Evening journal., 1921-07-20
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1921
IrHAn 10 BE DONE.

III the Congress- information OF the state of the
Union commands the Constitution Of the United States
d recommend to their consideration such measures as
he shall Judge necessary and expedient"
Acting upon that mandate Of the instrument he has
sworn to obey President Harding appeared before the
Upper House Of Congress, informed the Senators Of the
financial state Of the Union and recommended to them
certain action that he Judged necessary and expedent
That proposed action appeaed in the main TO the people
Of Delaware.
As was to be expected adherents Of the former
administration sought to draw comparison between the
action Of Mr. Harding and the followed on so many
occasions by Mr. Wilson when he sought to influence
Congress to do his will
But there points Of similarity.
Seldom did the former President deign 10 give the
reasons for his demands Congress-
In many instances notably the repeal OF the free-tos
provision Of the Panama Canal Act he openly admitted to
Congress that he could not tell the members why he
wanted the legislation.
On other occasions he relied generalities broad
that they little relation to the state of the Union"
to carry his point.
President Harding laid before the Senate statistics
other data that proved TO Senators and Representatives the
wisdom Of his suggestions.
'Every obligation is to the disabled and dependent"
declared the President in expressing his on the
soldier bonus bill the Senate he presented an
pressive array Of facts TO show what the Government
doing and viii do to discharge that debt
In the matter OF vocational training alone Congress has
appropriated 100000 for the current fiscal year. but
President Harding asserts the twelve
there viii be 5000 disabled accepted training
the cost Of which will be than sieSOO0OOO The
additional will ask Of Congress- and there is little
doubt that it VIII be promptly granted.
As the availability for training increases it is estimated
that expenditure OF sl6sOOOOOO VIII be made
necessary
About S2OO0OoOoo appropriated by the Republican
Congress Of iseO-2i for disabled men.
Contemplating that tremendous liability, which the
Government never will shrk," solemnly declared the
President q would be remiss in my duty If failed to
ask Congress to pause this particular tme rather than
break down Treasury, from which so much is later to
be expected The defenders Of the Republic amid the
pers Of should be the Of our citizenship 10 wish
its stability menaced by individual ptance Of peace
Probably there has been communication from a
President 10 all the history Of country short Of an
actual recommendation for declaration Of war, more
frausht with important consequences to the Nation.
The acceptance rejection Of what he recommends IN
wolves added burden Of from three to five billions Of
dollars on the American taxpayers at time when every
effort is being strained by individuals and government
alike to hnd way out OF the financial straits in which
are caught.
II would be most discouraging," says the President
o those who bending their energies to save million
to have Congress add billions TO our burdens at the YER
beginning"
So viii every intelligent Delaware man think when h
addresses his mind to the stability Of the country vi
the very men who would benefit by the bonus ofrere
their health and lives to maintain It was to be expeoe
that Republican Senate wonld weigh wen the fact
presented by Mr. Harding. Hence the recommitment q
the bonus bill by vote Of a. to o.