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Show SHIPSIM J PLAN DRAFTED Proposals Likely to Go Be- j fore Congress Next Wednesday XVS WASHINGTON. Feb. is Prsaldent il Harding plane to pr senl his ship r""l?B A on Wednesday, it was learned tonight HH from an authoritative source. H The president has been studying ths H proposal submitted t him by - H ports of the shipping board for 90 - HHa i--il weeks .nn i i- held lengl Haj ferences recently with members of the house, and senate committees .111 I H Chairman Laskcr on tho subject. H Whether the plan which will presented by Mr Harding is the ship ping board's proposal in Its entirety has not been disclosed but It 1st thought. that a modification of ( proposal hat i" e 'i upon ft j The president's subsidy plan. to- H .gether with the forthcoming Hale of H the entire shipping board fleet, wei- regarded tonight in ."hipping circles 'as preliminary aepa toward getting j the government out the shipping board in accord with the announced policy of the administration. Th exact nature or the rsmunera " M lei 1 become known thai It v. 11 noi constitute u di on the public ti-a--ury and that members of the con- Ksisfl gresslonal committee! with ion . has confided have ar. .1 to li in L' principle Should the plan involve tho appli-cation appli-cation of a large sum of money, op- fclla position la expected In tho house from the members from tho middle west-ern west-ern states have been outspoken IH In their stand against any further ap-plication ap-plication for the aid of the merchant fafslslsfl marine. |