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Show TO, PROTECT. AMIttUUMM Jj - ' That section 28 of Jhe merchartl marine act be suspended until In the Judgment of the shipping board thero , ,t " " l i Is adequate.Americaii ionnage on the ' uin 'i Pacific coast and then enforced after af-ter six rndnths notice, was the 'tenor o a resolution adopted by tho Ta-coina- conference called by Senator Wesley L. Jones. A, plea tap cooperation cooper-ation In enforcing the law waa made by Senator Jones. Senator Jones said that the purpose pur-pose of the law was not to facilitate foreign shipping, but to build up the American merchant marine, and that ho could guarantee there would be no repeal until It had been given a trial. "Experience rather than theory the-ory would prove the adequacy and fairness of the law," said Senator Jones. "In years past the American merchant mer-chant has been the one to suffer wh'eo delays occurred In shipping. His cargo has been forced to Hh In foreign ports awaiting the pleasure plea-sure or the foreign ship operators. If there happened to be a fuel shortage the American, shipper paid the price In delay. Disci imlnatlou or this sort existed all over the world and will continue to exist until wu get faclH- i lies under oui own control." i "The Pacific coast offers the greatest great-est prospect foi the future. 1 want to seo ships fllng the American flag on the Paciric." ' ' j The success of America's futuro. foreign trade depends upon the build-) lng of our American merchant marine mar-ine and every stale lu the nationals Interested. ' ' |