The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-19
BOB LAF0LLETTE
ATTACKS SUBSIDY
Both Senators Flay Ship
Measure Harding Wants
Congress to Pass
CHARGES BAD FAITH
Wisconsin Senator Says Ad-
ministration Feared to Try
Measure Before Vote

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Service,)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-Sen-
ator Robert NJ. La Toilette OF Wis
consin, and Senator Capper of KAN
ras. returning here today in g fight
ing mood. both tore into the pro-
posed ship subsidy as a measure GER
lain TO increase the tax burden
under which the people are stagger-
iug and denounced the Esch-Cum-
Minis transportation act as largely
responsible for the economic evils
from which the farmers are suffer
ing.
Defy Administration.
Senator La Toilette, regarded as
the logical leader of the militant
progressive group to which the re-
cent election made material aCCes-
sions, breathed defiance to the ad-
ministration. H. served notice that
he would be found battling side by
side with Borah of Idaho, Norris of
Nebraska, Ladd of North Dakota
and other progressive republican
senator's for the defeat of the sub
sldy bill and the repeal OF the trans
portation act. lie expressed elation
over the election of new progressive
leaders like Shipstead OF Minnesota,
Brookhart OF Iowa, and Frazer OF
North Dakota as 4 fitting climax
10 his triumphant victory in his own
state.
He handles the ship subsidy with
ell his characteristic fiery condemn
alton of a government measure
OF which he strongly disapproves
lie branded 1t as a proposal CD To
4n governments owned and con-
sructed ships to the shipping mon
opoly for 10 cents on the dollaC;
C2l ITO tax the people to pay the
Shipping monopoly a subsidy of mill
lions of dollars a year for 10 years
10 operate the ships and charge the
public as high transportation rates
as will justify its greed"
"Didn't Dare" Before.
"In other words, give the gov
.rnments ships to the shipping
monopoly and pay it fat subsidy
to operate them" said La Toilette.
This Is President Harding's ship
subsidy scheme. Administration
spokesmen in congress did not dare.
to put it through before the recent
election. SO they persuaded the
president TO let it go over. lie has
now called congress into extra ses-
ing the bill through and saddhns
the people with another back-break-
ing tax, 1t has been an easy matter
10 so manage the shipping business
as to prevent Uncle Sans ships from
making money for the government
or from being operated with success
against competition.
This has been brazenly accom-
pl!shed by tying up the government
ships in port
Senator Capper also poured the
vlals of his unqualified disapproval
on the proposed ship subsidy. He
agreed withSenator La Toilette that that
it would be "another back-breaking
tax."
Capper declared IL the republican
party was mot to receive a worse
licking" than it did at the recent
election it must carry through
really constructive agricultural pro-
gram for the betterment Of the
farmers.
As chairman of the senate ''agri-
cultural bloc" Capper voiced a Wig
orous demand that the further de-
Velopment Of the Muscle Shoals
power project be put in the hands
of Henry Ford without further
delay.
ieNeItlnB 10 tHI eIeCt'ol' SopPei
declared that "stand-pat" leader
ship of the old school met with de-
feat everywhere.
THE country has shown itself In
no mood TO stand for any Wall
street form of taxation" he con-
tinued. "a sales tax or any other
taxation scheme for shifting the bur
den from those best able to carry it
to those least able to bear it Is un-
thinkable, as would be a reduction
Of surtaxes on big incomes and large
estates at this time.
"Unless the republican congress
and the administration can within
the next two years put through a
constructive program. putting agri-
culture on n permanently SOUND
basis, they must be prepared 10 meet
with further and more serious re-