Evening star., 1922-11-16
DRAFTS
SUBSIDY MESSAGE
Paper to Be Read Before
Cabinet Tomorrow for
Final Advice.
PLANS EARLY PASSAGE
Executive Confers With Mondell
on Necessary Preliminaries to
Push Program Through.
PLANS EARLY PASSAGE

President Harding virtually has
completed the rough draft of the
| message he is to personally deliver at
the joint session of Congress next
Tuesday. it was learned today at the
White House
1t is understood that the paper will
be read to the cabinet when it meets
at the White House tomorrow. after
| which the executive will enter upon
| the task of putting 1t in definite FORM
He already has conferred with a num-
Der Of Congress leaders and several
Of his departmental advisers, and, ac-
cording to those who have talked with
| the President, the message will be
devoted almost entirely to the pend
ing merchant marine bill.
Those who are in a position to
know say the message will be brief
but that its language win be vigorous
and strictly to the points at issue. 1t
is considered likely that a number of
other important matters which the
President is known to favor bringing
to the attention of this Congress. will
be omitted from this message in
which event he will include them in
the annual message he will forward
to Congress upon it's convening in
regular session. December 4.
To Push Appropriations.
There are those who feel certain
that in next Tuesdays message the
President will urge also the early
preparation of the governmental ap-
preparation bills and the enactment
as soon as possible of certain amend
mems to the transportation act.
President Harding today conferred
with Representative Mondell of Wyo-
ming. republican leader of the House.
regarding the necessary preliminaries
to get the administrations legisla-
tive program acted upon. Within
the last day or SO the President has
conferred with Chairman Lasker Of
the United States Shipping Board,
whip in the upper body. and Senator
Warren of Wyoming, besides MEM
bers of his cabinet. 1t Is intimated
that Chairman Lasker will attend
further conferences with the Prest-
dent between now and the time he
message referring to the merchant
marine.
The White House makes no secret
of the fact that the President will be
especially insistent regarding the
early handling of the merchant ma
rine legislation when Congress reas-
sembles next week. There are those
of the administration group who be-
lieve that this legislation will be
brought before the House under a
special rule by the end of next week
and that it will become a law before
the end Of this Congress.
Harrison Assails Plan.
Senator Pat Harrison, Mississippi.
one of the minority leaders, cannot un-
derstand why the administration sup
porters should feel SO optimistic re-
garding the outcome Of this legislation
He said today that the voice of the
people, as spoken at the elections on
November Z. was sufficient to con-
vince any one that the public in gem
eral is not in favor of the merchant
marine. He said 1t was one Of the
issues of the election and that the
referendum showed conclusively that
a ship subsidy is not wanted.
The Mississippi senator explained.
however, that at the present time he
can see no good reason for the mi
nority using its strength to block the
administration program at the spe-
cial session or even at the next reg
ular session.
Senator Harrison said also that he
doubted very much II the plan for
the reorganization of the government
departments. as prepared by Walter
+. Brown. chairman Of the joint con-
gressional committee on reorEaniza-
ton, will get before Congress for ac-
ton during this special session.