Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-08-06
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WASHINGTON. Angus; 5.-Presider.
liardng's fcndest hope. ship subsidy
for the merchant marine today secmed
TO be- defyine the docks. Reports re
celved here from member nf''Congress
who went home and AZ the Presidents
Request sounded ont sentiment on the
subsidy are reported a. he prepared To
come hack and tell the President. that
Il cannot go oro' or they will be- dc.
ieatcl by Dcmosals this fan.
One independent Eepublican. already
hack iiNn a western state today assert,
cd thar ths' people -lool, upon thc turifi
Hill as a grTtitudy The socallcd adjusted
compensation for soldiers ~ bonus
and the shin subsidy MS just what Il is
a subsldy, The people, this congressman
said. want taxes lowered and taxes
cap't come down while the Govern
ment Is granting gradtudes. bonuses
End subsidy 10 a favored few.
Meanwhile l'mocrsts are hitting
ard icks at the subsidy hin In The
mate Senator Fletcher Florida 20,
yarded as tho hes; informed man IN pub
lic lie. on Merchant Marine matters,
has landed solar ploxus blow al the
subsidy. When tho IIonse reconvrncs
Hardy and ihiggs ~ Texas and Davis
az Tennessee are expected 10 hit Via
subsidy hard
Senator Fletcher ascrlbcd he failut
uf the nations merchant fleet to opor
ate successfully and economically I,
Chairman lasker. shipping Board. who
he charged had converted the Board
into political machine ana who spent
his time on political propaganda In
stead Of attending To his official uutles
ns Chairman
TXncris somc 81 them owners ane
operator OF ships, have estimated thai
President llaulingS prornscd present
tn the private interests which are press
ing for the passage uC thu ship subsidy
hin would take from the rank and iii'
az taxpayers not less than Sse.soo't"'
a year. tn, advocntc OF this aRHpa
"honus" tn powornn corporations lmN'
been floudiug the country Win th"i
propaganda. Chief among these pres
agents fur the measure Is Chairmon \
ID t.askcr a. The United states Shippin'
Board one of the putativo authors o
the hin with Winthrop Marvin. Wv
President and General Manager q; IN
American steamship owners Ass"cia
tion
Part OF the campaign for promotinl
The adontion OF the hill which Presidcn
Harding has nlt.Ie his favoritc chil
nmong the legislative proposals noN
pcnd,ng. next 10 the triii, ~ the yea
nus effort To discrcdit the merchan
marine established by the Wilson ~
ministratiun These ships are d'scrH"
by IN IN. Chairman T.askcr's anp'"l
for subsidies as 3" q costly heritage.
Referring e. what he called q Aur
IN. ne.ple's vast and valuable inNos
uicnt in servlCahlo ships, Srna'o
Fletcher said. in his speech IN the ser
ate,
"rhink If o. The fleet owned or 'n'
trolled by any maritime power IN ~
world. or hy any organization demon
inatcd"a costly heritage. These ptop
claim 10 Nuut an adequate Am'r"a
Merchant. Mar.ne-Nmcrictn owned oi
American opcrat'd-f'r the benefit
an American commerce and America
industry. and yet the first essential
such "A merchant marine is ships, wh'
they complain Of a. "A costly heritage
III We could only get ria 81 the shin
the shipping Beard would be- relieve
of annoyance and the friends OF IN
measure would De- happy. Their ma
uur1,osc would bc ACCOMPLISHED
II mus, confess Co being glad
hay. the ships. and ! value them as
distinct asset. which ! would not Ike
40 dissipu ted and wasted. ! want 10 =
them taken care Of ana properly cmplo
Ell They continue the first csscnt'
re1ulrments Ca "A merchant marine al
Instead of giving them away or sinkn
them. ar paying people TO relieve
Of them | would put them IN scrvi
and onciut, them az our needs ana
nand and cur interests cal Ter un
such time as they arr wanted by tho
vim viii locn them under our fla
who viii take pride in their country
r4tus on Che seas who understand I
business they would cngag" in, aud "
will see that they render the scrs &c
p.lulr 81 this country are entitled
have and must have.
"The nat is numbered nv q GO
tlrpt cf MERCHANT vessels they SAY