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Best general references: Congressional Record, vol. 17, part II., pp. 1237-1283, 1468 1485; North American Review, vol. 136, p. 337; Public Opinion, February...
Best general references-Library Journal II, pp. 250 et seq; R. R. Bowker, Copyright, Its law and its literature; Forum. I, pp. 495-505; Lalor's Cyclopedia, vol. I, pp...
...prosperity of American shipping; (a) With our tariff on raw materials, our high rate of wages' and our present shipping laws a subsidy for such a purpose would be useless. (b) With the repeal of our shipping laws it would be unnecessary-David A. Wells' in Our Merchant Marine, pp. 136-142; Captain John Codman's Free Ships; Lieut. J. D. J. Kelley, The Question of Ships; the Nation...
...building up a prosperous trade between the United States and Central and South America" does not justify such a subsidy; (a) Under the present high duties of the countries in question such a trade is impossible-House reports, 1882-83, I. 17-18; D. A. Wells, Our Merchant Marine pp. 202 208; Nation XLIX. 265 (b) Under low duties no artificial stimulus will be necessary for trade...
...subsidy were to be granted it would have to be solely to create a class of vesels available for war; a subsidy solely for this purpose would be indefensible. (a) It would be extravagant-Our Merchant Marine, 140; Garfield's view Congress. Globe 1869 70 part 5, pp. 3785-6. (b) It would fail to supply our naval needs-Wells, Our Merchant Marine...