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...Norton, F. S. Woolsey and I. L. Rice in Forum XX pp. 641-651, 705-712, 721-732 (Feb. 1896); Senator Wolcott in Congressional Record, pp. 976-980 (Jan. 22, 1896); "The Real Problem" and "The Venezuelan Correspondence" in Nation LXI pp. 458 and 458-459; and ibid p. 455 (Dec. 26, 1895); "The Venezuelan Commission," ibid LXII...
...Municipal ownership of quasi-public works is unwise in theory.- (a) It is an undue extension of the powers of government: J. E. Dillon, quoted in speech of E. W. Burdett before Mass. Legislature, p. 17.- (b) It tends to paternalism and socialism: Wm. E. Russell, quoted, Ibid, p. 18.- (c) Discourages invention and improved methods in public works.- (1) Kills competition: Speech of A. C. Burrage, p. 18.- (2) Removes the incentive to profit making: Pol. Sci. Quar. Dec. '88, p. 590.- (3) Leads to conservatism.- (d) Public labor less efficent than private: Chairman of Boston Park Commission...
...iron ships nine-tents of whole cost) is too great here: Free Ships 30-32.- (c) The manning of ships even now is a more important industry than shipbuilding: The Question of Ships, 30.- (1) Over fifty times as much wages paid to sailors as to shipbuilders' operatives: Ibid. (d) In case of war we have no vessels for transports, a lack of which cost untold treasure and human life in the civil...
...present system of mail subsidies is undesirable.- (a) It is immoral: Cong. Rec. as above.- (1) It is the result of bribery and corruption: Ibid. p. 1044.- (2) Subsidies are a tax on the many for the benefit of the few: N. A. R. 148: 282 (March '94).- (3) It is an objectionable application of public funds to the promotion of a private enterprise which does not exist except to get the benefit of subsidies: Ibid.- (x) American ship-yards, generally speaking, have not for 30 years built ships for foreign trade...
...ships off the ocean.- (b) Buying ships abroad which can not be built here can not injure our builders: N. A. R. 160: 87.- (c) Free ships would stimulate building by requiring great repair shops and by encouraging American inventive genius: Question of Ships, 50.- (1) Example of Germany, Ibid.- (d) Germany got her enormous carrying trade and encouraged ship-building by allowing free registry of British-built ships: Free Ships 23.- (e) England maintained her supremacy at a critical time by allowing our clippers free registry: Question of Ships.- (f) Free ships would give our own people a large...