Show FAVORS SHIP SUBSIDY PRESIDENT SAYS SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO BUILD UP MERCHANT MARINE op poses government for alaska however and gives dives reasons which evidently satisfy exposition visitors seattle wash speaking before the largest audience he has faced since hla his trip began a crowd that overflowed the natural of the alaska yukon exposition with its seating capacity of 0 nearly president Preal dent tatt taft on thursday announced that he would urge in Us his coming message to congress the enactment of a ship subs subsidy dy law mr tatt taft declared that the mhd country was ready to make such experiment and that something must be done to build up an american merchant marine ills his utterances on this subject were received with great acclaim when the president turned to alas 1 ka however and declared eliat hewes opposed to granting P territorial form of government to that far off possession the statement was received in silence As the president proceeded however and outlined his policy for the up building of alaska of recommending government aid in the construction of railroads or of a lo 10 cal government ot of a commission of oc five or more members appointed by the president and operating cooperating co with the governor and when lie he tod of of the possibilities that lie ito in alaska be h plainly caught the favor of hla hear ers ars and was loudy cheered |