The Washington times., 1907-10-02
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
TO CONE UP AGAIN
Shipping Interests Have
Been Doing Missionary
Work SinceLast Session.
Vigorous Fight &,Iill Be Made
Against Measure Last
House Adopted.

That familiar friend, ship subsidy, Will
poke its head inSo the halls Of Congress
soon after the coming session opens
and will demand recognition. The inter-
ests that are working for subsidy legls-
lation have not been idle since the close
OF last session. Missionary work has
been going on in various parts OF the
country and the supporters OF the sub
sidy plan confidently expect legislation
the coming session.
II has been decided not to ask too
much at the beginning. The original
bill. recommended by tie merchant
marine commission and passed by the
Senate. has been abandoned. The pro-
gram now is 10 come before Congress
ard ask tile enactment of the bin that
passed the House five or six days be-
fore the end Of last session
we are TO take a little and trust TO
Congress to add TO the legislation later. -
is the way the advocates OF subsidy are
now talking. The theory CT the shipping
interests is that If they can get the
principle of subsidy written in the ma
uop's laws they can. WITH little diff
Guilty. persuade succeeding Congresses
10 enlarge the scope OF the legislation.
Provisions of Bill.
The substitute bill which. after an ex-
citing struggle, got through the House
by a small majority, rai.Izes these pro-
visions;
For monthly service from some
point on the Atlantic to Brazil, 500 co. a
year, of 100000 4 year for a forodghuy
service.
From port on the Gulf Of Mexico to
Brazil, a monthly service at SSo3,OOJ
year or a fortnighuy service at ssOe, 900
a wear.
From port on the Atlantic coast TO
Argentine, ;4oo,oo9 for Q. monthly service
or 500 900 for a fOrnighUy service
From a port on The Pacific 70 the
isthmus of Panama, Peru. and Chile,
$4,000 a year for a monthly service or
S50I,O0G for a fortnightly service.
The bill as II passed the House also
carried provision for enrolling seameu
OF the merchant marine as members or
the naval reserve.
Vigorous Fight VIII Be Made.
No ope who recalls ths details OF the
fight over subsidy legislation in the last
Congress doubts that the attempt TO put
through Congress even the mild bill
which finally passed the House will be
vigorously resisted. A good many per
sons Will be surprised that an attempt
is TO be made on the eve of a Presi-
DENTAL election 10 force subsidy Iegis-
lation through. Many OF the Republi-
can members Of the House who repre-
sent districts In which subsidy legIsla-
ton has few friends were greatly en-
barrassed by being forced 10 vote on the
subject last session. and With an election
coming on they viii be still more Un-
comfortable the coming session
The subsidy interests are well organ
lied. and IN the last four months their
have called on many
OF the Republican members Of the House
who opposed the legislation last ses-
sion. A large amount OF literature has
been distributed. 1t Is the expectation
Of the subsidy people that President
will urge subsidy legislation
I'm his mesShEe Tney hope he will do
e in a stronger way than he did in his
last message, which was rather disCp-
pointing TO them. They say, however,
they have no complaint of mis- attitude
when the fight came to the EoUse. His
influence. they say, puc the bin through
that body.