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Show LASKER LAUDS HARDING STAND President Said to Aspire x Savior Of Shipping Wasldngtr President Harding's one outstanding Ambition Is to bo the "president In wIwho administration the Amerlciiu merchant marine was put back on the Seven Sea" Chulrman Luskcr of Uio shipping board Friduy declared in an address before the annual an-nual convention of the National Merchant Mer-chant Marine association. Mr. Lasker said the president informed him of this aim shortly after his nomination at Chicago. Discussing tho recent presidential mossago on u ship subsidy, Chairman Lasklr said tho Indirect relief through Income tar exemption and Immigration carriage was us Important to American shipping as were the direct aid features. Decided change In sentiment In the Middle West regarding ship subsidies has become apparent recently, the chairman, said, and many of the lending lend-ing newspapers are now strongly In favor of government aid. |