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AMIRGICAN MERCANTILE AIRINE.
One of the most suggestive sctions of
Mr. Cage's report is devoted to the pro
blhm of crettlng an Amerloan morcantile
tmarine. One can understand how dis
conucrting it Is to a nation going forth
conquering anld to conquer world-wide
roarknts to discover that only 8.3 per cont.
of tlho ntillonal Imports and t xDorts f
carried in American ohilp. Dfy Including
all the lake, river, and conastwise craft
the American mercantil fleeoot Is shown
to be greanter than of any nation :saw
Great Britain; yet on the high seas tile
Stars and Stripes show mnegrely, save on
warships. Mr. nGag points out that thb
United Stateo has got timo coal, the stool,
the plant, the capital, the desire, and thh
enorgy to ereoto a great mercantllt
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