Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-31
WILLIAM r. TUCKER
On American Shipping

TT Is entirely possible for vessels of that
great merchant fleet sailing under III"
Stars and Stripes to regain III" unIll",m,.
position which the flag once had on INC nlS.
seas il methods of Oncrati0 are cSlaoIlSu,r"
upon II practicable basis. says W illlam ~
Tucker. secretary of the Board Of Trade
"Shipping must be based upon service,
said Mr. Tucker lyon cannot IcglSInle II
nation into a high shipping position ana II
the country wants fine m'r'hant m"'lr
it must support that marine. me "n
American merchant marin" lS an Important
odiunct 10 American industry in the MAIN
tcnanCp of foreign market for our excess
production. it must b" bora" III NINA 'laI
the shipper demands ScrVlc" prlmariF' "'"
if the service maintained under his own
flag is not prepared to supply the maximum
of efficiency in speed and economy, he VIII
inst ns readily employ foreign bottoms
wherever and whenever his interests dictate
,rhcre is little patriotism in business in
Ucare times: then the competition j. :" k''"
lint the shipper must employ tn" medium
of TRANSFORMATION which gives hIh tue "'''
service at the lowest cost
Commercial Treaties
'"The proposed ubrogation OF the CONNER
cinl treaties which has been urged upon lnI
president is, to my mind, dangerous ana
,ynuId icouardiZr the success Of III" Nation
in International trade. 1t would doubtless
lend TO rrtnliatury measures by the nations
,Go,,oI ihus having tendency toward
hrinoinr about a commercial warfare diSaS.
troms 70 all concerned. The elimination OF
t,r"ior comp,iIrion by means Of legislation
simnIy. means the maintenance" of higher
rItGs than those brought about by c"mp"ti-
,; ,oryire
wv i ,,,,,rrr,outs rotnli-
Shou" lie 49,, .,rLitinr. nv which
ave :, Mo"iT MI ,. ,nr,,,,,s nuIy ann wny
NeHH"IS WIZ" ''' H,I,., iho r,ruii,u
rms Wouiu ~" ""in ,'.L n'" Ent tLe Cost
power oi lnr '',''',, ,'iI L@1,.o ,n hn sufri
ol the ", "'' Il , ,,I,ir,, nyrcnsrs nr tho yrs.
'ri' w. r'' ,Tn ,n ,bis thr frright rates
wouId have to l." enormously increased 50
nS to make the manning "l tue "'"'S P'o"'
able.
"If trans ocean ir'ightS in "N""ss Of such
ro,rs ~ come naturally from open "Ompctl-
live service be forced by legislation, such
cvrcss trnnspOrialIuu costs will hand. Hp
overy rroducpr Of goods exported and every
huyrr Of goods inp"Il"I Nor can such con
Jitinns result in the healthy management or
maintenance Of our merchant marine,
ere .bo American merchant marine is to
l ~ shnrr of rLr commerce of the
II ir ,nmst mike lis rates rs low rs
MM"',"' tho foreign nations. Frcjghr, 81
ln,., lnI ',,,st ,irId tn ,lr ovucrs nC The ycs
"a, ' Nv" '.o,,tocc Of ur,lir no lower than tLot
~, Z" "l"i - L,' c1rciru uNucrs Surh rnruinUs
""'nL''I ""'nLL'I Ia ITrnLe nossihIo hy Govrrnmrut rS
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Ht>'T" iy,ing hnndirou.
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in IN" i"nG run " '"' H'N"'" IT''H, ,hoI'S''-
m"nt "i Nl''",nn D"'ll',"S y "p'ISr" 10 u''
pend upon hrpi''n'S ,""n |r'"l",'Il"S SUPP
prrS +" discriminate nE''G.' lHr"Ish vessels
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