The Gavelyte, September 1906

149 '1 1 HE GA VELYTE, the United States is a thoroughly re- I sponsible organizati<;>n, its president, What the League Is. Harvey D. Goulder, being a leading THE MERCHANT MARINE LEAGUE is member of the bar of this county, devoted to the upbuilding of the mari– and president of the National Rivers time interests of the United States. and Harbors Congress. Its treasur- During the last forty-four years our er, Col. J. J. Sullivan, is presideu t of shipping in the foreign trade is the the Central National Bank, also pres- one great national interest that has ident of the Superior Savings and I failed to keep pace with our wonder. ' Trust Co., of Cleveland, and presi- ful national development. It has dent of a national hank, at Canton, steadily shrunk in volume and in in– Ohio. For the last two years he fluence, being less in 1905 than it was president of the National Board was in 1810, despite the enormous of Trade. The secretary, Mr. John growth of our foreign commerce dur– A. P~nton, is one of the leading pub- ing that period. This condition of lishers of Cleveland, one of his pub- our shipping is dangerous to the lications being the Iron Trade Re- nation's safety, in that it deprives view. This league was formed by our navy of an essential resource of men having no direct or personal in- nntional auxiliary defense in time terest in our deep sea shipping, but of trouble, and for this reason, if for who are imbued with a patrfoeic de- no other, it should be remedied forth– sire to aid in hastening the enact- with. It leaves our foreign com– ment of such legislation as will place merce entirely dependent upon for– American ships once more upon the eign shipping for its carriage, a cpn– seas, and the offer 'of these prizes is dition menacing to our agricultural made for the purpose of arousing and manufacturing interests through wide-spread public interest in the the ever-threatening possibility of condition and needs of our foreign- the sudden and prolonged withdrawal going mE:: rcha.nt marine, and to bring of that shipping through disturbance out the best thought on the subject, between foreign nations. It renders as well as the best plan by which to unstable our possession and develop– accomplish our maritime rehabilita- ment of foreign markets for our tion. growin2' surplus products, and thus Have you subscribed for the Gavel– yte? You ought to. restricts the natural growth of our foreign commerce. It deprives our . people of employment in the building,