Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-21
Choice Is Incvltahlc.

Aachoice aiicnE he%%.three Is in
evitablea It is unbelievable that the
A merican n&peeple or the congress
which expresses their power will con-
Is equally unbelievable that u people
and the congress which translates
theit wishes into action will longer
sustain a program OF obstruction and
attending losses tosthe treasury.
Urges the First.
1 have come to urge the construc-
tive alternative, to reassert an An1eri
canA"we will.I 4 have come to ask
YOU to relieve the responsible admin
istrative branch Of the government
from, a. program upon which failure
and hopelessness and staggering losses
are written. for every page, and let us
turn to a program of assured shipping
to serve us ID war and to give guar
anty to our commercial independence
in peace.
I know full we'll the hostility in the
popular mind to the word subsidy
1t is stressed by the opposition and
associated with special privilege by
those who are unfailing advocates OF
government aid whenever vast num-
bers are directly concerned. Coy
eminent aid. will be a fairel' term
than Subsidy in defining what. we
are seeking to do for our merchant
marine, and the interests are those OF
all the people, eve though':the ala
goes to the few who serve.
Makes Challenge.
I challenge every insinuation OF
favored interests and the enrichment
Of the special few at the expense OF
the public treasury. / am, first OF
all, appealing to save the treasury:
Perhaps the unlimited bestowal OF
government aid might justify the 'ap-
prehension of special faVoring, but
the tending bill. the first ever pro-
posed which carried such a provision,
automatically guards against cnrlch-
ment or perpetuated bestowal. 1t
provides that shipping lines receiving
government aid must have their ac-
tual investment and their operating
expenses auditedby the government,
that government aid will only be paid
until the shipping enterprise earns
Iploy ed and Immediately that when
more than ten per cent earningHris
reached, half Of the excess earnings
must .7beE applied to the repaymentTof
the government aid which has been
previously advanced. Thus the pos
slble earnings are limited to Il very
reasonable amount if capital is to be
risked and management is to be at
tracted. If success attends. as we
hope it. will, the government outlay Is
returned the inspiration of oppor-
tunity to carr remains. and American
transportation by sea is established
L. Thus far I have been urging
government aid. to American shipping
thaving in mind every interest fofooui
Iproducing. population, whether o.
mine. factory or farm. because of.ex'
pending commerce liz the foremos
thought Of every nation in he~Herlt
today.
Other Important Problems.
I believe in government aid becom.
inEly bestowed. We have aided indus
try through our tariffs; we have aidet
railway transportation in land grant
i and loans; we have aided the cor
struution Of market roads and the i'm
provement of inland Waterways; w
h~ave$aided reclamation and irriga
tien and" the development OF. waite
power; we have loaned for seed grain
in anticipation OF harvests. We expen'
millions in investigation and expert
mentation to promote a common ben
eft. though a limited few are: the di
rect benefciaries. we have loane
hundreds Of millions to promote tn
: direct b~enefciaries. We have loane
hundreds of millions to promote tn
marketing Of American goods. It ha
worth while. yr 49, E,t
At the present moment the Amer
can farmer. fis. the chief, sufferer. frol
3 the cruel establishments which folio
wars mutations, and battling govern
a ment aid to our, farmers is highly es
: sential to, our national welfare. N
a people may safely boast a good 70,
tune which the farmer does M
share.
Already this congress and the at
ministrative branch of the govern
ment have given willing ear to til
agricultural plea for post war relic
and1much has been done which he
proven helpful. Admittedly IT Is nj
: enough. 80, Our credit systems, undo
government provision and contro