Show WHERE WE LOSE This Thin country loses many millions of dollars annually on account of or Its Ita lack of a merchant marine What trade wo have havo with other nations i Is carried in foreign bottoms Tho The American vice consul at Colombo Ceylon points out the great need for tor foran toran foran an American steamship lino Uno to Cey Ceylon Ce Ceylon lon Ion via the tho Philippines Colombo which according to the latest statistics vies vios with mth Singapore as the greatest equatorial port In tho the east has haa the finest artificial l harbor in tho the world and Is so 80 situated on the worlds highway as to make it a port of call for ships going to tho the far tar east to Great Groat Britain the tho continent and America to and New Zealand Zea Zealand a land Jand The total tonnage of ships entering and clearing this port for 1909 was an of at tons tone over o er the previous year oar while whilo the tho total value of or exports was iU 3 and of at Imports being boing an aa Increase so of exports and Imports over 1908 Of tho the exports the United States took about worth by direct shipment but a considerable quantity of exports are aro shipped through Eng England England land Jana the value alue of which it is impossible ble hie to estimate Of tho the Imports the United States sent about worth The United States ranks next to the mother country In receiving exports from this Island and In im imports Imports ports takes tenth place The shipping between tho the Atlantic ports port of the United States and Co Colombo Colombo Colombo lombo is carried d largely by b German lines of steamers which run direct from Calcutta and Colombo to New NewYork NewYork York Boston and Philadelphia There are also British h lines covering the same MaIO route and both German and ond British h lines from tho the for far ar east The Tho unfortunate feature of at tho the enormous enormously ly Iy increasing trade between America and ami Ceylon la is the fact tact that pet net one ono pound of ot expert Is carried by American Ameri American n erl can OR ships simply because a n ship fly flying ing tag the American flag Savo yachts and naval vessels has not touched there for several years The Imports Importe of or the United States from trona Ceylon Celon doubled these the o of ot 1918 1908 and aM tills tide years return will mil very 1 nearly double that of ot of last bringing the tho value aue to something like 1388 and with every prospect for tor Increase it seems Home to offer a golden opportunity for tor an America Amerl a lino Uno of ofra steamers reamers ra to ply between the United States and the Orient There here has hae always been an outcry against the payment J nt of ship chip subsidies but it is Ie evident that something should be done to send vessels carry cam carryIng lAg Ing the American flag to all tho the ports of oc the tho world |