Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-16
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
CERTAIN To FAIL,
BORAH DECLARES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Any
attempt by the administration to
enact the ship subsidy bill at y,
extra session Of congress wou
second attempt at party sui,
Senator Borah, Idaho, warned y.
day. in announcing his opposition
to enactment of such important leg
islation by a rejected or "lame
duck" congress.
Mr.. Borah served notice that the
ship subsidy will take up a vast
amount of time without resulting
in its enactment into law"
AS the subsidy bill is expected to
be the central theme Of President
Harding's message to the extra ses-
sion, which convenes Monday, and
is to constitute the keystone ad.
ministration program for the ses-
sion, Mr.. Borah's threat Of a fill
buster against it foreshadows an.
other clash between the progressive
group in the senate and the ad-
ministration forces.
To Get Support
Senator Borah's position will have
considerable support from some of
the farm bloc, and the Democrats.
II hope there will be no serious
effort to force through the ship sub
s1dy bill at the short session." said
Senator Borah. ''This' bill involves
a new and most important departure
In our national policy. It's advo-
Gates were not willing to push the
hill TI,inrs 70 o1n0fi0p nA,,IotIo~o
was thought politically unwise to do
SO. 1t was feared, I presume, that
1t might be resented at the polls.
ITO push it at this time, after the
old congress has suffered such a
radical change would be unjust and
extremely unwise from a political
standpoint. The congress which
would pass it would be a rejected |
congress. The matter ought to be |
permitted to rest until the latest ex-
preston of the people could have |
effect through their new congress. |
A matter Of such moment should |
come before a congress that repre- |
eents the last expression Of the vot- |
ers."
Very Unwise
Nothing more unwise is inaagin- |
able, Senator -Borah declared, than |
an attempt to jam such a bill |
through a~congress which has just |
been the victim Of a rejection by |
the people in an election so decisive |
as that Of last Tuesday. Further |
more, he said, ''the ship subsidy bill |
does not meet the approval of the
people generally, and that is true
particularly with reference to this
pending measure. The bill is looked
upon as the worst kind Of favoritism
in legislation.
'The Republican party ought not
to trifle any further with the public.
We have made one effort at political
suicide, and it seems to me unneces
sarily soon to make another effort.
There are a number of things
we can do and ought to do, and
which will take all the time Of the
special and short sessions. I am
very much Of the opinion that the
ship subsidy bill will take up a vast
amount of time without resulting
in it's enactment into law"
Copyright, 1922, by United Press)
TO ASK CONGRESS
TO TAKE UP MARINE BILL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Presi-
dent Harding is planning to ask con-
gress as soon as it meets next week
to take up Immediately the merchant
marine bill. It was said at the White
House today that consideration OF
this measure was the main reason
for the reconvening of congress in
extra session.
The president, it was indicated,
will put his full force behind the leg
islation and confidently expects that
it will receive favorable attention
from congress.