Show TUK THE MERCHANT MARE MAKIM L one of the most determined oo 00 opponents po rients ot of the building up tip of a merchant chant marine in this co country and a man who fought it constantly in congress some years ago that his german birth and affiliations lia iab 1 something to do with his attitude altitude lie he challenged ills his critics to prove it which ot of course they could rot r ot do bob lafollette ot of wisconsin usi wai wag a close second to Kuster kusterman Kus maa i sn ili ids his ei el forts and during the first administration of president wilson lie he pat ahr abill supported by the majority or of the administration leaders in ill congress that resulted in driving dr ivin ull all thai remained 0 of our mordant ant marine on the pacific out ot of business iho to japs even taking over the job of carrying our mall mail to the aal aai hawaii Ilav vall rio grande republic ilie LaFollett cs es seamans act aas as pl PI through under the gulso guise of a union labor bill it was in reality a hill 1111 to encourage foreign ship own er c rs and wipe the american Awe rican flag ot off tie lie t ie sea and it was bighley lilg lily sac estil and left our country helal cas ss front from a abill tonnage tonna gei stand pont at the be bc gaining of 0 this war it sli old rie nc repealed as boon as possible to en enrage american owned merchant warne after the war thus aa li future of 0 our and saip building Imil ding industry |