Show A TWI L LS W Wro ro r f Senate Hears Arguments in Favor l Of or Senator Iryes Frycs Bill to Ex Extend tend lend Them to Islands A IH IN I THE WOODPILE Hasten Eastern Manufacturers Fear It Would up Twine Industry on the 1 be Coast Washington Jan 21 senate committee on Philippines gave gae a 1 heur heurIng heurIng Ing today on Oil Senator Fryes Ires ryes bill ex cx extending tending the thc coastwise laws of ot the United States to 10 the trade with the Philippine Islands Inlands no so f that nil roll commerce between the Uio Islands and the United States Slates shall Iw ie carried by American vessels A t P 1 oring president of tile the Plymouth Ply Plymouth 11 mouth Cordage company of Plymouth I hiss Mo Bald salmi American vessels should bu hI hIglen glen given the tho business between bel the United States and amid tho the Philippine Islands ns liS won as IlI they the are prepared to take tako care core of It H Ue Be asked that the tho time limo the thu bill lakes effect cf ct bo vo extended to April 11 II when time the ships lose their right under time the treaty Ir nty with Spain to 10 eel In the tho trade on a n apar par liar with American steamships lie He thought by hy that time competition be between preen tween American vessels n would be bo cleat clent to curry carry curr on time the trade without re n 11 material advance lI In freight rates lIo Ho te said he was 13 Milling the thu 1 hll I I should t If f It II did not moot result I sult In hr an nn of tot more than 25 2 per ller cent over oer th the present t freight t rates 11 Ic It H was brought out that tho the eastern l cordage fear the pas pan sago KIIKo of ot time thu hill bill would build up time the twine twin on time the count coast and eastern eastorn It developed I that tho limo present freight rates raten on Manila hemp amount to about 4 cents per ivr 11 I and anti It II was o estimated e by II b titan man that the freight rates by hi tho time passage lall of fit the th bill would bi hI fully mill il 1 per Under these theM conditions they thc represented that the trade In tm hemp would return to 10 where It centered prior to 10 the tho opening of time the Philippine ports Mr mind and Metcalf of Au Auburn Auburn Auburn burn N X Y 1 president lr of ot tile mho Columbian Hope HOllO company both huth declared that they the did dill not mint believe h II o there wore W re enol h vessels clI els dying At Atlantie lantie const coast t ports und mind the tho Philippines to take cart care of tho the cordage business H C 1 F l I Holmes treasurer and general r of or tho time Plymouth Cordage n 11 company time tha of ot binding twine t mind and declared 1 tho mho duty dut duton on min doc does not In III nay 1111 way wn assist the Iho manufacturers as ae they the ex export export port to the only onh that limit could In any nil WilY enter Into competition with totem thorn The rime Plymouth and Columbian Cordage Cord Cordage age companies through their represent told tin lime committee they would agree to 10 enter Into Inlo Contracts with wills American shipping companies to 10 pity puy III 10 PIT per cent Increase over the present Tales paid to foreign shippers for or tOO tOOtOO OM tOO tons of ot Moulin hemp per year I The Tho Plymouth company sold miH that I would bo n a contribution of oC 12 2640 a II year Y lIr from ruin their company alums Ilon n 1 subsidy hy to American ships ship Mr Ir announced that the tho ship plow Interests would be bl next INet When the committee reconvened 1 Mr rr Tumult Hullit of or Philadelphia thu Ihu shipping hot I II time tho United trolled States and th Ih the Philippines was wan now lOW co nil II exclusively llly to I tramp steamers rl r lost cost of M vessels eues els was wis wasso HO so f much h less than oi operating vowels l tint he hI believed It would bo hi necessary to pay n U bounty to tu American vessels ls engaged In the Iho Philippine trails trade T 1 Marvin of o Boston ru to tot NM t the combined Inter litter eels sold raid Ill hi thero were to transact tha tho Philippine bush bual MV Ho Ito tho thu French subsidy was tram responsible for tor the low rule rate made by Tenet French vessels between and San SanI I Culber n asked all ed what re rl restraint there would be bo on If f this law haw III W trait passed parsed and ti II monopoly created er Mr of Maine thought the tho com corn between American vessels sossels vC find and American vessels opera operated toil In connection with railroads WO i Prevent ent she rates under any aay pos lios climb bible American monopoly 1 Jeromo and amid lIr F I 1 Lurken bach back of Ot N Nen e v York spoke of ot the tho th n r of vessels e available tor for the business bU declaring that vessels e were swore lying Idle because of t Inability to om orn conete lift ete with foreign ships inane p H S of or tho the Steamship company b h vowels were Werl ready for chimer the th At Atlantic t I lantic or the tho Pacific III Henr maV V 1 of ot Host on said saki that the Ih hill bill menaced the till existing Ixl com coma commerce mere merce of ot the th Atlantic A const coast 1 1 |