UNITED STATES CONGRESS
P RKSI UK NT'S MESS AG E (By Telegraph.—Special to The Mail.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Awomtion .
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. "President Harding’s mossa go to Congress was virtually devoted to vigorous advocacy of the Ship Sob,sidy Bid and a plea that America again be raised to a, position of eminence among the maritime nations. (To declared that I lie subsidy would lie treasury money, because the cost would he half the shipping ho.nd > present losses, wdiich were estimated at 50,000,000 dollars yearly. The passage of the .Bill would ensure a privately owned and operated American merchant marine, hut serving the people and Government in emergency. The I resident stated that if legislation fads the result will be supreme humiliation and an admission that the United States is incapable of asserting itself in ponce triumpos on the world’s sens. The President touched briefly on the agricultural situation, declaring that the fanner was the ehief sidlerer fiom the cruel readjustments following (~i I lie war credit svstem. I'nder f .ovei iinient provision control nin; I he nuimpPy and safely bi-nde-ed to n.!u’.e agricultural distress.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 23 November 1922, Page 5
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184UNITED STATES CONGRESS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 23 November 1922, Page 5
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