| Show OUT 1 S 9 i 4 SHIP TANGLE New Ne Chairman for Shipping Shipping Ship- Ship ping ing BO Board rd and Policy 1 Toward Philippines Two Main t tat at Time I ri r i i w WASHINGTON Dec D c. c 28 Pr President sl- sl dent Coolidge Is la taking advantage or of the lessened pressure of ot affairs due to the congressional reI recess re recess re- re I cess to to devise a solution of at the lung bang vexing merchant marine problem Nearly early half halt of at the presidents president's engagements engagements en en- this week have concerned concerned concerned con con- the shipping problem which has res itself for the pres present pres-ent nt I into three phases I I One is the selection of at a sea ne ne chairman of the shipping board which has been made necessary by adverse action of at the senate committee committee committee com com- on the nomination of or Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward P. P Farley of at Chicago now chairman of ot the board Another is 1 the formulation of ot a definite policy tor for operation of or the government- government i owned merchant marine and the thet f t third is settlement of ot the question of t the tho extension of ot the coastwise shipping laws to the Philippines The necessity for action in the ther i r near future in the matter of at a new newt t I shipping board chairman was made madei mader i r greater by the request presented to toJ J the president yesterday esterday by Mr Farley Far- Far 1 1 ley for lor withdrawal of at his pending nomination and by the announced intention n of at Mr Dir Farley to resign at once the recess appointment under un un- der cr which he ho now is serving WILL MEET REQUEST The indications are that Mr Cool- Cool lage will comply with Mr Farleys Farley's request and withdraw his nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion when the senate committee committee- re reconvenes reconvenes re- re convenes January 3 The nominations nominations nomina nomina- Hons of ot Frederick I. I Thompson of l I Mobile bUe Ala and Bert E. E Haney Raney of ot Portland Ore to be members of ot the board on which they are now serving by recess appointments j re withdrawn Jus just t before the senale senate sen- sen ate ale adjourned for lor the holidays to allow the president it was ex explained explained ex- ex to consider all pending vacancies va ya- vacancies anew in view of ot the adverse ad ad- verse action on Mr 1 Farleys Farley's nomi nomi- nation Resubmission of ot the nominations nominations nomi nomi- n nations of or Commissioners Thompson Thomp Thomp- son on and Haney Is regarded in official official off off- cial circles as more than probable The matter of or selection of a a. new new- chairman has nai narrowed rowed down In the presidents president's mind to a 1 question of or elevation of one of ot the present commissIoners commissioners com com- corn corn- missioners or appointment of ot a new mart marl to the place In event one of 1 the sitting commissioners Is 15 made chairman it is considered probable that that it It will be either E E. E C C. Plummer of of- Bath Me or T. T V. V OConnor O'Connor of or Buffalo N N. Y Leigh C. C Palmer who was vas chief of the navy departments department's departments department's depart- depart ments ment's bureau of ot navigation during durings s the World war v Is 15 among those nL n- n L der consideration for the vacancy r Fon on on the board caused by Mr Farleys Farley's retirement ment but whether he ho Is being considered for tor the chairmanship has not been en disclosed I DEFINITE POLICY SOUGHT In seeking to formulate a definite policy for operation of ot the government government govern govern- ment meat ships Mr Coolidge has had conferences with Vice Chairman OConnor O'Connor of ot the board and Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Jones of or the senate commerce committee As a a. result Senator Jones has been at work for several da days s 's preparing a memorandum on what ho would recommend as a permanent permanent per per- manent policy Senator Jones also has been asked to submit a mem memorandum on the extension of ot the coastwise laws may be accomplished by byi presidential i proclamation whenever er the the- chief executive Is satisfied that there are adequate shipping facilities facilities ties under the American flag lag for tor the theP P United Philippines United States trade Such Such extension extension has been advocated for rot nearl nearly two years by Senator Jones and by the shipping board b but t heretofore has been een blocked d by advice from the thEl state department that it would contravene several trade treaties to which the United States is a party Manuel Roxas speaker of the Philippine house of ot representatives and head of at the special Philippine Independence mission Issued a statement statement declaring declaring declaring- the unyielding opposition o 0 of our people to this measure SEES RATE INCREASE I The application of the coastwise l laws ys to the tho J Philippines Speaker Roxas said would create an absolute absolute I lute ute monopoly of ot the carrying trade between the islands and the United States In favor of ot the American bottoms with all the evils consequent consequent conse- conse quent upon special privileges of at this kind This arrangement is bound to increase freight charges at the expense of ot the Filipino people both producers and consumers Such being be being being be- be ing the case the attempt to enforce this plan this plan without the consent of the t taxation atlon without representation which the American people more than any other nation know to be Utterly wrong The carrying out opt of this idea will wll give rise to a misunderstanding of Americas America's real motives in the PhilIppines Philippines Philippines Phil Phil- for if it be true as we Filipinos Filipinos Fili Fili- pinos believe that her motives are purely altruistic and that she is in our country solely for the benefit of the Filipino people the govern- govern ment nent of or the United States States should should not compel the people of ot the Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- I pines to help subsidize her merchant marine p Moreover American commerce In Inthe inthe the Philippines would be ruined be beyond beyond beyond be- be yond repair for American goods will then have to pay extra overhead expenses which will prevent them from competing successfully wi with h the goods imported from other countries The people of the Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines are Indeed surprised that the United States should shoud find it necessary necessary necessary sary to need this monopoly in order to establish her supremacy in the I carrying trade on tho Pacific for forwe forwe forwe we are convinced that American genius and driving force are enough to cope with the tho best that the world can offer in the line of ot legitimate I and open competition |
