The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-10
MEASURE TO BE JAMMED
THROUGH CONGRESS
Popularity Viewed as Glass
Legislation Of Most
Vicious Kind
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cptcldl W Ldily iStduci
Washington. Jan. Although
some Of the Republican leaders real
lie that the Humphrey ship subsidy
bill is almost as offensive to The peo-
pie as was the PayneAldrich tariff
bill before its eassage. the measure
which viii open the pork barrel 70
private shipowners is TO be jammed
through congress regardless Of con-
sequences.
The railroads, the tariff trusts and
all the otLer special interests that
are represented in congress have
added their o. r. to subsidy legisia-
ton. With President Taft using ey-
cry source OF leverage at his com
mand to secure votes for the meas.
ure, the only hope for its defeat lies
In coalition Of Democrats and in.
surgents
When it is considered that a ship
subsidy is popularly viewed as class
legislation of the most vicious kind,
and that ii has been turned down by
such representative commercial or
ganization as the New York Chamber
Of Commerce as both un-American
and impractical in theory, It would
seem that in forcing such law upon
the people the Republican leaders
are absolutely Indifferent whether
the next house is lost to the party
now in power or not. Either that, or
else hope for Republican success in
the approaching congressional cleo
tons has been abandoned, and the
Aldrich-Cannon out for all the pork
that is to be had in the comparative
short time which remains before
their forced retirement to private life
/ What Is the real significance of the
desperate attempt OF the Republicans
10 pass a ship subsidy bin at this
time? From what viewpoint viii the
average citizen be likely TO view The
I situation
The plan now is to pass ship sub
sidy bill within the next few days. i
this is done, it will mean that tn,
first important legislation to pass a
this session was a measure that vii
benefit only a few already rich men
/. will mean that congress deliberate
~ turned It's back upon legislation de
sired by the people to first serve th'
special interests. And as ii to maxi
more evident their contempt for pub
he sentiment, the Republican lead
ers have given the country to under
stand that while ship subsidy bill
/: is to be passed, no attention is to b
paid at this session TO postal bank
OF statehood for Arizona and NeN
Mexico. which. it will be recalled
werep romised in the Republican n;
tional platform in as clear-cut Englis
1 as could possibly have been employ
/ / ed
Political blindness is the only e.
preston can think Of to describ
\ the action OF the Republican leao er
] in persisting in their plan to pass
y ship subsidy bin at this time sal
4 Representative Henry T. Rainey {
! Illinois. one of the best posted me
il the house on shipping and navigI
ton laws. The leadeis in charge {
] The majority side of the house al
simply drunk with power. They nee
b only little more rope, and the jo
I will be comriete.
I IF this ship subsidy bill is passed
y said Mr. Rainey, where will the Sc
100000 that Is 10 be paid annual
10 the ship owners. come from2 Tn
subsidlsts answer. Why, it Is M
] planned to take money from the pm
: lie treasury It Is planned to use ii
profit OF the foreign mail b anch
i lhe posioffice department. which
approximately $5.000,000 annually
"This is no answer to the questio
howeve The postoffice departmel
Is running at loss Of $1,000, ,00t
that was the deficit last year
you take the S5,000.000 Of profit d
rived from the foreign mail servit
10 give to ship owners, ii will simp
mean the deficit will be increased |
that amount Any school boy can s,
that. 81
Now. if we give s5.900.000 to fhei
shipowneis, someone must foot u
bin And the government mas |
funds except those which It collec
by taxing the people.
VI In a few words. there. ship su
sidy legislation is a law TO further G
= plot and oppress al the people f
the further enrichment Of multi-m
i nonaires
/ The experience OF France aloi
| shows thai the idea is wrong. n
| heavy subsidies, though draining Il
treasury, have utterly failed TO pr
| duce the result anticipated. while q
commerce of Norway in proportit
| to IT'S wealth and inhabitants max
ar exceptionally fine showing, wit
| out any Subsidies whatever
1 III is true that Germany pays su
| sldies, but Germany does not iepei
] rDor ship subsidies The Hambui
| American line. the largest steamsh
| lines IN the world does not recei'
| dollar Of subsidy. and never HI
= except 10 Two years (l9Oi.S) wns
| two OF the cOnlpanye steamships pa