Show I 1 NEW MARINE LAW TO BE PROTESTED ENOUGH premier SOMEWHAT PEEVED OVER oven ACTION OF AMERICAN LAWMAKERS washington senator predict prolonged contest for commerce of world and defend new flew mercantile marine act washington fair menus means and foul will tinned be aused by other natrona in tin th competition coal weltion for world trade benator jones of washington chairman of ali denute on oil commerce sal kat on oil juno june 20 in ili defending provisions in the new hev merchant barillo net act sen hen ator jones replied to tile criticism bi b premier rloyd lloyd deorge who w 11 0 had andl caled that a protest would ho be much math to the united states tho new law wll IIi provides that file shall abrogate commercial treaties which prevent present tile the imposition of discriminating duties on oil imports carried in american vessels commercial rotations have been turned upside town by th lie ewar sald senator jones nations tire ti abrogating rogat treaties that are contrary to their interests european powers uro tire freeing themselves from treaty provisions that will till hinder thein in ili alio bt ruggle for f or tho the worlds trade trad c wo we have been prevented from doing what many thought should bo be done to aid our merchant marine by treaties entered into many years ago tills this Is a eplan did time to ourselves and put ourselves in a to make treaties to enter into such commercial relations and to enact such laws ns a s we think will promote our welfare in tile the worlds adjustment other nations will look after their heir interests wo we must look after ours we lire aro entering no brotherly love sunday picnic in seeking our part of tife worlds carrying trade fair means and foul will be used to defeat us fierce assaults will be ba made upon us from every angle no week meek of the check will win we must tight fight back and add fight hard to maintain ourselves and every honorable menus means must be used to advance other nations will make concessions to attain certain advantages wo ivo have it in our power to secure concessions that we should liae have wo wd must use this power wisely justly and for our good and nowhere can it be used to greater advantage than in connection with our me merchant marine hence we direct tha president delft to abrogate those treaties that prevent us from levying discriminating duties or tonnage taxes wo we mak may not adopt this policy bu but t we should be in a position tion to do it it if wo we deem it wise 11 |