The Washington times., 1922-12-14
BLOC LAUNCHES
i AT1hCk on
SUBSIDY
La Toilette viii DtsA~1 Claim
Fleet Is eosing $4,000
900 q Year,
BY J. BART OAMPBELL.
Interuational News S~.yiee.

AnteTnot4Om1s N0WS OysSC's
Threatened organissf Sttsck by
the Progressive bloc u the Sen
ate on the AdministraeDn's ship
subsidy bill was to be launched TO-
day under the leadership Of Sen
ator LaFollstte CPJ OF Wisconsin.
LaTollette was prepared - take
the bill in which he. hoped WMsak
down the Administration's chin
that It would save ,4the Am0An
merchant marine from .d0tyu -.
LAFollstte. It was reported. v1uh
contradict statements that tn 0ov.
eminent was losing $6o.0e0ss0o 2
year on tho merchant marine enl
Introduce proof to show Il. ~
actually profited wherever 0overD
ment constructed ships were Being
conducted under Government super
vision. - = % '''1>'
Fletcher Leads Attack.
The LaFollette attack was schS
uled to follow the first formal DeS
ocratic assault on the BILL SenA
tor Fletcher DsmJ of Florida, led
the minority attack, contending the
ship subsidy bill was . plain raid
upon the Federal Treasury" Other
Democrats, a. well ~ Pfoeressives.
were prepared to follow them. = =
Senator Jones Rep9 Of Washing.
ton, leader Of the Administrator
forces, meanwhile was confident the
bill would ultimately pass the 0en.
ate.g He declared it's opponeuts
could not introduce any evidence
not already known to Its supporters
end that attacks would not change
the views Of those supporting the
The path OF the measure. how
ever, was strewn with stumbling
blocks, any one OF which may
eventually deaf II q deafh.bioT.
The announcement Of Senator Wste
son (Rep) Of Indiana, a close friend
Of President Harding, that ne fay
vored laying the ship bill aside ",
order to pass farm credit legisla :
ton made this attitude practically
unanimous among Senate leaders,.
n was considered probable that
the bill might even be laid tenn
porarily ION the shelf within the.
next ten days.
The farm credits bin, which the
Administration leaders win support.
was not expected to reach the
Senate for at least two weeks be!
cause the Senate Banking and
Currency Committee has Just start
| Cd consideration Of q half do6en
different measures. = A report was
not expected from this COMMITTEES
until after the CHRISTMAS recess, 4.
Test LIKELY On Morris BIN. :.
The Norris bill. now before the
Senate Agriculture COMMITTEES. may
provide the first test Of strength
for the subsidy supporters. The
Norris measure, providing $loO ,oeer
900 Federal corporation for market
ing surplus farm products. has the
support Of most Of the farm bloc
and probably will reach. the sen.
ate early next week. A motion WI
be made Immediately 10 lay astoe
| the ship subsidy for its consider'a;
ton. Leaeders Of the "farm bloc
expect to pass this motion, 70, ~,
The action of the. Senate, Judi,
ciary subcommittee in reaching q
| favorable report on the nomination
| Of Pierce Butler. Of ST. Paul. 70
the Unitet States Supreme Court,
| also provided fuel for tho Demo
cratic opposition TO the ,substdy.
The committees, Recommendation
was expected to be ptesented to the
Senate next Monday and Q bitter
fight against confirmation OF Butler
Vim follow. This contest. backed b.
the Progressives under LArollette
al wen a. the Democrats. may -
lay the consideration Of the suhGidy
for several days or until the Norris
bill has been r~Dorted. ,i5- 80 ,rt