Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-07-18 | Page 14 | Other Points Fo View

I OTHER POINTS OF VIEW VIEW I TIlE NEW NE SHIPPING BILL BILLIt will probably probably probably It Is Intimated ted that the British government ably make diplomatic objection to two clauses of the new American American- merchant marine bill one of ot which forbids transportation of ot merchandise between American ports the other othor directs the President President President and b by wa way of foreign ports un termination of ot all dent to give the required notice of treaties which prevent discriminating duties In favor or of ot merchandise imported in American ships With the merits of ot these provisions we wo are arc not now concerned An Any law enacted at this time has been passed by a Republican Congress and signed by a Democratic President and must therefore be conclusively assumed as representing national sentiment These particular provisions deal solely with tho the transportation transportation trans- trans of merchandise between American ports and the duties which we may see Bee fit it to Impose on imported both both strictly domestic tlc questions Whatever the United States ma may choose to do in re respect respect respect re- re to such matters is none of ot the business of ot Great Britain or at any other foreign nation and any attempt on the part of any such uch nation to Intrude itself Into tho the discussion Is Impertinent and justifies resent resent- ment This an and all other countries ar are are- entitled t do what they please with their own and other countries must adJust adjust ad- ad Just themselves to it We begin more clearly to see why the British government government govern govern- o ern ment so quickly and so emphatically turned down the Presidents President's demand for tor freedom 1 of t the seas sens This protest if It mado is significant of ot what would happen to a weak nation which should attempt to self determine its o on own n domestic policies Incidentally it is ono one of the tho matters In which the Senate proposed to protect the country from any intrusion If of ot the league San San Franci Francisco co Chronicle I