New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-15
Plunmer Says
Treaties Bind
US. Shipping
Australia Practices Dis
elimination While This
Country Cannot Retail
ate. Asserts Commissioners
Subsidy Bill Is Approved
n. Y. Board of Trade and
Transportation Passes Res
olution on Federal Help


Under existing treaties between the
United States and Great Britain. British
colonies are able 70 discriminate against
American shipping. while this country
is porerlcss 10 retaliste, /. c. Plum
mer. Shipping Board Commissioner
81 Yesterday at a luncheon OF the
New No,. Board Of Trade and Trans
narration. = said that Australia now
,mnosed restrictions on United States
vessels IN favor Of British ships and
TN. this nation was tied by the treaty
Of 1928.
wr piummer made the principal ad-
dress At the meeting Of the Beard OF
Trade. IN support Of the Administrs-
ton plan 20 aid American shipping
Other. who spoke along the same
lines we're Frank c. Munson' president
.of The Munson Steamship Line; WIN
.bror L. Marvin, vice-president OF the
American Steamship Owners Assoeia-
ton Ard Lewis Nixon, formerly Public
Service Commissioner. R. A. C. smith
4,r.e- Dock Commissioner OF New
Yo,k offered a resolution IN support
# eo,.lnment aid 70 shipping wnien
was approved unanimously.
Traces English Subsidy
n speech that was frequently
purctuated with applause, M Plum
oer said that any man who said Oreat
pri.sIo never subsidized shipping ls
eitber willfully ignorant or deliberately
doceiving." lie said that the britISn
merchant feet obtained It's stalI III
subsidy Of FIVE shillings a ton, amu
that the discriminatory laws InaGss.d
rated By Cromwell we're man ,eso
witb slight notifications until looV'
gbc, the English merchant marine
obtained "A hold on the seas which nus
not since been broken. =.
Tho treaties which this country
.rrafd 10 sbrogatc. Mr. Plummer saio,
operate 20 the advantage OF o'hsa
80 AGAINST the United states. As
- instance. he said that the United
-. was pledged not TO discriminate
,,.,.. British shipping IN any part OF
-. verld -.hile England was pounu
d.. .hc .ore policy only with regard 70
a.. limited Kingdom. Under thls
,'ra.v he added. Australia WAS enaoIeu
90 assess duties against amer IJsn
Goods based upon the Original cost g'G!s
emancipation charge when carrier ~. ~
United States ships and ohlE HRP'b
original cost when carried IN pI'''sm
y.ssels. No such policy coulu ~
,dortcd By this country. uniess Wv
,,ostv was revised, he pointed OUT
For Discriminatory Duties :,
M Plummer said that he preiel,t.eo
d,.crin1inating duties as an arc 70 sn'p
rirg but that he was Also ntni'S !"
ssyer M the subsidy bill now NJ t0l's
cross. Mr.. Nixon urged seppV..t 20
discriminatory duties, saying tnae - ~
would prove more effective 'hSn SUI
sides. .Li,,.rs 10 Give
preference to American AZ ~
rates and service were equal a.. as
vim cited the Egyptian cotton case 5 a.
IN outstanding example OF VIZ 80.
cors facing the United states me-.
80 marine. In this instance, he
Ia british steamship lines had
.T~o,4ie hold on the trade, costing ,he
st'rr.rs 40 shillings 8 ton, and tnat
h~.er,can ships we're not able 10 get
go though they we're wiling 70
,rsrenort il az Is shillings ton; ms
US broken by the energetic action OF
tbo Shipping Board, he said
Mr. Nunson urged support OF the
.,bs;dv hill as the only means OF re-
pcving the government OF us war hee''
80 go as the best method OF estao-
itching a permanent merchant mar M H
M I'm was "a vital necessity 70 SNIP.
ming and to the country as wnoie'
10 added.
Tho need Of fast passenger and
csrgo ships IS an adjunct TO the navy
,ys. emnhasized. Mr.. Plummer salo
,bat the subsidy would be good thlng
o. business reasons. referring 20 the
synenditure OF S4OOo0O0,0oO in the
construction OF the ships.
70 Per Cent Of Fleet Idle
eOf this vast feet 70 per cent Is
eating It's head Of In expensive idle
,ese. while nearly so per cent OF Eng
lands feet is in operation" hr. Plum
,,or said. "and Is doing the bulk OF
,he foreign business Of the United
states when people say there u no
hrsfncss. remember that l3siOOO,OOO
tons of chipping entered and cleared
/, limited states ports last year.
There was business. but we didn't get
A. The mere operation Of these ships
would give constant, well-paid employ
mont 10 $4,000 men. and as many more
mon would be employed making repairs
and replacements. Ships In our for-
en- trade always create enlarged mar
tcts Tor American products
AZ result OF the establishment OF
the Nunson Line 20 South America by
tho shipping Board. Mr.. Plummer said
business carried on government yes
sells for the first five months OF TINS
wear showed an increase Of lOs per
cent. compared with the same period
o. last year. 49,.
TIE Commissioner said that the soo'-
O00 900 a year which the shipping
poard was now spending would be sufh-
r,e,t 20 build up a merchant feet
ovu~prshfn.