, 1922-11-30
UNSETTLED PROBLEMS
NOW PRESSING

NoW
Washington, Nov. 2S.-"With cleo
ton far enough in the past to permit
us to forget it, the American people
now have need to direct their atten-|
ton to problems of a constructive ma
ture awaiting solution" says the
Republican Publicity Association
through its president, Hon. Jonathan
Bourne, Jr. First among these is
that of establishing an American
merchant marine on "a permanent
basis. There may be some people
who believe that the United States
should not have a merchant marine,
but we believe they are exceedingly
few. Three times in the past, We
have had a demonstration of the
weakness of the nation in hat re-
spect. During the var with Spain,
we were compelled to employ the
ships of other nations to transport
our troops and supplies. When wei
sent our fleet around the world, in
the Roosevelt administration, we
were COMPELLED to hire ships under
foreign flags to serve as golfers.
Upon the outbreak of the war in
Europe We found ourselves similar
ly handicapped and we depended
upon foreign shipping to transport
a large portion of our troops and
supplies.
Fortunately in each instance wei
were on friendly terms with nations|
that had the shipping to turn to our
use. The seriousness of our predica-I
ment in case we were not on friend-l
ly terms with maritime nations in
such a crisis may readily be im-|
agined.
But aside from the need of AMI
adequate merchant fleet as an aux-I
Hilary IL time of war, there is abund
ant reason for the maintenance OIL
such a fleet in time of peace. AS
recently pointed out, we have paid
foreign shipping a total Of 1913, 900,
900 900 in the last hundred years
for carrying our ocean commerce. In
the past seven years we have paid
3d. 600 900 900 for the same service
OF course those figures are abnorma
because they the high-rate per
iod of the war. But aside from
that, from a business standpoint it'll
is highly essential that we have inl
operation on regularl
routes ocean transportation lines
that will afford American producers
the best of opportunities to find
for the surplus of their
products. We must not leave to our
rivals the carrying of our goods.
The need of a merchant marine1
is unquestionable-the means byl
which it shall be secured is the
problem that cOnfronts us.
interruption of interstate com
merce or OF tariffs in fuel by reason
OF strikes Or lockouts is another
tho Dravityy - whtoh hno 70
been emphasized. A strike in
the coal mines next April is already
threatened. Although there now
seems no likelihood of another rail
strike in the near future. the serious
losses. the interference with liberty
and h destruction of property
were 9eplorable incidents of
recent strike cav no doubt that
II is the duty of state and nationalI
government to devise means by
which the rights of life, liberty and
property shall be made reasonably
THE immigration question is still
in an unsettled state since we have
now only a temporary expedient of
immigration to a certain
percentage of former immigrants
the various nations. No one
uphplds this as "A permanent i'm
policy. AS n temporary
protective measure. 1t was probably
the best hat could be done. The
United States can have all the i'm
migrants IL wants. and can adopt any
policy 1t desires and still
more than we shall need
Exclusion OF the vicious. DEPENDENT
and ignorant classes are already set
tied policies. How these and other
limitations shall De enforced remainsI
to be determined.
Among other problems for solu-
ton are: Consolidation of railroads.
In regional competing systems. n def
mite military policy based upon ade-
Quate national defense and the lim-
itation OF ornaments agreements.
reduction of national expend-
itures in order that taxes may be
further reduced"