Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-07
HARDING WRITES
LETTER FOR USE
IN NEW MEXICO
To AID CAMP PAIGN
Reviews Achievements of
Republican Administration,
Particularly With Refer
enCe to Congress,
SAYS BUDGET LAW is
ORDINARY YEARS WORK
Mentions Series of Measures
Looking to AmeIioration Of
Conditions in Great Agri-
cultural Industry.

Washington, Sept. 6,-President
Harding in letter reviewing
achievements of the republican ad-
mlnistration, particularly with ref
erence to congress, declares that
Surveying the national situation
it is plain we are working our way
out of a welter of waste and prod
igal spending at most impressive
rate"
The letter, made public today,
was written by the president un-
der date OF August 29, to Senator
Mccormick of Illinois, and, it Is
understood, will be used in the
campaign in New Mexico, where
| Senator Bursum, appointed to fill
out the uneXpired term Of Secre-
tary of the Interior Fall, is a cam
didate for election. The letter, 1t
also is understood. is considered by
republican leaders as a. reply to
attacks on the legislative record of
the republican congress by Chair
man White of the democratic ma
tional Committee, and other lead
ing democrats.
1--WE have made much progress
toward retrenchment and greatly
increased efficiency" the president
asserts. II cannot but account 1t
q monumental accomplishment
which has marked the work of the
extraordinary session down to ths
time of its recess"
Looking to the future. Mr.. Hard
ing expresses the confident hope
"that congress. after the recess and
before the end of the extraordinary
session, will adopt both the tariff
and taxation measures and that
along with these it will pass the
bill to permit funding the debt
owed us by foreign government.
This / hope" he adds, will
shortly be followed by arrange
ments under which the debtor
countries will begin paying interest
on their obligations Likewise
am confident that the bill facili-
tating the funding of the debt OF
the railways to the United States
will become law during the extraor-
binary session, insuring large and
| Immediate demand for employment
| of men now idle.
The president expressed thanks
to Senator Mccormick for his con-
gratulations on the accomplish
| ments of the administration as ex-
pressed in a letter to the president.
The republican congress preced-
ing the present administrator is
credited by Mr.. Harding with hav-
irg patiently and assiduously
labored to reduce expenditures
with results (which we can sum-
Marie in the statement that the
appropriations for the current
fiscal year will aggregate four ana
quarter billion dollars and that
this is three-quarters of billion
lets than the expenditures for the
previous fiscal year."
The president, after reciting as
Extravaganza incident to the
war" the expenditure of three and
half billion dollars by the ship
ping board. between five and SIX
billion dollars for aircraft, artii-
lery and ammunition and between
one and a quarter and one and
half billion dollars for the railroad
administration, adds:
'It is gratifying to be able to say
also that probably no other gov
ernment has during l similar
period SO drastically reduced ex-
expenditures as has the gov
ernment of the United States
tho past years on the insist
ence of the republican congress.
Moreover am happy to assure
you that the administration Depart
ments are now in full sympathy
with the program of rigorous and
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