Show Merchant Marine 1 c Commission o sat I t Now Neu York May 23 Tho marine commission co a s I m t r alt I by h y the lit r I Ift 1 r I r Congress Con R r to consider c n t t al do r rat ami u I recommend legislation tar for tho rho develop development ment of ot the tho American merchant mar Hate marine ine Inc begun began Its itA oral here hero today Senator ger of 01 New Hampshire Is la chairman of rat the tho e committee rm It o a which IN III a composed of members of n both hoth branches of rat Congress Invitations hUll had Leon been Went sent to the chlof chief and builders of this port to marine o engineers and even oen event to o the tt le sailor allor before etore b of n r e tho rho oral mast n to appear before the committee Senator Gallinger In opening the tho In Inquiry pointed out that more than 50 DO DOt o ol per t l er cent of ot tho rho foreign commerce of ot this country In being before carried In n foreign ships A and said sold the rho commission will be fortunate It If the decision hero here and else elsewhere where sheds such auch light on tho rho subject as A will tell enable It to recommend to Con on gross gresA legislation of ot a n 1 remedial charac character tor ter T Thomas h onto a Hyde Clytie c 1 Y den of t the tho t h n Clyde CIdo CI y do line n th the tho e neat t witness rolled called strongly advocated ship shin subsidiaries sub After otter deep r study Atud of ot u t tho rho problem he ho was wn s convinced d that ll to t this was WM the best beet course to pursue l He H presented a n chart showing the fire standard of at tho rho maritime nations of ot tho tiro world Tho United States SlateR stands at rat the bottom All the Ibo notions nations A ho sold said hove have green given old aid of o sumo some sort to natural con conditions |