The Washington times., 1922-06-13
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President Harding today opened
his fight in. Congress for early
enactment Of the Administrator
ship subsidy bin. 7 = " 2 ~ q ~
y Chairman Campbell, of the
House Rules Comrnittee, made
public q letter from the President
declaring that Congress would be
convened IN extraordinary ses-
sion to consider the merchant
marine legislation IL Congress
failed to act upon the measure
at this session. .~ So. .ta-f
Text Of Letter. ~
In his letter to- Chairman Camp.
bell, President Harding said: -
II understand that In q very
short time the merchant marine
bill Ii to be favorbaly reported 10
the House. ] am writing TO ex.
press the hope that your commit
tee on rules win report whatever
provision is necessary for its early
and final consideration. Ii ".
II can not convey to you how
very earnestly feel the necessity
Of passing this act. -
q difficulty and discouraging situa-
to sanction the, merchant marine
bill that / shall feel myself obi.
gated to call Congress In extra
ordinary session to especially con-
slider II II Il went over through any
neglect or delay beyond the present
term.
3 SHOULD be more than glad to CO.
operate In any way that I can In
impressing the House with the
urgent necessity Of the favorable
consideration Of the bill.
'I am writing an expression Of
my earnestness to you at this time
because I understand II is within
the province Of the Rules Committee
to report a provision under which
there may be secured. and, carly,
hope. favorable confederation" ~.
Delay on Bin Expected.
Despite President Harding's de-
mand for speedy action on the bill
and the announcement that the legis-
lation would be favorably reported to
the House today, Republican men,
bers Of the House Merchant Marine
Committee declared the measure
could not be formally laid before the
House until the end Of the week.
The committee Is rushing the bill
to completion with a view to getting
1t through the House in the present
session, but has found II impossible,
It was said, to prepare II for immedi.
ate presentation for the House.
Despite ''an international .conspir-
acy" to prevent passage Of the bill,
the measure will be adopted by the
House without delay. after II n re-
ported on the floor and all indica-
ttons point to favorable action by the
Senate before the present session Of
Congress closes, Congressman Ar
thur Free OF California. q member OF
the Committee on Merchant Marine,
declared today. -, E-...
Thirty million dollars is ready on
the Pacific coast to be invested In ves.
sells Of the Shipping Board a. soon
as the ship subsidy becomes reality,
according to Free. ~
Failure Of the measure to pass win
make ship subsidy an issue. In the
coming elections, Free predicted.
There II an international conspir.
acy to prevent the passage Of the
ship subsidy BILL" the CALIFORNIA; Con.
gressman said. ''In other words. Eu-
rope is trying TO run America. Great
Britain and other nations with great
shipping interests do not want an ef.
ficient American merchant marine.
II IN to thcir interest that the United
States should continue to bag behind
other countries in building up . mer.
chant marine fleet. .a..G Glyr. r.t
"It b time We make known IN epa-