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Show PLAN TO DEVELOP U. S. SHIPPING Prominent Men to Discuss Mercantile Marine, Trade Safety and Protection of Seamen. New York, Nov. 12. How to de-el-op the American mercantile marine and American trado safety of transportation trans-portation by sea and the protection of American seamen will be discussed from many points of view in tho annual an-nual meeting of tho Academy of Political Po-litical Science which began here today. to-day. The sessions will continue for two days. Tho general topic today is "Tho Development of American Shipping." Ship-ping." William G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, who was to give his views of what congress is to do to develop an American mercantile marine ma-rine at the annual dinner this evening, eve-ning, was unable to bo present, owing to a death in his family and his place on the program was taken by Senator Robert E. Owen of Oklahoma. |