Milford chronicle., 1925-10-09

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this year it is ruled by General Nc
Carl that the department has q fire,
hand and may rearrange the rura
delivery routes in whatever wa,
may seem best in order to cover tn,
entire country. But all this is il
prospect and not yet fulfilled, anC
there still are elements of opposi
! ton in Congress to be overcome.
However, at no distant day We
shall witness the truly remarkable
achievement of a house-to-housC
mail delivery by the Government
throughout the length and breadth
and to every farthest nook and cor
ner of the republic-something that
has never been accomplished by any
other nation since the world began.
So@
ABANDONING" OUR SHIPS
The Liverpool Journal of Com
merce, in a recent issue, had the
following to say concerning the
American merchant marine:
"The ill-starred shipping enter
prise (of the United States) was
obviously aimed at Great Britain.
The United States thought this
country would crawl out of the un-
speakabIe war badly crippled, and
that British worldwide shipping
and coal trade would be an easy
plum to pick. But British grit and
British brains have not yet been
defeated. Britain has withstood
all attacks made upon her shipping
position. The United States, by
selling her ships as junk to Mr..
Ford. has had to admit defeat. Great
Britain is still the leading shipping
power and Great Britain intends to
hold that position.
This country will benefit greatly
by the disappearance of this useless
shipping. * The shipbuilding in
dustry will eventually benefit, and
incidentally, the United States will
benefit. If the year 1925 could
see the breaking up of three or four
million tons of useless American
shipping it would have very help
full effect upon shipping sentiment
all over the world, and all maritime
nations would feel the benefit"
If European maritime interests
believe that the sale Of useless
ships by the United States govern
ment for scrapping, and current
with regard to the
conduct of the federal shipping bus
mess, presage the abandonment Of
the American merchant marine,
hey are due for a sad awakening.
The United States merchant ma
rine was not built to cripple Great
Britain or any other friendly nation.
It was constructed hastily at great
effort and expense in an effort to
ave the allies from the destructive
less of submarine warfare and to
,ut American armies and American
upplies in France. 4
The talk of an American marine,
our efforts, might easily
ave spelled destruction to the al
led cause in the great war.
But now that America has the
merchant marine it will not be
bandoned. No considerable number
f people, and certainly no political
arty wants it abandoned. IN the
arlier days of the republic our flag
as on every sea and our ships add
d greatly to the prosperity of the
ountry. We intend to keep the flag
n the ocean as a safeguard in
vent of war and as a benefit to
merican shippers and consumers in
me of peace.
The people Of the United States
Ill to see where they would "eVen-
tally benefit" by abandoning the
,as and turning over the carrying
; our products to British and Eu-
,pean ships. Certainly our recent
with the benefits" of
uropean control of the rubber in
lstry, have not been very convinc-
g. III
If European newspapers read in
e present signs in America any III
tention of our abandoning the III
nerican merchant marine they are
lining inspiration from their hearts III
d not from their heads. The ma III
,nal administration wants the mer-
ant marine maintained and there
nothing to indicate that the op-
sition has any different desire. MI
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER iii
y National Editorial Association iii
Especial to Chronicle) Hi
October 1T is now
parent that the Congress will con-
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