Show FAVORS SHIP PRESIDENT SAYS SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO BUILD UP lip MERCHANT MARINE OP atea territorial government for to Alas alaska kb however and gives red ons W which h 1 e h E evidently v ld e n t 1 y S satisfy E exposition x p 0 s lt 0 n V visitors 1 5 1 t or s seattle wash speaking before tho the largest audience he ha has faced since his trip began a crowd that overflowed the natural amphitheatre of the alaska yukon pacific exposi tion with its seating capacity ot of near a ly Preal dent tatt taft on thurs day announced that he would urge la in his coming message to congress th the a enactment of a hip ship subsidy law mr taft declared that the country was ready to make auch much experiment and that something must be done to build up an american merchant ma rine tine hia his utterances on this subject were received with great acclaim when the th president turned to alas alsis ka however and declared that he was opposed to granting a territorial form of government to that baroff tar off possession the statement was re to calved in bace sileace As an t the he president proceeded however and outlined his policy for the up building of alaska ot of recommending government aid in the construction of railroads of a local government of a commission ol 01 live or more members appointed by the president and cooperating with the governor and when he told ot of the possibilities that lie in alaska he plainly caught the favor of his hear bear ers era and was loud y cheered |