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Harding to Secure
Fair World Court
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ernment stop its extravaganza as an
example to individual thrift. Just now
we need to practice economy in all
things.
When the Republican Congress,
elected in 1918. came into control of
the legislative branch of the government
1t did so under a pledge to reduce the
cost of government and to stop extrava.
gance and waste. That pledge has been
splendidly keut. and this. too. in the
face OF determined and persistent efforts
by the party in power in the admins
trative branch of government to main
tain its saturnalia of extravagance. The
Republicans Of the Sixty sixth Congress
passed the eight supply bills below the
amount they had carried, and presented
by the former Democratic Congress.
This saving aggregated nearly 81, ,000.-
100000. In addition the Republican
Sixty sixth Congress passed no new
public building bills nor has there been
any sort of pork barrel legislation.
Notwithstanding we were assured,
under the League Of Nations, that we
were to be spared from war, the ad-
ministratiou estimates for national
defense, including army and navy for
tifications. totaled 81 ,74S, 1858. .6O4. 80.
The sum was cut in two despite the un-
yielding attitude of the secretaries of
war and navy.
Scores Democratic Neglect
IF the administration had been as
solicitous in preparing for the inevitable
conflict in the first years of the war we
would have been spared large part of
the efforts to prepare for the conflict
after the declaration of war in April,
1917. No explanation ever may be
made, because the administration knew
we could not escape involvement.
That neglect was premedtated and
the American people who are now forced
to meet the overwhelming cost of the
neglect have just reason to hold the
to account for the re-
sultant cost which staggers imagina-
ton and imposes burdens that must ex-
tend to generations yet to come.
The Democratic party came into
power eight years ago upon the prom
Use TO reduce the high cost Of living
Well, l submit they haven't succeeded
very we'll. However. extraordinary con-
ditions have contributed to advance
prices. aud profiteering has added its
irritRtions.
Some people have looked to Con-
Gress for remedies to help the situa-
ton. Congress carefully considered all
possible means and applied the one
available remedy-tbe reduction of ex.
penditures. It did more. however, IL
sought to repeal the wartime measures
that the governor might once more
function as the trainers planned.
Nation Not Holding Aloof
Nobody has a thought of American
aloOfness to the world nobody would
tolerate the thought of American fail.
ure to make full contribution to world
progress, maintained peace and pre-
served peace. But, frankly, doesn't our
sphere for the greater and more helpful
influence lie in our natural partnership
on the western continent, in the Pam
American comfy. much dreamed about,
but so little realized?
1T requires no denationalizing, IL
neither assumption nor sur
render to promote the natural inter
national countries and co operations of
America. Here ought to be mutual
trade interests, mutual friendship,
mutual helpfulness, not in insulation
from the remainder of the world, but
in the. frank spirit of contiguous CO.
operation.
1T would be better to cultivate wait
ing opportunities in friendly soil in the
new world than chase phantom amid
the enyies and rivalries of the old" "
The foregoing statement by Mr..
Hughes bears out the prediction made
yesterday by Clinton w. Gilbert, staff
correspondent Of the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER, that Senator Harding will
favor acceptance OF the court but not
the assembly or council of the League
of Nations. The declaration Of Mr..
Gilbert, contained in a dispatch from
Marion, was the first suggestion of the
program to be followed by the Repnb-
ican candidate on international rSSa-
lions. KS