Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22
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like individuals, are sell
f. masters of their own des-
Whether America wills 1t OF
fms has come when We must
r. occupy the first place on the
II world commerce. place
sregyfed in history by any na-
nj strong in seapower.
frs. act passed by the Amerl-
rsggr4ss was designed to aid
shipping by making the
|. lower on goods when shipped
a1ean bottoms than when ship
hinder foreign nag.
m the time of the union OF our
thirteen coastal states until
ftg5 War one OF the leading in
in America was shipping.
e superior ability in the
gctan OF ships and the prox-
of our raw materials for
In ships (Which were the only
81 chose days), Americas sea
Of that period constitute a
page in the history of the re-
rsasies Forbid Discrimination.
IS2S. through treaties, the pol
hi discrimination. preferential
1 and similar legislation came
end Today the United States
something over one hundred
reial treaties forbidding such
bees
,ere we're several major factors
contributed to our willingness
Neglect our merchant marine
the close Of the Civil War.
h. these was the development
lr rich central and far west
only was the adventuresome
iured west of the Alleghenies
lagjtai found better opportunity
lrodt In the development of our
finland empire With the find
\. gold in California the lure of
htlfe and profit attracted our
& men from the eastern sea-
belt to the great undeyeloped
tory lying TO the westward. The
sment then inaugurated { a move
Of vast Importance to ourselves
indeed the whole worldl marked
BEGINNING Of the rapid decline of
American Merchant Marine.
about the same time the iron
vas perfected. In those days
pea was not in a position to
iron ships in competition with
/ Britain whose coal and iron
BY practically al seaboard where
Pins we're constructed. We had
Iaen as yet developed our great
industry nor our steel industry
/ followed later.
addition to these very compel
reasons America required all
borrowed capital She could get.
Rllafh for the development OF
railroads These roads were
as a result of the encourage
given by Government subsidies
ina grants and they formed the
PES through which the wealth OF
'SsatFaI and western portions Of
country poured
Dosioy like Tariff Protection.
order to insure the DEVELOPMENT
Y infant industries, America
81 a system q nigh tariffs for
product of factory. mine and
aJhe Thus. American ships
'"lt py the highest paid
= lAe world and operated by
I receiving high wages.
'as would have American stand
'l living lower than they are.
Is 'Rsarmountable handicap
merely to American shipping
ana operated by protected Iabor
iyi5as ' iaOo'
'ae start Of the World War in
/, americas Passenger feet in
N29.a Atlantic had dwindIed 10
III total of six vessels
- zen them in the way of /
subsidy by our Government
la.240tedly the chief reason
asm we're able to continue
hat date Our whole
going steel and iron sbjns
.oJaied only one million
compared with eighteen
a '9r Great Britain erc1u-
n 7r colonies.
ID Us, Great Britain
in the conduct Of tho
entry and afterwards
surplus products we
@ad demanded ever IN
lion from u.s. II wiz
aat vastly dinarant
Vailed during the Boer
farmer and wool groyvor
remember what han
aem during that period
ships were not avau-
Par SURPRISES and we
marine OF our own
ea2a our entrance
IN 1917. there arose =
more ships and again
the foremost com
could give. As 4
'osernment built the
world has ever
ing Of more fbsr
e3 ships Of more
Lightweight tons