The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-02-04
Congress 3; and Country Divided.
Overtime Measure Urged BY
President Taft.
MIDDLE WEST OPPOSED TO IT:
Presidential Possibilities for 1912
Already Being Considered in
Washington-E Democrats Favor
Gov. Harmon Of Ohio.

was III .tIo5 northwest 5uG uldAS q PhNSss
sor the passage Of a ship subsidy law
at this winters session OF congress.
1t seems to be assured that the sen.
ate will sanction the legislation winch
the president has asked, but there IS
still strong doubt whether the house
will agree to put the measure through.
Among the representatives the sen
timent for and against ship subsidy
seems to be about Equally divided. Il
anything relating to ships can be sad
q TO have hard shedding, the measure
which would grant the subsidy Tor the
upbuilding Of the n1eEeaaAs saEssssk'
certainly has had it for some years.
The difficulty that lies in the way OF
legislation the object of which IS sup
posed to be to make the American I
Gag more frequent sight on the hlgh
seas, is that the country has been
divided against Itself on the PROPOSE.
zion. The great middle west seems IN
.s5 the main to have been opposed to pay
ing out government money for W .lsN
some people have declared to be the
interests of the ship builders. On the
coasts east aana west there has been
b O. strong desire to have congress iaEe
.s# action. When the fight comes OF III
the house it will be in the nature 81
.55s a civil warfare with section against
B section. There will be no blood shed,
but there will be some strong words
and challenging of motives in plenty.
Humphrey Bill introduced.
The bill which has been introduced
by Representative Humphrey OF WASH.
sngton is the one about which the
forces favorable to ship subsidy will
rally, and against which its opponents
will array themselves. In brief, the
s5ss bill provides for money to be paid Tor
carrying the mails in ships built II IN
America. The. bill Of course provides l'E
.s much more than this. It has proovls
ions which it is supposed will provide
"a nucleus for an increased American l
ssss navy in time OF war, andsit makes
provision also for ad ding 20 the na navy
strength in time Of trouble the sal !
G#5ssj Eors - Id are trained on the marine
ships carrying the stars and stripes. \
The campaign in favor OF ship SUB
hii,vs has been d most vigorous one il
many ways. A publication c ';al4lt'
s8s .,rlles Al merriam Flag, has been sen
broad least filled with arguments 8 in t9 "a
var Of HE IN asure which is now be
fire congress. On the other hand til
majority Of the Democrats in hous
and senate. and with them a good
number Of Republicans have d
5nopLnced every proposition to subs
die ship builders or this is what tth
oppon,esnts Of the bill Z. say that
amounts to.
Il the measure should became q Ia
.8Ss; American ocean mail carrying stea,
zs ers probably would be built on bot
coasts to carry postal matter to Sou
American and to some parts Of Il
s. orient. The amount Of mon pa
for carrying the mail would be $,
flcient inducemen build sAmeric;
vessels which would carry not on
the mail, but merchandise and ys
likely passenger
3ss The prospect of the debates on t
floor Of house and enate on Y
s<JIulIests ion is bright with the promise
good { speeches for and against 81 t
measure and Of sharp ex Oh 9 q
ich will interest the; gal cries II ,,ssa
HE & co,illtr u. when the words & ia e
been reduce TO written form.
Looking Forward 70 7 e12. #
esidential politics in sVas 81. q
ton are lost to Isl #, not irltere
for only about one year after the
tional B electi on. Alrea the De
rats and Repub licans n official al D
I'D the capital are beginning y
to ~ 81 and guess ,5I !
SIS even & to prophe sYs as 10 bonn n
chieftains OF the two parties will
the struggle OF ..8 year
Naturally much Of the interest /
tiers about the chances which tIesp
idenr5 has to succeed himself