It may seem a reversal of the natural order of things, but it is true, that the routes of trade must be actually opened-by many ships and regular sailings and moderate charges-before streams of merchandise will flow freely and profitably through them.
Wilson asserts that trade routes must be established before merchandise can flow effectively.
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I think, therefore, that the bill should not become law and that the tract should be made a Federal bird reservation for the protection of the birds which now frequent the lands.
For many months there has been a demand that war agencies should be abolished and that there should be less Government interference with business.
I am not convinced that the method proposed is wise, that the benefits, if any, would offset the evils which would result, or that the same or larger advantages cannot be secured without resort to Government intervention.
I am in full sympathy with every sound proposal to promote foreign trade along sound business lines.
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