The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-19
Subsidy
Favored
Former Granger Enemies
Now Favor Grant to En-
courage The Mercantile
Marine
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright by The In.cN!g"rcer)


Copyright by The In.c:l:g"rc>r)
Washington. July lS.-Th~ ->,lvai ~.
he Emergency Fee. Cor7ora':o2 has
-atsed some .mHnr:tnt QT",i'n.S ~ 70
ne future 81 80 Arr~rr ar :""r han,
rra-:n-. While T'~"e.dHr. tia- H7t
rs advisers have rrt -; -"NcA.c "a "N,'-
r!ts proE-u-l ~ pr'..'y No S..--,f'raa:
'hi-s about II" ir!o---a, dr.-';ssiN-s
which row are taking o'ar- = -" h-':'
ward government suhs:d' - .N.7~ f'y.
iaE 'he American Gag
For years The SuhS.i' do, N1S CcSo
warmly eSpouScd ,, >"irp.ns .~'". 10y
- be a. bitterly denounced - ~'"wH"r~
~ congress ha,liaS from aSr:cuitara.
Stares FIVE years AZ" 10 i"l"-''ar
P-eSltAr, would have 10: warranted n
-"corHmend'1S a subsidy - anv lass OF
American enterprises. Eu; ne var has
a-ouSh: many changes. All :. would
not be sur3isirg !, before The NJ - the
Harding administration SA'H Subsidy
bill. not only was proposed. ~; actually
put through congress.
I, IS telt that The ch:cs SNur.e =: o.
position has vanished. tN- the a--lc"j-
'urai e,emcn, ir congress- hay" recently
ONE forward With a request tn- a sub
soy themselves, Ire pFDi'ns~lI 'N'I q
hundred million dollar appropriation D.
made b. the government - tluA"rc
= gr: r:cultura! projects IS looked rr"n ~
advocates Of the ship suhsidv @S "s,ab-
''ShI2S a ?rcceden; which NS-.rultu-a,
senator's ard members nt tae house W.
-ot De able - ignore
Must HAve Export Trade.
Anoche- element - -" Stu1t:oo.
Thich has made sh'2 SUBSIDIES Seem
nearer than ever before : ~. r"rnsaj-
uoO by the farmers tha' they rc"St have
export trade IN orGc. - r:.r" 'D- he sur
plus remaining anaUI. = HE'r tHc do.
Tcstic market has been satisfied ship,
ping men say tha. bigger than me tariff:
- the question ot freight rates and tha:
- Is possible FOR foreign concerns 10
"lirnb the America" :ar.Cr va a7h. b.
cause OF tho "hea? transportation rates
which foreign SHIPS enjoy G4:"1"an
~oncerns will st;ll be able @ uaGerSe.'
n the American market.
In other words European ceuatr:es.
especially Grea, Britain. have always
realized that In the carrying ;rade lay
'hn biggest opportunities tor proti. irre- +,
>pect!ve ot what country actueNy PRO
duced or manufactured the goods ar .
.!.r
WALL D-s>:d"n, Hardin. 5 ANXIOUS
'naJ -" r'v,-H"'": should Ee; o"i @:
~ scl2pns business thee - r. "oGa,
'oa; Ge 5 ~;or" Interested 20 ..- -.'r-
~lsrt n s""irE an AUrort an ~. --:..,r;
marine evolved out ot the huge -. r.
", tho ~aC. tn" hand Of the 60. -
Ten: Wi! a,wa:s rest. n = -":U1;'r-y
sense. upon ships flying the American
'aE and sHoad!nsly, e is now to-e-
seen. the American SovNrHme2: Will SEQ
fhaf TNN IrFi~sra - "a ~,
~ American ships In competition NJ:
foreign tlass Will be wspet out D. s";r"
'o-n o. subsidy given either for ;nA
carrying ot mails - tho dsvclorrror. ot
'-ads routes 70 parts oc tho '"n5:d h'-h-
e-to untouched ~ thH American rr"--
chant marine.
Move OF Economy.
The subsidy idea s., actually hH!1G a..
located In administration quarters -
high officials nn u" ground that ::
would De a great sronn0y ovP- 80
present method %; financing govern
rerc ships While the sh!7pt-s boa-i
'ha-'"rs rs boats u private concerns \
commission - paid On tho co;a, freight
-Hre!pts. whether ;he boat n";unlly
'oosss or makes monAy. THIS Il "a co0.
ended hy government Nr3crt' puts \
premium OF !re:r!c.e7cy. f,~ ,ro Iernr'-
d-,Fl HdS OGSla ~ run ~" S'EA-N hl diS
cose because the greater ,he f-r'cr; IN.
come the larger tho commissions % trs
concern operating the ships
Thus tho government e .. ?r"Scu'
rot only furnishing s9hs.dy - pr!.
vate shipping concerns. HuI = $50 '4r.
7lshi1g tne boats bcs.drs md Z y an. .
.iclpared tha: irrespective ~ me u;':-
rate policy adopted or sh;r SuHs't.eS n
halt vii bn called "G ta'S r-Nr':. |y
ne new shipping bca~l A 2-",r %, ~,
extent 70 which Hr,Sa'N rou~..-~~ ne"
'e.t x wise 20 "a."- into -" "i".rI''rF
sid> under sov"--r'"~; cnnr'r- ,r''-
~ials poin: out tha; wu"r"as rN"-, -
only ten or twelve shipping c1rlya&;"s
before the war, thcr" arc now 2Oo AinHr.
team firms In tho shipping bur'rrs-
or course the LaFcI!ette seanen's art
always has been citcA as ar .rsurerrh.s
obstacle 10 AneIca1 competition with
'oriega fiass ~: :. - -~lur~t ina
here is uttIe chance % scr'~S Il r"r"7
or ,ha. act ard tho So@c--r,r1' - ,or,-
PEELED IN et.sc: % rraAn up - dsclr,:<
,aused by :he high wages Th''r r1..~'
he paid - American s"aTCH - ..~-
Jared with similar !abor don" o. IRE IN
ships.
The Eight Hour Law.
-hers Is ono point however ~ wh."h
- IS rot u%cly tha; our government N''i
5e content 70 20 long 7S ~ me ?"st.
= involves the CunSt.o- or H1"'-G e."
~.Ehc hours Q: C"n'':..,''.s w0-~ ~ s'a-
men. High wages ra- -. ~ .-'' r",-
eminent otr.r'als sas. ard ?-"."5t stan
4ards main: :ai0cd pro, ',i"t - "~o"0'H.'
vast. " 80 ,e!Eh, hour .aw - removed.
Sut sa,lor who on -or1n H0ys va"
Nave cry two hours WORK AL "ar sp~nd
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