PREFERENTIAL
RAIL RATES
ARE COMMON
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (by Asso
dated Press).—Provisions of the Mer
chant Marine Act giving preferential
rail rates on export and import com
modities carried in American bottoms
are in line with practices adopted ir
Germany, Japan, France, Spain and
other countries, Admiral Benson
chairman of the United States Ship
ping Board declared in a letter to Com
missioner of the Port, W. T. Christen
sen, of Seattle, Wash., made public
here today.
These provisions were inserted by
congress at the request of the shipping
board, Admiral Benson said, and arc
designed to offset “the countless dis
criminations by other nations againsl
American shipping with which the
shipping board ships and pri
vately owned vessels of the United
States have had to contend.”
“Allowing a differential export rate
lower than the domestic rate upon
the rail shipments wuthin the country
is purely a domestic prerogative,” the
chairman declared. “Each nation may
unquestionably determine for itself
that such rates may be made and that
they shall be limited in applications
to cargo carried in vessels of its na
tionals. The board of trade report to
the British government made in 1918
regarding shipping policies conceded
that the control of such practice can
not properly be made the subject of
such a treaty.”
Chairman Benson’s letter wras in re
ply to one from Commissioner Chris
tensen, who declared that since the
major part of the Oriental commerce
with Puget Sound was carried by for
eign vessels, the enforcement of the
discriminatory features of the Mer
chant Marine Act might result in the
division of that commerce to Canad
ian ports. Admiral Benson said that
the threats of foreign carriers to trans
fer tlieir Pacific coast operations to
Vancouver, should preferential rates
be granted for American ships, were
not worthy of consideration.
‘‘Unless American ships be substi
tuted for foreign ships in the carrying
of the greater part of your Oriental
commerce,” the Chairman said, “the
shipyards of Puget Sound which have
given employment to many thousands
of workmen, bringing abundant pros
perity to your community, must close
their gates, dismiss their employes
and as an industry cease to exist. Few
repairs to foreign shipping are made
in American yards, nor does the use
in our trade with foreign ships en
t -
'bourage the building of American ves
sels in American yards, the benefits
of which should be apparent to the
merchants in other business interests
of Puget Sound.”
Discussing the giving of preferen
tial rates in other countries, the chair
man said that France had given a 20
per cent discout upon export freight
moving in French vessels to New York
and other ports, including those of
Great Britain, and that of Spain also.
was using that method along with
many other preferentials in the way of,
-subsidies and subventions with Span-;
ish ships.
“Japanese ships in the past,” he
said, “were able to quote the same
-rates to interior points in Japan as
other nations were able to quote to
\the seaports of that country, a differ-j
ential quite sufficient to have enabled
them in the absence of like prefer
ential rates within the United States,
and they have done so in many in
stances to the disadvantage of Amer
ican ships and at times to certain
American ports.”
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AUSTRALIA BATTLING
WITH TARIFF QUESTION
MELBOURNE, Aug. 13 (by Associ
- ated Press).—There seems small like
lihood of the new Australian tariff be
ing disposed of this year. The tariff
bill has been taken up by the house
of representatives, but it is not
thought that the measure will emerge
from that house until October, after
which it will have to go to the sen
ate. Meantime, if the government car
ries out its plans, parliament will ad
journ in November. It is believed
that in the house many of the exces
sive duties in the bill will be material
ly reduced.
Advertise lit the Daily Times
VISCOUNT KATO
ON EXISTING
TREATY RIGHTS
TOKIO, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Viscount Kato, formerly am
bassador to England, in a recent inter
view, declared that although the arbi
tration treaty bewteen England and
the United States was not ratified by
the senate and the result aimed at
unaccomplished, that it was Japan
who proposed the insertion of a clause
in the Anglo-Japanese alliance which
would remove the risk of England’s
becoming involved in any dispute be
teewm the United States and Japan.
The clause referred to is Article IV
of the alliance which provides that,
should either party conclude a treaty
of general arbitration with a third
power, it is agreed that nothing in
the agreement should impose an obli
gation to go to war with the power
with whom such an arbitration treaty
is in force.
A difference of opinion appears to
exist in Tokio diplomatic circles as to
the actual scope of the British-Amer
ican arbitration treaty. The treaty act
ually in force is the so-called Bryan
treaty which was signed in 1914. Its
aim is to advance the cause of gener
al peace and it provides that all dis
putes of every nature shall be referred
to a permanent arbitration com
mission which has at least a year to
study the dispute at issue. The parties
reserve the right to act independent
ly on the subject matter of the dis
pute after the report has been sub
mitted but agree not to engage in hos
tilities before the commission has
made its report.
The Bryan treaty was to continue
for five years but remains in force
until twelve months after one of the
contracting parties has given notice
of an intention to terminate it. Un
less denounced the treaty is there
fore without limit or action. Ameri
cans apparently regard this as a per
manent arbitration agreement.
It is learned here that Japan was
, approached by the United States con
cerning the signing of a similar agree
ment. Viscount Kato, who was for
eign minister, expressed Japan’s de
sire for permanent peace with the
United States but the Japanese gov
ernment has never followed up the
officfal suggestion of the United States
goverhment to arrange a treaty.
One treaty concerning arbitration
already exists between Japan and the
United States. It was signed in 19p8
renewed in 1913 and in 1918 was ex
tended to 1923. This agreement re
fers only to differences which may
arise of a legal nature and relating
to the interpretation of treaties exist
ing between the contracting parties.
Such matters are to be submitted to
the permanent Hague tribunal.
In the course of the interview above
referred to, Viscount Kato admitted
that he could name no specific ob
ject to be accomplished by the renew
al of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, but
he thought its renewal would fee an
act of prudence on the part of both
nations.
“It has been in existence for twenty
years,” he said, “and it has been use
ful for both countries. If it is not |
renewed, the position will not be the
same as if it had never been. Ti e ,
tendency will be for the two countries
to drift apart.”
CHILDREN TAUGHT
TO MAKE OWN SHOES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (by Asso
*
ciated Press).—Montenegrin children
are being taught to make their own
shoes. Material for 500 pairs of shoes
has been sent to Danilovgrad where
orphanage boys will be taught the
trade. The Danilovgrad schools, found
ed by the Red Cross, is the pioneer
trade school of Montenegro.
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