Show SUBSIDY FOR FOn STEAMSHIPS PS Not even th the r remotest section lecton of the republic can cn be lC 1 Indifferent rent to the proposed pro pro- of d national encouragement po posed gement Americas America's mercantile navy The term ship subsidy has len been hooted at a good gooel deal and persistent attempts havo been hen made mad to discredit tho the policy But nut it I is one om of the benefits that our system of government nt enables the United States to confer nail and It I Is 15 one of oC the policies that arc are bound hound to b be expressed In law Like LIo the tariff It f has Incurred tho the charge of a purposed taking from tho the thoman man many nany for the thc tw benefit of the few fes' But nut that hat is not the ease case at all al It I Is far from rom true of the tariff And every everyman everyman man nan In the nation naton has hns in the past ten years ears had had n abundant evidence of the fact act that the tariff tall gives to the many and ind benefits all aU Its Is operation has made a n market for labor and for tor pro- pro products ducts of every description which never could have been enjoyed by the people peo peo- pIe pIc without this tills s system stem of commercial provision ion Under tariff legislation tho the nation naton has been heon tremendously I developed tie dc- eloped But nut there is a n striking contrast when whon ono one turns to tho ocean business of uC the American m merchant nl and manufacturer The la land Interests of the tho people have havo c been been developed until there Is la no other nation like Jw this Dut But the shipping has hM I boon bean neglected on and it I h has 8 suffered For Foi while Americans arc recognized all ni over tho the world as ns leaders In all al In Industry industry In- In and productivity the flag fag of tho the United States rarely is seen floating over a merchant vessel in an any of the foreIgn ports ports Even In South America a land where the products product of North Am American Ameri ri- ri can enn manufacturers should be familiarly found there Is an almost utter uter absence of goods made In America Every European nation naton of oC the thc greater class clas aids its marine Interests with a ship subsidy and their merchants take our markets away uway from us us In most European Europe n m markets American goods are found are arc readily purchased and arc accounted best But nut they are arc taken across the seas sas In foreign vessels It I Is the purpose purpose of the ship subsidy subsidy subsidy sub sub- sidy promoter to give to the shipping interests of oC th the nation naton something of the same advantage that the tariff has been to the dwellers on land The tariff tarm has ha helped the people and has b become becom como one of tho the fixed principles of or our national system of or government government And when the ship owners receive alike a alike n like Iko encouragement the flag fag of tho the Union will wi float over American cargoes cargoes cargoes car car- goes and enter every port of the world to world to the enrichment of still ti other thousands of or our people |