South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-19
LAFOLLETTE TO
LEAD FIGHT ON
SHIP MEASURES
Declares Both Land and Water
Pirates Exist Discusses
Election.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL.
II. ". :. stan Corrcspondent)

turning here today in fighting
mood. both tore into the proposed
ship subsidy as a measure certain 10
Il Increase the tax burden under which
the people are staggering. and de-
n0unced the Ezch-Cummins tran
Il sDortasion act as largely responsible
Tor the economic evils from which
the farmers are suffering
Sen. LaFollette. regarded now as
the logical leader OF the militant
progressive group IL the senate 20
which the recent election made ma
terial accessions. served notice that
he would be found battling side by
side with Borah OF Idaho. Norris. Of
Nebraska: Ladd. OF north Dakota.
and other Progressive Republican
senators for the defeat OF the SUBJ
sidy bill and the repeal OF the trans
portation act. Re expressed elation
over the election OF new progressive
senator's like Shipstead OF Mime
sofa; BroOkhart OF Iowa and Frazier
OF North Dakotf es a attlng climax
20 his triumphat victory IN his own
state.
Has His ''Dander Up"
he handled the ship subsidy with
all his characteristic fiery condem-
nation or a legislative measure Of
which he strongly disapproved He
branded IL as a proposal CD ITO sell
government owned and constructed
ships TO the shipping monopoly for
10 cents on the dollar; CD Ito tax
the people 90 pay the shipping mon
opoly a subsidy OF millions OF dollars
a year for 10 years TO operate the
ships and chat &c the public as high
transportation rates as viii satisfy
It's greed"
I'm other words. give the govern
ments ships 20 the shipping mon
opoly and pay II a fat subsidy 20 op-
crate them" said LaFollette. This
is Pres't Hardings ship subsidy
scheme Administration spokesman
in congress did not dare 10 put il
through before the recent election.
So they persuaded the president to
let II go over He has now called
congress into extra session for the
avowed purpose OF jamming the bill
through and saddling the people
with another back breaking tax.
1T has been an easy matter TO so
manage the shipping business as TO
prevent Uncle Sans ships from max
ing money for the government or
from being operated in successful
competition with private lines This
has been openly and brazenly ac-
cOmplished by tying up most OF the
government ships IN port or by leas-
ing the few operated under the
universally condemned graft system
OF cost plus contracts by the terms
OF which the government pays the
cost and the operating steamship
company pockets the profits.
Both Water and Land Pirates.
Verify there be land pirates and
water pirates in these times. and II
does not require a very high order
OF talent to discredit and besmtrch
government ownership or govern
ment operation OF anything from
railroads TO steamships under such
a buccaneering system"
Sen. Capper also poured the Walls
OF his unqualified dlsapproval upon
the proposed ship subsidy. He
agreed with Sen. LaFoHette that 1t
would be another back breaking
tax"
Z do not think we shall get any
where In our effort to restore conf
$50 900 900 a year on the public's
back in ship subsidy In addition TO
its present heavy burden OF tax
alton" said Capper.
Capper declared II the Republican
licking" than IL did at the present
election Il must carry through a
really constructive agricultural pro-
gram for the betterment Of the
farmers.
As chairman Of the senate "agri-
cultural bloc Capper voiced a Wig
orous demand that the further de-
velopment OF the Muscle Shoals
power project be put IN the hands
or Henry Ford without further de-
lay.
G. o. p. Must Aid Farmers.
IF the Republican party. which
has already shown its concern for
the welfare or agriculture Is 20 con-
tinue IN power 70 must finish the
constructive program II has so we'll
started IN behalf or the farmers"
Capper said.
Reverting 10 the election Capper
declared that stand Pat" leadership
OF the old school met with defeat
everywhere.
The country has shown itself IN
no mood 20 stand for any Wall 81.
form Of taxation" ne continued.
"A sales tax, or any other taxation
scheme for shifting the burden from
those best able to carry IL TO those
least able to bear IL IS unthinkablS
az would be a reduction OF surtaxes
on bis incomes and large estates at
This time
The people voted enthusiastically
at the recent election for the Pro
gressives. The reason Is that the
goth century American voter wants
things done. not hindered. The
American voter IS getting hard TO
please Every election proves Il.
The good old days when you could
satisfy him with a string OF beads
or a TN whistle are gone.
Unless the Republican congress
and the administration can. within
the next two years. put through a
constructive program putting agri-
culture on a permanently sound
lasis they must be prepared 20 meet
wtth further and more serious
reverses'
Copyright. 1924 by 7. y. s.
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