The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-12
3 BILLIONS LOST
ON j. 5. SHIPS BY
WILSON'S STAND
Presidents Reputation
of Law Puts Enormous
Waste in LimeligEt

WASHINGTON, oct. is.-Presdent
Wilson has brought Into tho spotlight
OF the presidential campaign the issue
nf democratic extravaganza.
Tho president a refused 10 admin
ister tho provisions OF the Jones ship
Ping act. signed by himself imme-
diatcly following Its enactment by the
republican congress, and cambridge
Colby, Hfcrtufy Of atnte, has
20 that he will take the stump to
defend the presidents action.
These developments followed tho
attack by Senator Warren q. Hard
lng. republican nominee for the
presidency, pon the operations OF
tho United States shipping board,
which he denounced az "a fiasco."
Both the Jones shipping act and the
operations OF the shipping board are
vitality involved In the development
OF the American merchant marine.
which has received a vital wound In
the opinion OF those who favored ths
shipping net. by the presidents action
In Withholding the abrogation OF the
commercial treaties named In the act.
Thus the Issue us Hquarely raised
and the question that " now bcins
asked In thtsi
Three hiilien dollars Invested In
ships by America-what Is America
going to get out Of it7"
Critics OF the presidents act con-
teud thai Il has completely haniatrung
the development OF the merchant
marine and has made II impossible
to salvage the more than $4,000. 900.
600 appropriated FOR tho operations
of the shipping board. II has directed
the attention of the public 10 tho
question OF the operations NJ the
shipping hoard.
Impeachment Threatened
Tccaufe OF the %prrsidcnt's action he
hnH been threatened with lmpea en-
ment proceedings by Representative
w. o. Edmonda Opa.J, republican
member Of tho merchant marine and
fisheries committee, who helped to
frame the Jones act.
II means that the question will not
only be fought out In the election hut
that when congress reconvenea In de-
ccmber the fend between the leglsLt-
tive and executive branches o. the
government Will he revived In an
ucute form.
In chipping circles from coast q
CoaAt the failure at the new merchant
marine law through tho president's
action has created nothing short of
CONSERVATION and has had "a deprefH-
Ing effect upon the members OF the
shipping. hoard.
Their operations, denounced h.
Senator Harding. have, hcen made the
mbject OF AN exhaustive review by
Edward y. Dinghy, son OF the author
OF tn, Dinglcy tariff law. After tuc-
Ing the hi"tory Of attempts to revive
10 American merchant marine, and
Hs~'rtinF that the record shows that
"Whilc republicans Tor more than n
quarter ot "A century struggled to re-
cure legislation the democratic party
was steadily opposed tn every measure
presented" he enters into the quea-
ton Of the operations of the shipping
Hoard.
"ProhnhIy It never will he nscor-
tanned rNactly how much mon"y was
wasted by the shipping hoird." sal
Mr.. DlnRley. According 10 the tes-
timnny of Chairman Payne OF the
shipping board before the @innte com
mitteo. had appropriated
ta.iSi,iii,0 900 tor shin building and
other operations q! tho board M 10
January ~, 1890.
Total receipts for npeirting were
S24I.s49. 72G; total expenditures were
S3,l3I3li,SlG.
amy me can figure the difference.
Tho democrats ave ~pQuandered
enough money 70 pay private parties
u Subsidy ~ 8 10. 0Oo. 900 annually fOr
thlrty years. vi II no responsibility IA
tho government.
Enormous Sums For Salaries
The democratic administration did
rot ston ut muninccnt salaries when
the chipping hoard was established
The udmlnistrntinn created l3g places
with salaries NJ fG.00Oto $4,000
,nrh. one NJ xie 900. ~ at 10000,
at $1,000. g at $500, . ut 5000 as
ut $500, ~ at 100, g Mt 1900,
az $1,000. : at $500 and 52 At $4,000
zach.
what has tho shipping board IA
show for thlsY Here are the figures;
gcptembar u. 1870 Ships Tons