Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
SAYS VETS SUFFER
AS HARDING PLAYS
Senator Harrison Declares the
People Want Results, Not
recommendations.

Washington. Sept. Ex-senator fiar-
rison OF Mississippi. one OF the DEM
ocratic spokenen in the Senate at
tackled President Harding yesterday
for taking vacation "trip last week
and charged the Republican Admins
tration with failure to carry out its
campaign pledge to bring Increased
prosperity to the country.
The Mississippi Senator, In his
speech which enlivened the reconven-
| ing OF the Senate, declared that while
President Harding and several MEM
bers OF his Cabinet were enjoying the
vacation trip, millions of Americans
were hanging their heads in shame" be-
cause men who helped win the war
were being offered on the auction
block in Boston.
'The American people want more
work and less play" said Senator iIar-
rison looking across TO the Republican
| side OF the Senate chamber; moro
results and fewer Recommendations
more meal tickets and fewer bread
lines; more prosperity and fewer poor
houses"
Senator Harrison made the letter
recently written by President Harding
TO Senator Mccormick OF Illinois.
Chairman OF the Republican Senatori-
/ nj Campaign Committee, recounting
the achievements of the Republican
Congress. the basis for his address.
although on inquiry from Senator
/ penrose as to his text" he said he
was speaking on "the deficiencies and
delinauencies of the Republican Par
/ ty."
Senator Lodge interrupted to read a
telegram to announce the election Of
Senator Bursum, and explained that
he was not presenting IL as an argu-
mcnt. but merely as information.
The Presidents letter TO Senator
Mccormick, Senator Harrison said
shocked and almost panied some
Democrats" and was written in the
interest of the candidacy of Senator
! Bursum, Republican Senatorial candi-
date in Tuesdays election in New
Mexico.
Declaring that there were nearly
100000 persons out OF employment
in the United States, Senator Harri.
son described recent scenes on Bostor
Common when men stripped to the
waist were knocked down to thos,
bidding highest for their services. ant
said that while this was going on tn,
President had asked the Senate TO de.
feat the Soldier ADJUSTMENT Compen.
, sation bill.
, oh, yes: YOU promised ADJUSTED
compensation to the soldiers" Mr.
} Harrison said TO the Republican Sen
ators, and you gave them the auction
block"
When the President criticised 4
T his letter the war activities OF the las
! Administration he was dimming tn
glory of this nation and rejecting upo
every American soldier and civilian
$ without respect 20 party or sex. VIII
( contributed toward the winning of tn
war. ] commend 10 him the unparti
san, wise and patriotic words of hi
: friend and party man whom he ha
. clothed with great responsibility an
rewarded with high ofiice-Genera
! Dawes-who on Feb. this year whe
appearing before one of the 'smeIlin
. committees Of the Republican Cor
gress, said:
Mistakes? Hell, yes. We mad
7 them. They were expected to be mad
: We were trying TO win the war, bt
a this committee should turn its after
: tion to the elimination of those mi
= lions of waste right under your nos,
o instead of trying to put fly specks G
= the American Army
You talk about retrenchment
o Government expenditures, and Il
II facts are that you are expending al
e ward of $4,000. 600 900 year, when Il
a year preceding the war a Democrat
II Administration expended only sl.II4
Is ooe,0o0. II you would deduct from Il