Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-28
PLAN CALLS FOR
$32',,OOO,O0O |, 0 J Q 0 AID I D
FOR SHIP III PING.
Salient Points Of Proposal
Embodied in Bills Before
Both Houses. s
INDIRECT AIDS
ALSO MENTIONED
U. S. Federal Assistance
Would Come From Gus
toms Receipts,

Washington, Fob. z0-En.
dorsement OF the proposed Greae
Iakcs-St. lawrence waterway
project was given BY Presidcne
Harding today in his address TO
congress on ship subsidy.
The president touched ON tho
waterway project in the course, 0G
his discussion of, an awakened !.
interest in water transportataor, (:
declaring at that point: .s.gs 81 .!.
"Wc have had new mantEe6
tation of this broadened vision IN
the enthusiasm of the great mid
dlewest. for the proposed Gfeat
Iakes-St. Lawrence waterway by
which it fs intended to connect 4
the Great Lakes ports with tie
marts Of tho world. There is fax- z
seeing vision in the proposal. ami IA
this great and commcndnhle en-.
tcfprisc, deserving your fevOfAh10 j;
consideration is insepaFable fruz4
q great merchant marine ,,F, 3: d
This portion of the preGidenfb It Sssl
address. as did Other specific Z
points drew applause from n1ssnl- !,
bers Of congress and The gal
leries. - =
" T ESU. Lie
istration plan for government aid for
the merchant marine was presented
to congress today by President Hard
ing with the declaration that the in
duence Of the United States In world
councils 4'is sure to be measured by
that unfailing standard which 81
found in a nations merchant marine. I"
The president detailed to the two
houses assem- bled in joint session the
war time creation of Americas great
tonnage an experimental venture he
described it-and then he added:
~ Having failed at such enormous
cost, I bring you the proposal which
contemplates the return to. private IN
itiative and private cnterprfse, aided
to q conservative SUCCESS, Wherein We
ton of private ERssd. ana Do not
ment. which uhder1ies all succeed Iful
q; ssF 8 ss1t 81;
Points in Proposal. y
The salient points Of this proposal
in bills introduced I'm each
house immediately after the presi-
dents address follow: .sg4s a Z. I Z
7 "Aid estimated at $4,000 900 an
nually to be provided for principally
by diversion OF ten per cent Of the
customs receipts; require
ment that not more than SO per cent
of the immigrants to the United States
be transported in foreign ships; sale
of the tonnage now held by the ship
ping board and use OF the funds as q
construction loan fund.
"Authorization for induction OF
merchantmen of officers
and sailors into the naval reserve with
the attendant allowance in pay"
Indirect Aids.
The president detailed a number of
indirect aids, mentioning in this con-
nection:
Amendment of the interstate com
merce act. to permit railway syste ms
to own and operate steamship lines
engaged in other than coastwise ira de.
j Making effective this section Of che
merchant marine act, providing for
preferential rail and steamship rates
on through shipments on American
vessels.
Insurance available at no greater
cost than is afforded ships under for
eign flags.
Importance of Ships.
The president emphasized the. I'M
portance of national merchant ma
TlHe III Vl9W OIL SUSPENDED naval con-
declaring that. without It
mo nation may hope to hold q high
place in the world of commerce or be
assured of adequate defense"
'"The merchant marine Is universal
ly recognized as the second line of
naval defense he added. "It Is In
dispensable in the time Of great ma
tional emergency" ~.
Discontinuance go far as practicable
of the separate transport services In
the army and navy also was recon-
mended by the executive who in this
connection said the merchant and
passenger ships under the American
flags should be made agents Of sery-
ice in peace as we'll as war; t.s$lS
Mr.. Harding in recoInmendine the
plan for government aid. said be
foresaw t'the stiffest possible c0rnpe-
tition by the fleets Of tho maritime mn
and asserted that more tina n
the aid of the government would be
necessary. G
I'VE need favoring spirit, an
awakened American pride, and an
avowed American determination that
we shall become In the main. the car
riers Of our own commerce, IN spite
of all competition and aM discouraxo-
ments," he continued. There can b
no dispute about the end At which
we are aiming" S
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