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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard Union holds its regular weekly debate tonight at 7.30, in Sever 11. The subject for debate is: "Resolved, That for the present system of subsidies for American vessels should be substituted a system of free registry of foreign built ships by American owners." Principal disputants: Affirmative, C. E. Bryan '96, C. Dickinson '96; negative, S. P. Delaney '96, F. Hendrick...
Question: "Resolved, That for the present system of subsidies to American vessels should be substituted a system of free registry of foreign-built ships by American owners...
...Free registry, hitherto unsuccessful in the United States, must be proved capable of bringing forth better results than are at present produced by our subsidizing system...
...system of free registry would not be advantageous.- (a) It will add nothing to our merchant marine.- (1) Why do not Americans now buy foreign vessels and sail them under foreign flags? Hall, 75.- (2) Foreign subsidizing gives an advantage to foreign carriers and there is not sufficient difference in the cost of building ships: No. Am. Rev. vol.: 156, p. 398.- (3) If ships should be built abroad our ship building industry and ship yards would be ruined.- (b) Free registry was proved unsuccessful in the United States.- (1) In 1859 when subsidies were withdrawn our transatlantic lines failed...
...before a crowd of 28,000. The game was well played and exciting throughout, and was characterized by old-fashioned, straight football, with few tricks, or mass plays. Though one man, Rosengarten of Princeton, was ruled off for slugging, the playing on the whole was clean, and free from unnecessary roughness...