Show SUBSIDY FOR SHIPS That favorable senate action on the ship subsidy bill taken on Friday Isone is isone isone one of th the most ho hopeful signs sIgna of ot the times Umes' It reveals the fact that senators senators senators sena sena- tors at least have overcome their fear of ot the bugaboo that ranged up and down own the country under the name namo of ship subsidy steal They are nomore nomore no nomore more Inclined to steal now than formerly In fact they never have been asked to steal in this interest at 4 least But Dut the they have been a n. little j moved moed b by the clamor that was expressed ex ex- j pressed in those words t I I The nation needs a ship subsidy The shipping interest of the nation i will never grow without it That Is I because of the perfectly logical reason i j that our shipping is in competition I I I with men who receive subsidies from their governments And we pay par far more to foreign owners than the tho ship subsidy will cost With the tho law the money paid in subsidy will go into the hands of American owners and American ships will multiply on the seas Countries of or value to the tile commerce of oC the United States will be served by American ships although now American Interests interests Inter Inter- II ests and American merchants er hants and American manufacturers are are not nol at all an considered Tho The foreign ah ship owner owner II works for the Interests of his own country countr wherever he be can can and and never for the interest of Americans if he can I help it That Is human nature and must be expected The senate did right In passing the bill It is to be hoped the house will follow suit and that the first great step step toward a revived American shipping ship ping plug may mar be definitely and quickly ly taken tal |