Show JONES DENOUNCES ALIEN ACTIVITIES Declares U. U S. S Merchant Marine Marine Marine Ma Ma- rine Being F Fought oU ht NEW EW YORK Dec 10 Congress Congress has laid down a a policy broad boad enough for fot forthe forthe the foundation on which can be built a privately owned American merchant marine sufficient and efficient enough to transport a major fraction of ot American American American Amer Amer- ican commerce Senator Jones of ot WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington author of the merchant marine act told the academy of political science science science ence today However the policy Is facing the opposition of ot alien interests inter- inter ests he he said referring particularly to protests against sections sections of the law which sought to require the abrogation of commercial treaties with foreign I countries that enforced an equal treat- treat me b the United States I in the matter matter mat mat- I ter of por port o dues t-dues d dues dues- tariffs tariffs' t fr and n other rother charges as between goods carried in American a bottoms and goods carried in i to r foreign I chips hips Wherever possible alien Interests are hiring hiring- the best best- American legal lega talent talent Senator Jones said buying the highest American writing ability controlling controlling controlling con con- trolling the most powerful American papers Journals and magazines and cajoling or coercing American officials to serve their end Their pate paid agents will be found in meetings like this They will present to public officials cogent reasons why it will be unwise to take this course or follow that policy pol pol- icy Business men will be threatened by their business connections and communities communities 1 will be intimidated by threatened withdrawal of transportation facilities ties The man or paper who would discourage discourage dis dig courage the of ot our merchant marine is fighting for alien interests We Ve have the brains we have the abil- abil it we have the energy and we have havethe havethe havethe the means to build up an American merchant marine We have the need to stimulate e us to do it and if every true American citizen will determine to do dohis dohis dohis his part to this end and not allow us usI to be diverted by fear threats or I cajolery we w will ill succeed |