Why should not the Government of the United States have the power at all times to deny clearance to all vessels engaged in overseas traffic which refuse an American cargo for which the freight charges are paid. and which is not otherwise objectionable. when there is available cargo space for it? Many people apprehend dire consequences to our trade and to our industries upon the close of the war. They see the specter of pauper labor. crippled and bleeding. and therefore more formidable. than ever. engaged in the production of multitudinous articles of merchandise. only waiting for the restoraA ..i 17. -tion of peace to dump them upon Mhe shores of this country and sell them to us as cheaply as possible. While that prospect is purely inaginary. and in any case has no terrors for lie. I nevertheless realize that. as the result ofhostilities between the allies and the Teutonic Empires. there will be commercial compnetition and commercial war all over the face of the earth for years after a treaty of peace shall be signed between them. and that if we are to maintain our commercial position and extend it we shall be compelled to meet these opposing forces. not only in other countries but perhaps in our own.
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Pauper labor is crippled and bleeding and therefore more formidable.