Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-10

not safely be questioned. I sometimes
feel that one OF the obstacles placed
in the way of the successful develop
ment or our merchant marine is to be
found in the structures which are in
dulged in against the agents of the
government and IN the iteration and
reiteration of the charge that it is i'm
/ possible successfully to build and
maintain an American merchant ma
rine.
Calls il, Propaganda.
"The secret and insidious foreign
influence that seeks by propaganda
and otherwise to destroy Americas
efforts rejoices in these structures and
criticisms and utilizes them to preju-
dice the American people, the stock
holders in the enterprise. against lend
ing their financial and other support.
to it's successful accomplishment.
'If, instead of criticism, they would
specialize for a while and mako an
impartial and disinterested study of
the whole subject, they would COM
mend rather than unconsciously as
sist in destroying an instrumentality
which is absolutely essential in this
age Of competition for the develop
ment of our agricultural, commercial
and industrial life.
"Britain's shipping has been her
very life-blood and has extended her
commerce to the furthest corners of
the globe, making the British Empire
the creditor nation of the world, until
the World war transferred to Ameri-
ca the leading place. Are we to hold
that place which Britain held for so
many years by the ingenuity, thrift
and patriotism Of her people; or are
we to let an opportunity which has
been thrust upon US by world condi-
tions slip through our hands?
There is no reason why America
may not maintain her present place,
no reason why profit should not even
tually be derived from this great ship
ping enterprise, If only the agents
thereof are faithful to their trust and
have the cordial support of the presi-
dent and the congress"
Philippines and Formosa.
Commissioner Chamberlain stated
that, short while ago, representa-
tives of Japan protested against the
extension of the Philippines of the
United States coastwise shipping laws,
which prohibit q foreign flag vessel
from carrying freight from one Amer
lean port to another American port.
When the Japanese came to the board
with his portest, Mr.. Chamberlain
said, he was asked If Japan did not
actually apply her coastwise shipping
laws to, ,Formosa, which made it i'm
possible for any vessel other than
Japanese to carry freight from any
other part Of the Japanese Empire to
Formosa, which the Japanese admit
ted was true, but said that they would
repeal that law.
Illustrating some of the tangle of
difficulties faced by the Shipping
Board, Mr.. Chamberlain said: "If two
shipments of the same material are
made, say, from Chicago, both con-
signed to Australia, but one goes by
rail across the United States to San
Francisco and thence to destination
and the other goes through Canada
to Vancouver, B. c., thence to desti-
nation, they are treated differently by
the Australian customs officials as fol-
lows:
THE shipment from San Francisco
has the United States rail freight
charge added to the ad valorem value
before duty is paid; the shipment
from Vancouver does not. In other
words, for using our railroad and our
port our citizens are taxed by Aus
tralia on the cost of the rail haul 1t
affects also the American railroad,
which lose the land haul"
Commissioner Chamberlain express
ed the belief that subsidy of some sort,
direct or indirect, is necessary. to up
build the merchant marine and place
it nearer to a parity with competing
foreign vessels; and protested strong
ly against what he believed to be the
undue interference by foreign interests
in the shipping activities of the Uni
ted States, which he believes has in
several instances been in contraven-
tion of treaty rights Of this country.
Tax These, Too.-In listing new