The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-10
Subsidy
Big IFsue
President and 9 rabinet to
Thresh Out Pr ob!em At
fecting Future OF U. ).
Merchant Mari ne
nv DAVID LAw1 inNca'
copyright by TIE II f'e1'Ae"e'''

a., President Hard
Ing ana his cahin": Ia o"Ss s
the biggest and most IA te"~'''e
lem OF the adm.ntStrT
that relates Ia Unem p''S '"e".' ,
markets for agricultural pt'' p'"I - ,-.'''
tation OF armament al
relations II Is the que N'o'' ~ ''S
chant marine !; .,, .,h,n.,
Two hours os dtscusSio !" t''e "N'.'eN
let 10 10 conclusion exec y. =" - 30
ton 10 thresh the whols ming 'n'"e "H' Ao'
ther at next Tuesday eSte, =
The big question eeir ,, ,o"S'te.o %
xhether the Harding au
shall take step. teaFS t,
administrations, but neN , p.'h
ed out as the only soluti " ''' ~
s.dy OF American ships -,
Chairman, Albert Las '' "as 80
the whole problem viz " '',' -. ','H',
yisor and has made a .f
dent Harding outlining '"e ~ a'Ne' 'A - >,
before the American ".:, tte
nas shown how this Is '"e ,',t'SH. nno,
ment and how America S~'"os a.. '''"
nsrting OF the ways-etl ei S''o VI" ~
her chance TO build n S"H'N "'A' AZ"
or she will avail herself koue, ~
portunity 10 gather IN aue '"uiu S"o
world for the benefit o. '"e -Ni"o''NH
farmer and manufacture
c,,rs.,e. In 3 asker.
,.,. h,s the confidence no,
only OF the President but .S aSsov'a
He foresaw the failure oI 'ne GniIeu
States Mail Company nc se'Leu .ne
ships they had been opeJ at'nE TOT .ne
shipping board. later eesS VinoC"'eu
absolutely In the opinion P' 'd'' ti''
Ing by the collapse OF the q PHPan'. ina
has only served TO accentu tNe ''e "cIeN
atty OF making 1, possible tor ->inerIIan
concerns 70 compete on Ae seas WIKI
ships flying q foreign flaS
Briefly. Il has been conti noeo that tne
1aFollette seamen's act YlIh i1s Hsn
scale OF wages made II npoSsto'e toe
American firms to sail saiii as eeohoIIi'-
! cally as those OF other ca Hun'res' pe-
ficits have arisen from Hne' Soa'te>'
The question is not the sanfX' no"
as was in peace time days q Ao'o 80
when II amounted mercy 10
diary 70 American enterprise. No" s"e
government here owns vast Wumoer
~ shlps What shall Il do wltht 'nem'
shall they be sold at r!dicu!ouety low
nr,ces at time when tho price Pt eon>
naxe IS at It's lowest point amp eve"
,hsn ,e, American shipping conctirns 70
-,nrnde- for themselves In the fRce OF
conditIoas Of competition that are rum
or. or shall the government enteS INTO
o1 80, ~ nar,nership with private en-
terprIse. paying 4 subsidy Tor 'nft'' oo
Nvr-v and Other items IN order 70 oe
veiop routes 10 parts or the "o''al ",."
er.o untouched by the American U aue'
Problem Is National
NJ rsxke- insists that tho problem
Is national. not sectional taa' /. ms
asts The miner in Arizona as "e'' as s.,'
farmer In Kansas. He made sisn'H-
can't speech in New Yo'k last week on
these points. That speech was uheues'
tionably gone over by the FresIdsnl oe
IA Cd
The farming interests have heretofore
N,ocrad a grant OF subsidy. They have
rot seen the close relationship between
q merchant marine ard market Io'
tneir surplus goods. Now 'nat !"e
S.-,ra~s ars appealing to the Harding
s-tri.,rat,on 70 grant them n direct
<mhx,dy N tho financing OF domestic
movement OF crops as we'll as the nan
6ripg ~ export trade. the Harding az
nrIn!s:ration Is inclined 20 oene'e S"- "a"
Agricultural interests or tAe COUNT. ,
Nil, support a subsidy plan whiin VIII
rusrantee America a merchant marine
~ rhs DAYS when business Will nave Re
,-;rsd and ships will again be In demand
1r Other words the outcry OK the 'arr'
er agains, high railroad rates can Il
least be answered through our govern
nertal machinery but K Amertca mus
relv on foreign ships TO carry her sooue
,sers VIII be TO wav to overcome ta'
arbitrary IEe!Su- saNVS A'''S
owners OF other nations II r'S". !"
700 lats then 70 try 20 build a merchsn
marine.
Foreign 1eladonS
Another phase Of the whole oues',o'
Is that which touches our foreign !e''
tons The big powers gathering heI
TO- a conferences OF armament know tu
yell that behind the batteshlp ~ IN
nerrhant marine, that the size or N
auxiliary forces Of nation on sea na n
that ma ation weak or strong as the Cas-
n,v b.. England could scrap her nav
and SIN remain powerful atloat oecaHS
OF her merchant marine. Snail 'ne >" y
rovr IN the I-r!ted states government
oos-esstou be allowed 20 go 20 piece
through -r!smanagenent or throuS
S,,lur, Of companies 70 MAINTAIN 'ho'
.h,ps In ,he carrying trade II IS
naval as well comn"rria! rr"o'er
Ir1rth.rmorc ,ha senate Votes very SOC
op an ac, - exempt American shiI
from the payment or Panama can
to,la England protests that SUCH
.xcspt,on amounts 10 violation OF u
u,v-pauncefote treaty which Ia su
...d 10 insure the British aga!nst d.
t-,I,at,on. But there Is rothtng
.n, IN. United States from retun
,bs tolls 10 American ships by inca
cra direct subsidy t"r"ps"n S".e'
n.nt. have all been slhs!hiz'nE '''
n.-,hor: marine Next TuesdaS me-
,nv OF the cabinet may prove OF n's'''
Importance