The Washington times., 1922-11-19
President Will Face Congress
Tuesday With Demand That
Subsidy 60 Through Quickly.
FACES vlTR0LIC ATTACK
Measure viii Win Approval OF
House by Nov. 29, Declare
Chiefs Of Republican Hosts.
BY GEORGE X. HOLMES,
Internatienai News Service.

AnteSo1thonai ~e"S H<Sv"e'
A rocky road stretched away In
front Of President Harding and his
Administration leaders last night on
the eve. Of the re-assembly Of the
Sixty-seventh Congress.
Congress convenes tomorrow with
scores OF It's members In both
houses defeated at the polls and
due TO retire at the end OF this short
winter session. Tuesday -Presidant
Harding will 20 before q joint SEES
sion with a short, emphatic mes.
sage voicing the Administration's
demand that this Congress pass the
controversial ship subsidy measure
forthwith.
SET FOR BIG EFFORT.
The message was virtually COM
pleted last night. The President
will inform both houses they were
called back three weeks early for no
other purpose than to pass this
measure, and he will stress the
need for instant action.
Administration leaders at the
Capitol are set for a tremendous
effort to drive the measure through
under the lash Of White House
discipline, but whether they can
accomplish the task marked out
for them was considered a matter
Of considerable doubt last night.
Polls conducted by the party
returning members have not been
conducive to optimism on the party
of Republican leaders at the
Capitol.
WILL PUT ON SCREWS.
BY putting the screws on tightly
and exercising the present Re.
publican majority Of 1875 In the
House TO the fullest extent. Be-
publican leaders said the measure
would pass the House "wednesday.
November 20. although in what
form tkey did not care to speculate.
The bill will be taken up Wed.
nesday, with three days Of general
debate scheduled, and following that.
three days during which the bill
wal be thrown open to amendment.
A flood Of amendments will be
! thrown at II. embracing everything
I from the repeal Of the Panama
Canal tolls law, to increased SUBSIDY
on account Of the losses suffered
| by American ships because OF the
dry ruling.
SENATE TO MARK TINE.
The Senate will convene tomor-
row with but little to do except
talk and walt for House action on
! the ship subsidy bill-considered
| dangerous occupation and likely to
lead to the opening up OF severe
| fighting over the railroad act.
| The progressive Republicans, like
Borah, La Toilette. Norris and
Ladd, supported by other Republi-
cans from the grain belt like Cap
per of Kansas. are sharpening their
| knives for the ship subsidy meas
ure. The Democrats will oppose
| the Presidents pet measure al
most to a man. and this strength
coupled with that which can De
mustered from the aSricuitura
| States, is considered virtually GER
tain OF killing the bill unless a
deal can be made on the basis Of
other legislation.
TEST FOR PRESIDENT.
| The assault on the ship subsidy
measure will be led by La Toilette
| and Borah, by common consent the
! two most savage orators IN the
Senate, and both skilled parliamen'
| tarians.
| President Harding's leadership
will be tested in the approaching
combat as II has never been before
With this realization fully In mind,
Administration leaders are prepar.
ing to exert every ounce OF press
ure possible for enactment OF the
bin before the expiration OF the
present Congress. for In the next
hope. with It's narrow and shaky Re.
publican majorities, II is admitted
the ship bill would stand no chance.