Evening star., 1922-12-13
SEEKS TOPAC|FY
SHIP B|LL'SFOES
Senator Jones Makes Bid for
Support of Measures
Opponents.
SAYS FARMER WANTS IT
Declares Communications Reach
Him Indicating Labor Ap-
proves Act.
SAYS FARMER WANTS II
An appeal for removal of sectional

An appeal for removal OF sectional
feeling against the administration
shipping bill and for support OF the
measure by organized labor was made
by Senator Jones of Washington. in
charge of the measure. in resu,niag
his statement in support OF the bill
in the Senate today.
There are indications that the ship
ping bill is being treated as a section
al matter" said Senator Jones. 1t is
said the farmers are against II.
submit that the farmers are for m"
upbuildiuG of an American merchant
marine. and the plan embodied IN this
measure is the oaly one whicA has
been devised.
The American farmer. ] am sur.
would rather have Congress pass ;hiS
bill than to 10 nothing.
We have received COMMUNICATIONS
indicating that labor is against Vie
bill. The American Federation o.
Labor has taken a stand against il.
The leg isla,ion before US is of par
ticular benefit to the iaboring man OF
America"
Bill Is Taken Up.
The shipping bill was taken up N
the Senate soon after that body met
today. While discussion OF the meas
ure continued on ;he floor confer
ences were held by its opponents and
advocates OF rural credits leg 4sia'ion
on the matter of laying asid" the
shipping bill in favor of the farmers
from committee.
nsideratiou of the shipping h!.'
was delayed in the Senate y'sferdi}
until late in the afternoon 70 give "l'
partmen: appropriation b!li. Senat""
Jones of Washington. in charSe ~ "a"
shipping bill, then proceeded win =
opening statement in support OF N"
measure.
pass on the measure on US merits
and declared election results aTor1-
ed no more argument for laying the
bill aside than for abandonment -.
the whole administration program
Appeal to Business Sense.
"Sueees:iors have been mad. h"
continued. That this measure is ~
the interest OF a shipping trIsi or g.
special privilege, but ] believe there
has scarcely ever been measure be
fore Congress more to the benefit oc
the people of the country and 10 the
nation than this bill. We who support
this legislation appeal to the business
sense OF the country and to those pa
trlOtS VINO DelleSe ddeHddbc H&
tional defense.
The commerce committee chai-man
decribed the shipping Industry as
more of an infant industry than any
other" and invoked the doctrine O:
protection for il.
Earlier in the day in reply TO a
question from Senator Harrison as u
whether 1t was planned to keep the
shipping bill before the Senate To the
exclusion of the proposed farm credits
legislation. Senator Jones said tha;
he had no disposition whatever 20 dc
lay the enactment into law of farm
credits bill He said that he would
ask to have the shipping bill laid
aside temporarily If a farm credits
bill, upon which there was unanim-
ity among the senators. should be re-
ported out.
Push Farm Credits Bill
The announcement by Senator Jones
of his Willingness to lay aside tenn
porarily the shipping bill was pre-
ceded by a series OF conferences be
tween democratic and republican OPP
ponents OF the ship measure. duriEG
which the stronger advocates of farm
relief legislation in both parties were
enlisted il the support Of proposal
that a motion be made as suo;i AS E,
rural credit bill was reported from
committee to take up the farm meas
ure and to dispiace the TerC hant nla
rine legislation. Senator Fletcher O.
Florida, ranking democrat on tho
commerce committee, leader of tho
farm bloc. and Senators La Toilette
of Wisconsin and Brookhart OF Iowa,
republican members OF the new pr"
greSsive bloc, conducted these ccr-
enceS and announced they had f.ty-
eight senators. or considerably more
than ma jority, to support the moTt.
Hearings Enlivened.
Late in the day tAe hearings be:ov-
the agricultural committee We're er
livered by charges by former Repre-
sentative Kelley of South Dakota tina
the Chicago Board OF Trade had co'i
tributed 100000 toward the orGan!-
cation of the American Farm Bureau
Federation. oHe of the largest of th,.
various farmers associations TIL"
witness accused j. II. Howard. presi-
dent. and Gray Silver. legislative rep
resentative of the federation. OF mis-
representing the farmers" belonging
to the organization.
Rural credits legislation also was
taken up again at meeting Of the
Senate farm bloc last night. Members
of the bloc have been trying to agree
on definite measure. but leaders In
dicated that owing to differences o.
opinion the bloc would not go on rec
ord in support OF any one bill.
Although farm credits Legislation
was being pushed 10 the front. tho
shipping bill received it's share OF at
tention yesterday. Senator Simmons,
democrat. North Carolina. while de-
livering a speech in behalf of a real
farm credits BILL" paused to attack the
ship measure. and after doing SO Of
fered as amendments the soldier
bonus bill. vetoed at the last regular
session Of Congress by Presidens
Harding. and also his own farm
credits bill.