TO THE AMERICAN SEA FOLK.

Grey River Argus, 19 April 1909, Page 4

TO THE AMERICAN SEA FOLK.

Go sail your tanks ! Who was It spanned the seas, "Logged them and sounded then), gave you course and chart? Hudson, Cook Franklin — have, ye men like these? Lord I ye can follow. Leading was our part 1 Loj.d in your cargoes ; take them where ye like; We've taujrht the fear of God and law of man To black, brown, yellow— taught with shell and pike. Your flag flies safe where our fia.ir led the van. . „.- ■'■;. . . . ' .■ ' . * Got up your anchors, trim your yards and go; ■ But when the capstan's manned or sail is furled, Whosr sons d'ye sing? The gravbacked billows know Our English chanteys risrh't.. around' *he world. Then, launch your ships, and take th« open seas. . Man! There's the, struggle tli a t -no folk avoid. •'■■ . \. •"•'■' By coddling coastwise laws and ; sub- ■:. «dies— ,;■• ' '. . ■■ :~y ,■; : : ;..; ; Shin to shio. mark ye ! how d'ye class "at Lloyds? x —Charles Buxton Goinjer in the Century Magazine. . ■ .