The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
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HARDING SUBSIDY PASTORSADMITT TED
WILL Be ENACTED INTO CONF RENCE
Ship Aid Bill Holds Its Own
Upon Turbulent Seas-Da-
Wis Leads Opposition
Forces
Nv AssociateG rress

Washington, November 24.-Saiiing
along through peaceful and then
through turbulent seas, the shipping
bill held its own in the House today
as friends sought to speed its voyage
and enemies fought to sink II by the
head.
Whether seven hours of debate.
topping off whole day of 1t that
had gone before had changed many
votes. leaders declined to say But
while the debate was still raging late
in the day with only handful of
members on the floor, Representative
Mondell. the republican leader went
to the White House and assured the
President that the measure would be
passed of1 the tve Of Tnagls sgivills.
Fourteen members spoke for and
against the bill today but only two
broke out of party line. Representa-
tive Calm, Ohio, republican member
of the merchant marine committee,
which framed it, declared he would
not vote with the republicans, assert
ing that the bill had been jammed
through the convention The repub
lican leadership that was attempting
to pass the measure cost him his seal
in the recent election Mr.. Calm as
serted. Then turning to the demo-
Gratis. he said 1t would be to their
advantage to let it pass, with the
Certainty that it would mean the
crushing of the republican organiza-
tion two years hence"
Claims Scandal
Representative OConnor, democrat.
Louisiana. spoke for the bill.
The principal attack on the meas
ure was made by Representative
Davis Of Tennessee democratic mem
Der of the merchant marine commit
tee. who spoke for three hours.
IF 1t becomes law" he exclaimed,
there will be the worst scandal in
the history of the American republic"
Until world shipping conditions
have returned to normal, Mr.. Davis
insisted Congress should be slow to
act. He suggested that the control
OF the governments shipping fleet
be transferred to the department of
commerce, under direction of an
able. experienced and patriotic ship
. ping man like Thomas H. Rossbot-
tom. general manager of the United
States lines" Congress then should
repeal the tariff on ship materials
and the law against registry of for
eign vessels. he declared, adding that
with the advantages already pos
sessed the American merchant marine
could compete with the world. When
=
get. out Clean he declared.
Estimates Differ
There was a wide difference be-
tween the estimates by Mr.. Davis and
Representative kirkpatrick of Penn
svlvania republican member of the
committee, as to the amount of sub
sidy to be paid big passenger liners.
Mr.. Davis contended that the Leyia-
than the second largest ship in the
world would receive $500, 900 a year, !
or twice that amount if the shipping
board saw fit to double the pay. TAX
ing the case of the steamship George
Washington, next in size. Mr.. Kirk
patrick held that by making IL voy-
ages a year she would earn 100000.
Representative Jeffries Of Ne
braska, a republican mepiber of the !
merchant marine committee. speak
ing as a resident of the central west
in favor OF the bill. brought ap-
plause by asking why Congress
should shy at the mere shadow of |
the word. Subsidy. when 1t means
a saving Of 20.0oo.000 a year to the |
taxpayers" Representative Parker.
republican, New Jersey, declared the |
government fleet would go to rot andi
ruin unless the bill was passed and !
that the opponents had offered no al !
tentative.
THE republican party. under sem
tence of death, is proceeding to steal !
something from the treasury" said
Representative London, socialist, New
York. who commended the government
ought to keep on operating its ships. |
Others speaking for the bill were:
Lehlbach, New Jersey; Chindblpom, /
Illinois; Johnson, Washington, Par
ker. New Jersey; Hicks, New York:
McLafferty, California, and Snyder. i
New York, all republicans. Those
speaking against 1t included Davis, /
Tennessee. and Blanton. Texas. demo-
Gratis