The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-02
YOUNG HOLDS
LAKES-T0-S
ROUTE COMING
Congressman, Here, Sees Sue.
cess of Great LakeS-St.
Lawrence Project
PLANS FOR FINANCING
Sixty-Seventh Congress Had
Remarkable Agricultural
Program, He Says

Firm belief that the propose
deep waterway from the Great Lakes
to the sea will come within the next
few years was expressed by Con-
gresham George NJ Young of the
Second North Dakota district, here
from Valley City for days visit
Opposition to this project. bringing
the Northwest several hundred miles
closer to ocean transportation, Is
being beaten down. Mr.. Young ne
lieveS.
Asked concerning probable legisla.
ton on this subject. Mr.. Young said
that the sections of President Hard
nig's message with respect to rails
ing funds to provide for the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence deep waterway
are before the house committee on
ways and means, of which Mr.. Young
is member During the present
adjournment Of Congress, the first
real vacation in eight years, Mr.
Young is devoting considerable time
to consideration of revenuer raising
means for the project He expect;
to present bill to the national
house when it recOnvenes next De-
cember proposing definite methods
of financing the project.
"A majority of the House of Rep
resentatives is in favor of deep
waterway" said Rep. Young. "This
was demonstrated when a motion to
send the bill to the committee on
rivers and harbors. known to be hos
tile to it, was killed. Instead the
bill was sent by decisive vote to the
committee on Interstate Commerce
known to be friendly to the project
Difficulty in Canada.
'Some delay ut this time is'caused
by Canada, where the Mckenzie
King government has majority OF
only one. According to the Canadi-
an system the government must re-
sign if it fails to retain n majority
in the house of commons. Montreal
is just as stubborn and selfish rs
New York in regard to the deer
waterway to the Great Lakes and as
Montreal has six members of parlia-
ment who support the present Nc
Kenzie King government, but who
will not support King upon the sub
ject of the deep waterway. he is
powerless to proceed. That, how
ever. is looked upon as only a tenn
porary obstacle. The selfishness OF
Montreal will not long be permitted
to stand in the way of progress.
Asked concerning the effect 81
the agricultural credits legislation
of the recent congress, Mr.. Young
declared that "There's never been q
session of Congress credited with as
much agricultural legislation as the
SiXty-Seventh."
"When Congress adjourned Marci
d." he said, "practically all legisla
ton which had been asked for b!
farmers organizations had been en-
acted with the exception of the guar
anteed price of wheat. The farmers
were not united on that subject
More than one-half the farmers OF
the country were opposed to it. Tn.
call came chiefly from the North
weSt but was opposed by the east
south and southwest
Blames Spectators.
Mr.. Young asserted his belief that
the tariff law of the SiXty-Seventl
Congress was not responsible for the
rise in price of sugar,
II don't believe the tariff hac
anything to do with the present
price of sugar." he said. "Suga,
went down Immediately after the
new tariff law went into effect. The
robbing spectators would, o.
course, have the public believe the
sharp advance in prices was caused
by tn etariff or anything else which
will divert suspicion from them
selves"