Show FAVORS SHIP SUBSIDY PRESIDENT SAYS SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO BUILDUP BUILD-UP MERCHANT MARINE Opposes Territorial Government for Alaska However and Gives Reason Rea-son Which Evidently Satisfy Exposition Visitors Seattle Wash Speaking before the largest audience he has faced since his trip begana crowd that overflowed the natural amphitheatre ft the AlaskaYukonPaclflo exposition tlon with Its seating capacity of nearly near-ly 20000 President Taft on Thursday ThurS-day announced that he would urge in his coming message to congress the enactment of a ship subsidy law Mr Taft declared that the country was ready to make such experiment and that something must be done to build up an American merchant marine ma-rine His utterances on this subject were received with great acclaim When tho president turned to Alaska l Alas-ka however and declared that he was opposed to granting a territorial form of government to that faroff possession the statement was received re-ceived In silence As the president proceeded however and outlined his policy for the upbuilding of Alaska of recommending government aid In the construction of railroads of a local lo-cal government of a commission of I five or more members appointed by the president and cooperating with the governor and when he told of the possibilities that lie in Alaska he plainly caught the favor of his hearers hear-ers and was loudy cheered |