Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-21
President Asks Congress to Speed Passage Of Subsidy

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0ssaassa fssn Pass Oas N
Ion q full and psinstakins inquiry and
study, and I koi,e that ite favorable re.
bort speedily wifi Be- eiyen the force Of
AN,
UIt will ~ hslnfn1 In cles ffnR the mt I.
moophere II "a 81 - With tke trunk
recoenition NJ SiviSsf nminion and de ;
termined onTositi"n r. pi a. M new cx
Derience. TSEs ~rc,,ossl: hsva divided
IA Consre.. ~r ~ srs~,s r.svicus nrca |.
rinns issrn,". . ",c.. H.osoiwe. kCs.
fiiifv nsver ""w w". r,sr,sSst ".y hSscre. ana
y.y nsver Was mspIiess CcLo ,.asa s
.ttoa We sure tne hsea L0s uec,s.ss .ssc
.sar u uecIsve ,.e tsvOFspie Hc'toh-ncve' ~
49, W. :. =. .rsens OeIors. -. -,
W. aIe not now dealing win ap0l'
,,cy !0HnGed on theofy we nave precsU.. es..
loln Na ~nlcn !: one OF grim ,actualiVy. w
utu tacln3 ihsIsten! cOnOitlOn:, OUT o.
which VIII come either additional and
staggering Government losses and ma
tiopal impotence on the seas, or else
the unfurling of the hag on great
American merchant marine coinmen. I.
Surate with our commercial Importance.
to serve ms carrier Of our cargoes In
defense in war.
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Necessary to National Defense
There is no thought here aud nav
to magnify the relation Of II merchant
marine to our national defense. II Ia
enough to recall that we entered, the
World War almost wholly dependent on
our Allies fOk transportat ation By sea.
We expended approx ximately "a. .OO0 900, .
900. feverishly, extrava eantly, waste. I.
fully and impmcticnily. Ont Of our
81 neacc snJ aI nake ap ior the omissions
we buil,led and Otherwisc .scnmisea thc
vast merchant feet which fhe Govern.
ment owns today. -" ! - : !
I'm the. simplest way I can ray It.
our immetliate problem Is not to build
which hold to be one Of the hishest
ano most worthy aspirations Of nny
SS.,th LIZ ,!hp Iheope: our problem y to deal
icm a. va ~ ,o;t NJ HOW possess. Our prob :.
~. % so;,, ~ te'ie'e r. the public treasury OF
, S.Tnt -. nM,;. S ;a'reauy meeting.
=" w,v "l,, vn,;,, mrtiGniprs ABOUT the
W. aid fuIl nv % '.o,, Ou',uin ~ possiDiy
done IN thc nny;ons ,;r, ~ v"ma mMve Deen
us pass for tho ,,omnnt 'rS' the ,,;tni ,.,,S ICY
tionship between % m.rcS.v .Je vt'ar rsta
and q commercially nsnir;m. n.tion s
Aye, let us supposc for = ,no,,an. m.'Vh: th:
absurdity that with one AZ. .CNSO. .ci,tI. nm mn
expense and with the incnlcuinhic c"st.
IN lives and treasure which mnv hc
cnarseablc to our inability proInDfiy to
apply our potency-whicll God forcfeni
ignore all Of these and turn to notc
sn se sMese Dusiness problem, the practical
Sue1.,On ~ .ro .. 4oIlars and cents with which
'e e0"ironted. :
No Additional Rura.,
"The war cor.trro.,...
completion of wsr no., and the later
compilation Wa. h.,,e com,racts, where
greater economy 'ed :" Nv r,,S,,. g oe TN the
eross tonns,s pIp'.hm;a.ely II .h;n I8,AO,UO
are nearer iS 5oo nm % e.. me Inc ngures
to the ecrapninS ~ ,So to"s , noM, owins
More than hnIf file t"n. "en neet'
ernment .own.J s 'onnese is Gov
S.SJO. nm fons sra anu approximately
operation in one form "HS' on ,.,ot,I "ox,ernmeht
"The net loss n Tho " r!n;t.s ;t.se; s.
reasury-sums ms oct,nii,, ~ H t.ed .n,d states
from in this GoworM,n:S .'"kem tnere'
averaged appror;m"taiu SSpIsra6ionm SIs ad6 No.
per month during the year prior to the
"ssu'nP''on "ss.ant OF responsibility by the
psene ADMINISTRATION. A constant
wSiEaTe .s on this loss of public funds,
~ Sne orait 70 service Of capable
oss!ess o management and experienced
"psI;"s opnI; airectors. have resulted in
orr;a. reu e"c'e"cy anu enforced econ.
..Tt a.
a;mi.ut;e ,er! fratifyinE to report the
nar ".1Vh ,nonth OF the losses to - .00O, 600
~, = r.ns o"tn. or total Of 800, ,0OO, 900
Goyyesrit year Dut ~ is intolerable that the
from fJI ,.h;nt snouId continue a policy
ios. 4. th 80 enormous treasury
ioss o.s. o.e ameV'taDIe outcome. This
icss th.~ .h attenas operation Of
nwneI aaot '"'Fd OF thc Government.
"it ~ ~. ...-.
oddin, nom ~, t,.n.s', .nere.ore, question Of
ta;m -. nsw treasury burdens to main.
burdens now. Il is NOT n poHt oyast,on s"esc ~
contracting an outlay to snnnor. p" our OIL
shipping. because 'vre u,e our o.r
paying already. nm NOT ssk,r. ,enr %re
authorization Of a new and aGdej ir"ft
for a program :" i;n;n;.,s %'n appealing
VIC are ALREADY he. rin~ '"c burden
would Cut Expenses in Hall
when your executive Rovernmen.
knows Of public expenditures s1.ra.
eating $50. .0OO, 900 annuolly. whicS ~
believes could be rduced by> half
through a change Of policy, your Gov.
.rmmem! r,na y would be unworthy Of public
'. .rusI !, sucn q change were not com.
',rHn haS' II It were not insistently
'reea. \. ,..
And the Pity rof It Is that our
present expenditure ~ losses il not
coomsatructive. It looks to no future
y! a!.taihments; It Is utterly. Ineffective
~ the estaDlishment of n dependable
'nergnant nma'.na marine. whereas the encour.