The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
Comment on Presidents Ap-
peal for Ship Subsidy Favor
able with Few Exceptions
COON Of WHITE ELEPHANT
La Toilette and cappef, See
Nothing New - Maritime
Needs Set Forth Clearly
Universal Service.

Comment BY Republicans of thu
Senate and House on the Presi.
DENTS ship subsidy speech scas
generally favorable. Democrats
members, most of ,ohom are op.
posed to the measure, criticized tht
message aud icere Joined IN tki.
criticism BY q fen Republicans
sotably Senators La Foltette, Of
Wisconsin, aud Capper, of Kansas
SENATOR LODGE, MASS.-'It
was a splendid speech. 1 am
strongly in favor the bill"
WASH.-"The things the Presi-
; dent Stated. SO clearly are un-
answerable reasons for "a snip
suhsidy." =.
SENATOR CALDER. N. "
The President made q splendid
statement Of our marit sne needs.
I hope Congress viii realize the
future - Americas foreign trade
depends IN the enactment of
this hill.
50 Tor HARRFiLD. OKLA.
-.-If .-,,.-f at least getting rid
a. ,a= v-hte elephant left US by
The sktNfs ratio administration
81, -V-rIR HANSDELL, IA
p...,,,.,,, D. ,.,,'tls iy,s il indorse WHAT fhe'
SENATOR CAPPER. KAN
There was nothing in the Presi-
dents message which l can in
dorse except his statement that
We must have legislation to re-
Eeve distress among the agricul-
turaI interests"
SENATOR LA TOILETTE.
wIS.-"There was nothing new
In the message"
the Presidents message an ex-
ceptiOnally strong and forceful
one. The Presidents arguments
are unanswerable.
REP. JAMES r. MANN. ILL.
THE Presidents address was
The strongest message ever heard
from any President on tany sub
je6tsutL.gas plain and to ths
point'ahdSif- the people read' ft,
they will be convinced"
UNCLE JOE CANNON-"Me
too"
REP. FESS. oHIo-"I think
the Presidents address leaves
no doubt as 10 what should be
done"
REP. ANTHONY, KANSAS
'The President is right from a
business standpoint"
REP. TILSON, CONN.-"I
thought it was a very clever
presentation of very strong
case"
REP. BACHARACH. n. il
was opposed to the subsidy six
months ago, but ! am now in
clned to favor it after hearing
President Harding's forceful ar.
sREpS. .TREApwAY. MASS
'The President hasn't presented
any case to Congress any better
than his presentation of the ship
CASES
REP. ALICE ROBERTSON,
OkLA.-'I think it was the
strongest of all President Hard
ing's messages. I shall vote fol-
tirc'-bfli"
REP. KAHN, CAL. - 1.-THE
Presidents address was the best
he has ever made and the meas
ure will receive the undivided
support of every member who
has the welfare of his country
at heart"
REP. MADDEN. ILL.-"Won-
erfuI. .forcefuI, logical, clear and
CONVINCING
REP. GARRETT. TENN. -
"FrOn- the standpoint of those
who favor the bill, the President
placed the matter in what / sup
nose win be generally regarded
as a strong light. From the
standpoint Of us who are op-
posed to the measure, he did not
answer the fundamental objec-
tions."
REP. GRAHAM. PENN.-'"The
speech was convincing. convert
ing and splendid. | am for the
ship subsidy;
"I think the President made one
of the strongest arguments that
could be made. and from a COM
mercial and scientific standpoint,
Il was unanswerable.'
REP. SIEGEL, NEW YORK.
"Tt was a strong appeal to the
common sense Of the American
people and showed the necessity
Tor enactment of the legisla-
ton"
REP. WARD. NEW YORK
81 never looked at the question
before as i do. now. after hear
ing his argument that the deficit
we are nowszpayinG is really a
subsidy, ~ ~-'-'
T;EIs; NEWTON. MINN.-"The
message was very clear and strik-
ingly set forth the needs of the
country ir reference to the nee
= '>essit':-for a merchant marine.