The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-01
"ON TO CARO-
I. GETS BLACK EYE.
OUTLOOK FOR OHIO RIVER I'M
PRoVEMENT PLAN IS NOT
OVERLY BRIGHT.
BURTON IS STILL firm
In His War Against the Ship Subsidy
Plan and Says He viii Fight
II In Spite Of the Strong
Pressure.

Washington, Nov. Representa-
tive T. r. Burton, of Cleveland. chair
man Of the Committee on Rivers and
/ HarhQrs, declared today that he was
against the passage by the house OF
the ship subsidy bill, which came
from the senate session last session,
land would exert himself TO prevent
Its becoming a law. Il am against the
bill, as | always have been and will
oppose II as vigorously as ! can"
That was his attitude when the late
/ Senator NJ. A. Hanna. OF Ohio. was
working energeticaIly for the passage
Eof ship subsidy bill fve or six years
ago, and Mr.. Burton states that he
has yet to be convinced that his posi-
tion is unwarranted.
Considerable pressure has be- n
brought to bear upon the River and
Harber chairman to induce him to
remain at least neutral in the con
Itroversy over the subsidy uuss ion
| Harvey u. GouIder, the maritime law.
yer of Cleveland, who is president Of
| an organization formed for the pur
| pose of stimulating interest in a
greater merchant marine, has endeav
ored TO persuade the congressman to
adopt more lenent view of the pro
posed legislation, and so have various
big ship building companies OF the
great lakes and kindred interests But
Mr.. Burton IL yet to be moved by
these influences, and the arguments
which they have advanced are still
presenting.
Not a Good Sign.
Work began on the river and har-
bor bill today, with meeting of the
committee In which the general field
was canvassed. Mr.. Burson declined
to be interviewed regarding this
measure but pretty definite infnrma-
tion as TO the committees Intentions
makes II safe to say that the bill will
carry at least $60,090,00U and post
bly,. more. II was found to be imprac
ticable today to carry out plans for
reporting the bill before the Christ
mas recess. but it will be presented
to the house shortly after. II Is at
once evident that such a program for
internal improvements cannot be re-
conciled to big naval bill. providing
for the expansion of that arm OF the
service that is being demanded. Con
gress expects a request from the
president for at least one $40, ,000, 900
battle ship with other floating equip
ment in proportion.
Must Slice Them.
Chairman Burton's course on the
naval bill for several years leave no
doubt a. TO his views on this subject,
and Chairman Tawney of the Appro.
priations committee. who supported
Burton's fight against an American
Dreadnaught last spring, is telling
advocates of internal improvements
that they must slice what they want
from swollen naval estimates. That
was the burden Of his recent speech
before a meeting called at st. Lou
to boom the project for a deep water
way from the lakes to the gulf and he
viii speak to the River and Hsrbor
coming here, if he sd-
dresses that body. as he has been
asked to do. in a similar vein. Here is
then for sure enough fight,
with the president and the big stick
behind the navy.
AS to the river and harbor b,ll of
this session Il can be said that Il will
BE- an effort TO clean up needed work
long mapped out all over the country.
his work having been subject 10 fits
and starts and subsequent delays as
congress has irregularly appropriated
Jr withheld the money. In view OF
This fact and the history Of internal
this policy does not
promise recognition at this session
ior deepwaterway from the Great
Lakes TO the Gulf Mr. Burton init
mated also that, pending tho report
IF the Board Of Engineers. which was
authorized by congress 10 make "A
urvey Of the Ohio river with a view
o securing a ninefoot stage OF water.
he bill could not carry any appro-
lriation this year. except for what
nay DC ueccss ssary to expedite tho
work on the ninc-fo0t stage 10 point
bout - miles below Fittsburg. How.
'ver. in the fact Of the con .inucd agi
alton by such organizst a. the
lhio Valley improvement association
or a definite commitment by the
to this important project.
{ does not seem possible that con
Tess can long withhold its recogni-
lon Of its feasibility.