The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-11-28
PLEADS FOR
PASSAGE OF SHIP BILL
,,,1s CONGRESS ECONOMY
Sn 1T. FLEET DOOM
- UNDER PRESENT PLAN.
boInD SAVE U. S. MILLIONS
National Pride, Business Econ
Pay' ~ and Commercial Prosperity
'iD' involved. Has Long Been
'..-icss Humiliation.

Are involved. HaS 0Hs ~
An Americas Humiliation
rAcHINGTON, D. Cranky
ming at the outset the tormid-
h .S opposition to the administrators
" orogram President Harding went
y os r. before joint session OF
.ss Tuesday afternoon and
-s ~ bv the sheer force of business
and patriotic appeal, to impress
+bo nation's lawmakers the urg-
oeed for enacting the Harding
l,.ler ship subsidy bill without fur
. r delay r..,
The PRESIDENT INDUCED in very little
A,.torirsl flag waving although he
COW # was the patriotic duty OF
sSaoress to provide strong American
4 ..,s,ot marine, and he observed also
). !. iareiqn nations ARE in complete
nd with the opposition here to the
hiding bill. Doo;do,4
\; laid before congress cold dol
rand-cents argument.
Ships Decaying.
d oId the congress that the Amer
!" seet Of ships is now costing the
rrers Of the country $5O,0OO,OOO
RI. and the ships are rotting at
4 wbarycs so that ultimately the
al Acct built at such enormous
y during the war will represent a
Tx subsidy provisions of the new
n he declared. will reduce this an
N eypenditure by half, in other
sOrd, save SIS, 100000, and instead OF
,bips rotting at anchor they VIII
4 carving American commerce to
four parts of the earth, ultimately
koome altogether self-supporting and
Narv provide the nation with
rong capable merchant marine-the
4 i am not asking your authorization
new and added draft on the pub
treasury" the president said, 81 am
&bealing for a program to diminish
L burden we are already bearing.
8"When your executive government
kows OF public expenditures aggre-
kting $5O0O0O0O annually, which 1t
klieves could be reduced by halt
srough change of policy, your gov
shment would be unworthy OF pubic
tst if such a change were not COM
Ended, nay, if it were not insistently
ged
Duty of Congress.
/ From every point OF NERVOUSNESS
sonomy, commercial prosperity, ma
bna pride and national defense-the
Resident declared, it is the duty OF
8ngress to enact this bill without
Ether delay. -.
1t has long been Americas humilia-
n that she had no strong merchant
ft the president said, and now, when
ships are rusting in their berthss,
& would be "doubly humlliatlng II
ngrass tails to act.
This problem can no longer be
hored," he said earnestly. It's at
hp,ed solution can no longer be
stqoned. The failure OF congress to
q decisiycly will be no less disas-
ls than adverse action.
& The courses OF action are possible,
choice among them is no longer
81 be avoided:
i The first is constructive-enact the
hding bill, under which | firmly be-
D. an American merchant marine
"a be established.
Il The second is obstructive-contin-
government operations and attend
q government losses and discourage
fyate enterprise by government com
#idon, under which losses are mel
the public treasury, and witness
continued losses and deterioration
81 the colossal failure ends IN sheer
#haustion
8 The third is observation-disclosures
sacrifice of our ships abroad OF
scrapping of them at home, the
%Frender Of our aspirations and the
hleSSlon Of our impotence before thS
#rld in general. and our hun1liatior
Pore the competing world in partlcu
have come now to urge the con
Nuctlvc alternative, and to reasser
American we will.
Comments on Foes.
4 The president frankly acknowledged
81 commented upon the oppositioi
y the program that has been so man
#sted by congress, particularly iron
#stern and western members
s Perhaps a more resolute hostility
never manifest before" he SAID
8ut / am very sure the need OF de
" action was never so urgent De
lhe president bluntly suggested
~ individual congressman not b.
9lded too much by their constituefl
Frankly" he said, Il think it lottie
tes.manship to support and com
md policy designed to effect tn
ger good of the nation than merel,
record the hasty impressions OF
PSstituency."
q 1e recognized clearly, he said, tn
nencan aversion to the word SUB
y But he pointed out that tn
sent annual outlay of $5O,0OO,OO
sututed a virtual subsidy, that tn
llal expenditure of SIS, 900, O00. o.
pa roads was a subsidy to America
9mIerce, and he confessed himse,I
lOle to see why the same principl
puld be objected TO in ''Providilin
commercial roads on the seas.
he President made frank bid 10