New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
-. TO Open Subsidy
,Ss, p',,Ie Monday; Minority
plans Vl'. for Filibusier
r'aur eomplete for Session
Direct Operation
proposed by Foes
Fletcher Charges Measure re
Won't Won't Stop Losses s,,s or
WiS ID U. S. of Huge Fleet
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\ NAssl's lw's,.linrion, chairman OF inc .
\ Jones o. a.,',.,rrs ~.. Committee, reported
ser'.s v. .s1.,dy bill to the Senate TO-
SO - ~ ,.ld be would call the measure
e'y yy.o.sy 49, for consideration :,
~ .-~.of.vnr over the bill VIII
,.,s. according to all indications
~. ..nos,nts, including most oi the
m n the farm bloc and progres-
~ Ne snd nearly all the DemoetstSs' ..S.
~. ielr plans made TO protract 'ne
s." ,.s.,s 10 great length. They make no
,'......,iment Of their plans to nliouster
=. limit II necessary. Polls OF ths
49,. rosde recently by the FRIENDS OF
,s..,,sure indicate that n II could oe
l...,i 10 vote Il would have q small
Yr Committee on Commerce this
.,.sire. by a vote OF IL 70 5, ordered
:, ,,..,orted. All the Republicans. Plus
e,s,tor Ransdell. Of Louisiana Demo-
80 voted for q favorable report.
Minor Changes Made
Ma, changes were ordered by the
..-~lslee. but for practical purposes
9.NTl IA as tentatively agreed to last
...-irS The Madden amendment fcr
...n,i appro- riations Is out OF the
.rmre and the Willis compromise
,-,,5ment is in. IL requires appro-
..,sIors from Congress only II COM
...,.sios contracted for is increased.
ssrssor Jones did not have time to
.,s,srs detailed report on the bill,
"a VII explain 4 nt length In his
,.s.,A vhen he brings the measure
senator Fletcher, for the Demo
~. 6led a minority report against
A. hl The minority opposed the
subsidy policy fatty.
n weet the charge that the opposi-
dsn ha, no constructive proposition TO
,rA-il Senator Fletcher declared the
v,v,-urert losses in shipping could be
,lsrpt3 Immediately by turning all the
,hiv, ossr 70 the Panama Steamship
conssng of both that company and
n, Usi.si Snses Lines. or else the
r,sftsf1i conli care for the ships
"a sxah them directly, properly
1sS s6dtniy. as conditions required"
sees Operation at Profit
Referring 10 the alternative of sub
fit5 Senator Fletcher said:
lie answer is the alternative, IL
ws ,letse-you can stop this loss I'M
saiitty hy turning all the ships over
. ts>hghly successful government
svtM and government-operated line,
nd he only one except the United
shlss Lines lately established In the
'rnsAtantic business, the Panama
sIanship Company, or both that COM
AN and the only other government
assfi ana operated line. the United
g.ia lines, or else. care for and oper-
as them directly, properly and en-
einily. ss conditions require. NOT
s1b would the Joss be stopped, but the
shp would be operated at Il profit.
q re the ships now operated by these
w vproyernment steamship companies
enator Fletcher and the rest of The
lsnocrats Of the committee oppose
he Idea OF putting the Shipping Board
sal of business. The minority report
n lAis point says:
A0ne ayowed object Of this measure
4 70 put the Shipping Board out OF
hrsness. We submit IL is not in the
public interest TO dispense with a gov
eminent agency Of this character.
Whether al the ships are private
y owned or whether some are so
evned and some are owned by the gov
srnment-in any .se we shall need
icme governmental agency to deal with
me question Of rates at which Ameri-
can commerce shall be carried. II
ma measure Is passed and results in
'he shmination Of the Shipping Board,
9 friends intend and expect,
Anetiean commerce will he at the
nsTs{ Of the lines running and operat-
ng me ships, even though they fly our
rag conference agreements will de-
seInlne the rates of freight, as we'll
,s passenger traffic. There will be no
control with reference to the routes
upon which steamship lines would be
si,sblished.7
2 me course Of the report of the
's,Ilty Senator Fletcher SAYS:
as 70 proposal 10 enact a law
hg permanent polict Of the
..nsnt which has been repeated
E,sred heretofore and as often
~ ey Congress.
V" WIZ involves launching the
eiifose 90 psss NslYO