Eureka Reporter | 1909-10-08 | Page 5 | Favors Ship Subsidy Section

r ars SHIP SUBSIDY PRESIDENT SAYS SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO BUILD UP MERCHANT MARINE opposes government for alaska however and gives rea sons which evidently satisfy exposit on vis tors seattle wash speaking before the largest aud ence he has faced i since his trip began a crowd that overflowed flowed the natural amphitheatre f the Maska Yukon pacific 14 on with its seating capacity of near ly IY 20 president tatt taft on thurs day announced that he would urge in his coming message to congress the enactment of a ship subsidy law mr tatt taft declared that the country was ready to male mal e such experiment and that something must be done to build up an american merchant ma rine his utterances on this subject were received with great acclaim when the president turned to alas ka however and declared that he was opposed to grant ng a territorial form of government to that barof far ot possession the statement was re in silence As the president proceeded however and outlined his policy tor for the ucb of alaska of recommending government aid in the construction of railroads of a lo 10 cal government of a comal corn elusion sion of five or more mer members abers appointed by the president and operating cooperating with the governor and when he told of the possibilities that lie in ala alaska alaka ka he plainly caught the favor of his hear ers and was loud y cheered