Hyades. and Pleiadesrunning out of Puget Sound to China. Japan. and the Philippines. These vessels. of about 5.000 tons capacity. have Americans as the officers and leading men and Asiatics as the remainder of their crews. I believe that your proposed subventlon of $5 per ton for general and oriental and $6.50 for Philippine trade will enable our company to operate these ships successfully against the competition of similar foreign vessels. though the bill compels us to increase the proportion of Americans. and. therefore. the rate of wages and cost of maintenance in our crews. This statement a pplies to the Pacific trade.
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