. Review of reviews and world's work. land to subject themselves totlie hardships of a sailors lot. Generally speak-ing, we hire Europeans to do our ocean freight-ing for us because they will do it cheaply. In-stead of our losing money by not hauling ourown goods to and from foreign lands, we save agreat deal by getting the business done muchmore cheaply than we could do it may gradually come about a conditionunder which we shall build more merchant shipsalong our seaboard and sail more of them underthe American flag. If some small and temporaryencouragement can be given to ai
. Review of reviews and world's work. land to subject themselves totlie hardships of a sailors lot. Generally speak-ing, we hire Europeans to do our ocean freight-ing for us because they will do it cheaply. In-stead of our losing money by not hauling ourown goods to and from foreign lands, we save agreat deal by getting the business done muchmore cheaply than we could do it may gradually come about a conditionunder which we shall build more merchant shipsalong our seaboard and sail more of them underthe American flag. If some small and temporaryencouragement can be given to aid in the start-ing of certain desirable lines, particularly toSouth American ports,—such, for example, asaid in the form special pay for carrying themails,—there might be some benefit derived ;but any large measure of pecuniary grants tosteamship -lines from the public treasury wouldbe contrary to the best judgment of the present the Republicans have two-thirds ofthe members of the House of Representatives. ^-*^Sn. IT FLOAT?—From the Plain Dealer (Cleveland). THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD.
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