Word: merchants
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...bill is needed to develop a Merchant Marine available for war and transport purposes: Cong. Rec., Dingley's speech, 1153; Kerr's speech, p. 3650; Sanford's speech, 3653; Report on Merchant Marine...
...expense would be more than repaid by the relief and assistance it would give to the navy; [a] hundreds of ships available for our navy would be added to our Merchant Marine; [b] at a cost of only 2 to 7 million dollars annually: Cong. Rec., Jan. 11, 1891, pp. 1153-4; Dec. 19, 1890, p. 639; Feb. 28, 1891, pp. 3854-55. Report on Merchant Marine...
Best general references: Cong. Record of Feb. 26th and 27th, 1891, Speeches of Hopkins, pp. 3544; Candler, pp. 3550; Lane, pp. 3559; Ellis, pp. 3563; Springer, pp. 3566; Andrews, pp. 3641; Dockery, pp. 1066-1072. Wells' Our Merchant Marine; Reform Club's Pamphlets, No. VI by D. A. Wells, and No. VII by John Codman; No. Am. Rev. Dec. '77, pp. 544; Fawcett, Free Trade and Protection pp. 18 etseq...
...Subsidies are economically objectionable. [a] Merely temporizing, pamphlet No. VI as above, pp. 25 and 26; Our Merchant Marine, 136-139. [b] Unbusiness like, Candler's Speech, Cong. Record, pp. 3550; Our Merchant Marine. pp. 140-142; pamphlet No. VI, pp. 26 et seq. [c] Unsuccessful, Ellis' Speech, Cong. Record, p. 3564; pamphlet No. VI, pp. 27-29, 39-43; Our Merchant Marine...
...American shipping would be better restored by free ships, Our Merchant Marine, 95-128; No. Am. Rev. vol. 142, pp. 481-484; Atlan. Mo. LIII, 800; Codman, pamphlets 2 and 4. [a] American shipping declined from natural causes, Wells, pamphlet No. VI, pp. 2-6; Kelly, Question of ships; Every Saturday, X, 170. [b] Conditions of modern commerce require free ships, Candler's Speech, Cong. Record, pp. 3551. [c] Our present laws encourage ship-building, not shipping, Codman, Shipping and Subsidies, 2-7; No. Am. Rev. Dec. 77; Ellis' Speech, Cong. Record...