New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-02
Harding Would
Aid u. S. Ships
With Subsidies
favors Adjustments in the
Form of Mail Contracts
to A ssist Competition
With Foreign Vessels
Asks Justice for Crews
Says Country Doesn't Seem
Alarmed at Cox Charges;
Ball Club at Marion To-day
From a stag Correspondent

MARION, Ohio, Sept. 1.-Senato,
Warren G. Harding would enable Amer
ican shipping to meet foreign competi-
ton and at the same time live up to
the exactions of the La Toilette sea-
mans act by granting ship subsidies
where these would not violate existing
commercial treaties. ~he nominee
favors making these adjustments
through favorable mail contracts with
American ship owners.
The nominee explained his position
to-day in commenting on dispatches
from Washington telling Of the posi-
Bile abrogation Of certain commercial
treaties on September 80 because of
conflict with the shipping laws. Sena-
tor Harding said:
This bill was passed while / was
engaged in the pre-convention cam
paign, and l am not entirely familiar
with it. voted for it, and have never
resisted favoring American bottoms. 1t
IS my deliberate judgment that the way
10 promote fairy an American mer-
chant marine is to take cognizance of
the specific requirements Of our ship
ping which competing nations do not
require and adjust ourselves to that
situation.
IF the La Toilette seaman's act rep-
rcsents the conscience Of America, as
l believe 1t does, and that imposes un-
usual exactions on our shipping enter
prise, American shipping, in order to
expand and at the same time be Just
to the crews, must meet these require
ments sQuarely and make necessary ad-
Justments. You may call it subsidy,
subve ntion or what you will. l think
the best word is adjustment This
government should pay it's shipping for
carrying its mails as other countries
pay. If we should pay our shipping as
much for carrying our mails as other
ping for this service, it would be
enough"
Explains Shipping View
illustrating this point, the Senator
told of an experience while returning
an American vessel. They passed a
sister ship Of the same line.
"The outbound vessel was going to
Australia and had 5000 sacks of
British mall" said Senator Harding.
"The captain told me that the British
government would pay thirty times for
this service what the American gov
eminent would pay. The furthering
Of American commerce demands that
this sort of thing be adjusted"
Senator Harding spent most Of the
day putting the finishing touches to
the agricultural speech that he will
deliver at the Minnesota State Fair at
Minneapolis next Wednesday.
Requested to comment on the coun-
ter charges about campaign expendi-
lures that are passing between Gov
ernor Cox and Will H. Hays, chairman
Of the Republican National Committee,
the Senator said:
II haven't noticed that the country
is unduly alarmed about the Presi-
denoy being bought"
On Labor Day Senator Harding will
deliver an address on industrial rela-
lions at a picnic to be given here by
the Central Labor Council Of Marion,
Government Ownership Editorial
The Marion Star, his newspaper, to-
night published, under the heading.
The Russian Way" this editorial:
Describing the deplorable conditions
in Russia under the Bolshevik regime,
writer, who interviewed hundreds Of
refugees, says: For example, the
peasant will cultivate only as much
land as is necessary to supply his own
family, because anything above that
amount would be seized by the govern
ment and paid for with Soviet money.
Of which he has already more than he
knows what to do with
There we have a succinct statement
or the consequences that follow con-
fiscation of the rewards Of energy and
thrift.
"Thc Plumb plan proposes that the
government sell bonds to raise money