The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
CONGRESS- ID PASS SUBSIDY BILL FOR
 MERCHANT MARINE
Democrats Likely to Oppose Measure Suggested by MT. Harding = Farm Bloc
 May Join Opposition
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washington Bureau, The Age-Hers
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By HbGH W. ROBERTS
 Washington Bureau, The AEe-Herald,
 800 Davidson Building
 Washington, March 16.-(Special.l For the encouragement and upbuild- ing of an American merchant ma rine, the Congress will enact legisls. tion embodying a subsidy.
 The reason that there is no doubt of the foregoing Is found in the fact that an overwhelming majority O the membership of both Houses oi Congress Is republican.
 An investigation of the democratic state of mind results in the impres. sion that the majority of the mem bers of that party will oppose the in stitution of a subsidy-certainly the subsidy In the form suggested by President Harding.
 Oppose Methods
 The democrats are arguing regard ing the subsidy just as they argue regarding the bonus.
 We are in favor of bonus" they say. But we oppose the methods proposed for raising money with which to meet bonus obligations"
 Regarding the subsidy they say We favor the encouragement of a merchant marine. But we are not In favor of going to. such extremes as the President suggests"
 They do not venture al asser tion as to what they would be willing to do As many as thirty members oi the democratic party in the House and Senate, interviewed by this cor respondent, spoke in effect as above indicated
 situation Now IntoIerabIc
 They admit that the present situa- ton is intolerable. When pressed they admit that the Congress Is con fronted with a simple proposition; To build merchant marine or sui fer that which exists to be eliminated as result of negotiable competition
 But they will not commit them selves to any definite program ol procedure.
 Senator Underwood of Alabama who always endeavors to answer questions, said.
 q do not know whether I will sup port the bill as it is drawn and pre- sented to the committee on commerce or not. II may never emerge from dressed me. She told me afterward that l was delirious. You just seemed to hold onto life when you had hold of my hand she said.
 l had feeling that there were others in the room from time to time and once l heard a mans voice say ing: "Oh, she'll pull through, but she must have a nurse
 And I heard Kitty reply:
 Tt 1. .f-. tor Thatll be about all 1 am goot for, for the next two or three weeks It would be as much as my life is worth to look into kleig light for that length of time.n
 I wasn't sure whether I had dreamed this or not, but when woke up-nearly week afterward--l found Kitty beside my bed, and knew that it was true and tha' blessed girl had been taking care oi me all that time, F
 We didn't talk much about it bu' I was almost despairing for fear tha I would never be able to show Kilt! how grateful I was.
 Sometimes I have wondered if wt regard all the commandments alike
 Poor Kitty had probably shattered most 8 them many times but shs kept few very carefully l am sure l never heard her say an unkinc think about anyone In fact she had all the virtues but one. and was kint to everyone but herself. When l pu' her beside some of the narrow nd ed people in the town from which came, women who would murder an. others reputation and think nothing Of 1t; who were envious and unkind narrow and bgoted, and yet who prided themselves upon their virtue and would have drawn their skirtt away from poor Kitty, l decided tha' it wasn't for any of us to find faul' with anyone else and the h<eaking oi one commandment was just as sin ful as another in the sight of God
 Kitty is now lying in the cemetery of Los Angeles. Her story shall moi be told here. Her secrets are sacred with me. Whatever her faults no ono could have been more devoted friend than she was in my hour oi trouble. I shall love and reverence her memory all my life. I found out that both Tommy War ner and John Storm had been to SC, me and offered all help that wa, necessary, but Kitty told themAto gc away like good little boys and play Nltn tutit tOy sue was BOink to see me through this herself, ant she did.
 Kitty never mentioned Theodore Stratton and I was afraid to ask until one day when I had been UT and dressed all morning and Wa, protesting that I was well enough to go to work as soon as I could get a job, Kitty said
 well. then you are well enough to see your correspondence" and shs poured a sheaf of letters into my lap
 There was one from Ria, two iron Aunt Virginia, three from Eddie Montforth and one that I did not recognize, but-with a beating heart opened it first.
 Tomorrow-Kitty Dalton.