Show ATTEMPT TO FORCE SHIP SUBSIDY UPON CONGRESS Roosevelt R sevelt lt to Send in a Special Message Upon the Subject Opposition in the West 1 Washington Dec D e That n t Roosevelt Roose t will semi send to on ri S a special p cial lal message me g advocating the oge o g c f fa ashia a shin hi subsidy measure it at Ui thu pt Plc session was W 5 stated by several r of o tIe the house today It was vas that the president had declared dC that the tIu re ye r nc in 1 his hs annual me mesa l was vas In that t message ho he h aid ld that If it were found Inexpedient to Pass pas th the senate bill bihla a measure should be bo passed pa sed to provide for r a few lines to Ui South American ports He did not mean m to minimize the importance of other fea features Lures tures oC he bill it Is sail sal and l l now purposes to correct cor any false f Impression Impression sion that may have hac bt n gained by the house hous Caucus Took No Action No So decision as to the committees at t I tHu e on ship shiy subsidy was reached l he l at atthe atthe atthe the caucus cau us of the tho K publican tn members of the house committee on merchant t rin ri S held beld today t t y After discussing Jn Gal cal Gallinger linger Unger bill hill the tho Republicans tool no hut tt decided tRW i o oUt the Hie Ut or Jan whim a etc Of if tue tIt whole committee will he be tala tal Nl It H is believed belleve that t President rr t Rf Inose o e velta wishes i in th matter wilf have hal been bc to the th house before that time The amendments to the hill bill m drafted c 1 by Representative Grosvenor nOl eliminate te cargo largo subsidy subs dy entirely and md limit the governments aid lo to ships to South America and the Orient Ori nt liven Even with these changes the th members of the committee committed from the middle west ost co O 0 not ilOt favor the measure |