The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-17
WHAT ABOUT THE SHIP SUBSIDY'

Before YOU make up your mind the candidate
gess Tor whom you will will be well give thought
to ship subsidy bill which the national administration is attempt
ing pass In his speech Oklahoma City Senator Harrison OF
Mississippi delivered strong denuncaton OF this measure saying
in part:
resenaves of the Republican party to with President
Harding Chairman Iske of the shipping board pass the
ship subsidy bll 1t the only piece of legislation their
program The day before adjourned announced
by Speaker Gct and Leader Monde OF the Republican majority
the house. after full conference with the president the White
House. congress would be called Immediately after the Novem
Der election for the purpose Of passing the ship subsidy bill Are
these candidates for congress the Republican ticket going
LAY down their administrationon their ader-n this part
of their PLATFORM don't believe that the farmers of this great
Western country with taxes as high as they are and prices OF
agricultural products lowwth conditions confronting them
depoabe they have faced since the Republican panic of 1906
will send Washington Republican representatives to fost
the people legislation nquitou is embodied in the ship
subsidy BILL Has this administration subsidized the farmers? Has
it subsidized the abong the business Of ordinary
other class of people except that favored few
who reap constituencies profits through the ndefensbe
provisions OF the proteers Republican tariff BILL Why should
the shipping trust whose actions during those days preceding
the still fresh in memory in extong
from the American shipper high and unreasonable freight
receive subsidies the of al other classes of people?
This legislation gives to Lasker who before he appointed
the head the shipping board knew advertising but nothing
shipping the power sell the great merchant marine such
prices he may fit and to whomoever he chooses.
There is at this time demand for the purchase Of ships
They lying idle seaports because under the isolation
policy of this administration there little the
and less prosperity on land When the economic forces a home
again put in notion under wise and economic laws there will
be demand for ships and reasonable then be obtained
perhaps if policy of sales should be adopted But this most
interesting but dstaseu piece of legislation only
those nexcusabe provisions but it drains the treasury mmed
aey of $2500000 to be loaned these persons who pu
chased the ships and then makes provision for further
upon the treasury Of %50O00000 to give them subsidy
for operating the vessels Yes, this administrations with the
reactonay forces that control it, is willing have extra
session called the expense of the people through leg
laton that will further add Che burdens of the people
to subsdze few of its pets President Harding his message
veong the soldiers adjusted compensation BILL said was
noppoune time pass soldiers adjusted compensation bill
because would drain the treasury He is willing however,
pass the shipping trust adjustable compensation bill and
treasury that $S70O0O might be obligated for the shipping
interests Truly he will become history immortal by pactcng
the slogan: Millions for the shipping trust, but
for the American soldier"