The Washington herald., 1922-12-12
BUSINESS men
OF WEST URGE
SHIP SUBSIDY
Ninety Commercial Organ
lzatlcns Support Measure,
Delegation Informs HARDING
SEE BIG DANGER IN DELAY
Emphasize Need for immediate
Action by Senate to Preserve
American Merchant Marine
~ Uniyersal ssrviee.

Dy Unfyersal gervies.
Com mereial organizations
throughout the Middle West IA
vor the early enactment Of the
ship subsidy bill now pending be-
fore the Senate, President Hard
ing was told yesterday by q dele
cation representing the Middle
West Merchant Marine Commit
tee.
MUST END DANGER.
The delegation presented to. the
President resolutions adopted at the,
second annual meeting Of the COM
mittee. The resolutions indorsing
the pending. measure emphasized
the need for its Immediate passage
TO protect the interests of the
at once this delay 30 dangerous
to the success Of an American Mer-
chant Marine"
Ninety-two commercial organiza-
tions from nineteen Middle West
States support the resolutions, the
President was told.
Public opinion In the Middle West.
the delegation asserted. 10 com
ing more and more to an apprecia.
ton Of the necessity for early en-
actment of the ship subsidy meas
ure II the American merchant ma
rine is to be preserved.
Agricultural communities, tn e
President was informed, realize that
the farmer as well as others win
benefit by the adoption of the bill.
whereas he il likely to suffer Sc
verely should American shipping
again be driven from the seas.
lCALL ON PRESIDENT.
The delegation which called at
the White Honse and presented the
Resolutions was headed by Malcolm
Stewart, Of Cincinnati. and includ-
ed J. ]. Bloomer, Of Milwaukee;
Ralph H. Faxon, OF st. Louis;
George M. Carey. of Omaha; and
IR. ]. MacLean. of Detroit.
The resolutions follow:
Whereas, The prosperity of the
Middle West 10 largely dependent
I on the sale abroad Of its farm
products. its livestock and its
manufactures; and therefore on
the development and extension Of
our foreign markets; and
Whereas. Experience and rea-
son alige teach US that an Amer
can merchant marine controlled
by foreign nations, whose prod
ucts compete with ours in foreign
markets. cannot be relied on as
q means OF developing our own
foreign trade: and
HAVE DIRECT INTEREST.
Whereas, Our agricultural, live
stock and manufacturing interests
have, therefore, q very direct and
immediate interest in the imme-
date establishment Of an Amer
can merchant marine; and
Whereas. No practicable means
as yet have been worked out, or
even suggested, which will ade-
Quately insure the establishment
Of an American merchant marine
without direct aid from the gov
eminent: and
| Whereas. Immediate action is
essential. and every days delay
Is directly playing into the hands
Of those foreign interests which
are most anxious to prevent our
ever having an American mer-
chant marine; therefore be II
Resolved, That on behalf of
the commercial organizations OF
the nineteen States and the
Dincty-tWO Citlcs uoTc cfcptccCntcos
we urge Congress to act at once.
and act favorably, on the shipping
bill now before II, as a necessary
means to aid In developing our
foreign markets, as a necessary
measure to protect the economic
interests Of the Middle West. and
be II further
SENT TO CONGRESS.
Resolved. That copies Of this
resolution be sent at once to the
President, and to all Senators and
/, Representatives from the Middle
West at Washington; and be it
further
Resolved, That a special COM
mittee be appointed forthwith to
. proceed at once to Washington
to appear before the President
and before the appropriate COM
mittees at Washington; and espe-
cially to urge our own Senator's
and Representatives to protect the
interests of the Middle West by
helping to stop at once this de-
lay 90 dangerous to the success
of an American merchant ma
rine by voting for the pending