-
turers what the lack Of American
shipping during the World War meant
to them in the way Of lost markets
abroad. Our surplus backed up at
home, resulting in disaster to thou
sands and losses beyond calculation.
A valuable provision of the bill is the
income tax remission for five per cent.
of all freight money paid to American
ships, both out going and incoming.
This means ample freight for American
ships. II also means the retention Of
many millions of dollars in this coun-
try, now paid annually to foreigners
as ocean freights. The bill provides
that sc 2-3 per cent. Of the crews Of
ships getting government aid must be
American citizens. That will result in
the upbuilding of a splendid body Of
American sailors and assures us a
real American merchant marine.
Caleb r. Layton (Rep DELI: It has
been proposed to scrap or sell at an as
founding loss the shipping Of which,
in every emergency, we stood in vital
need. Can it be seriously proposed
that we suffer this loss and go back
to the old conditions when foreign
vessels flying foreign flags and man
ned by foreign seamen filled American
ports? This measure involves not
only the interest of the nation in this
generation, but the national interest
of generations to come, involving as it
does national profit, prosperity and
power.