New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-07
Letter Reviewing Work
of Congress Asserts
That 1t Has Achieved
''Monumental'' Tasks
Tariff and Tax
Action Is Assured
He Writes Administration
Has Succeeded in End
ing Welter of Waste
By Carter Field

w VAohlNN1OIN5 sept. 6.-A review OF
bis own Administration, in which he
credits Congress with "monume entail
accomplishment" and points to notable
reductions in expenditures, is made by
President Harding in a letter made
public tonight. The letter, which in
effect is an appeal to the voters of
New Mexico for Endorsement of the
Republican party's record since March.
Is addressed to Senator Medill McCor-
mick, of Illinois, and is in reply to a
note from Senator Mccormick concrat-
ulatlng the President on his achieve
ments.
Senator Mccormick is chairman Of
the Republican Senatorial committee
which has charge of the special cleo
ton IN New Mexico which will decide
whether the seat Senator Fall made
vacant by entering the Cabinet is to
pc filled by Democrat or Repub-
llcan. Senator Bursum, who was an
pointed to fill the vacancy by the Re-
publican Governor, is a candidate for
reelection.
democratic national leaders hay.
taken an active hand in the fight. az
pointed out in The Tribune this morn
ing and are centering their ire on the
Harding Administration, so that, if the
democrats win the election, they can
point to it as proof that the country
Is turning against the Republicans.
Made Part of Record
1t Is to meet this attack all along
the line on the Harding Administration
that the President was induced to
write the letter to Senator Mccormick.
which has been inserted in tho Con-
gresslonal Record and which will be
mailed to thousands of voters in New
Mexico. -''"
Following is the text of the Presi-
dents letter:
Ananss "rhs %. Whjss 5dss House, Washington,
My dear Senator Mccormick:
Ihank you for your letter of con-
graduation on the accom- mplishment of
the Administration down to date. You
have been good enough to speak kindly
OF the work which the executive de-
partments have accomplished, rs well
as of that which has been done by the
Congress. For myself I feel disposed
TO emphasize what seem to me the
remarkable achievements of the extraor-
"1n view Of the fact that during the
war practically no consideration was
given to preparation for the new con-
ditions which would come with the
return of peace, and that in the two
years after the armistice there was
hardly any more administrative atten-
ton to these problems, | cannot but
account it monumental accomplish,
ment which has marked the work of
the extraordinary session down to the
time of its recess. For two years be-
fore the Inauguration of the present
Administration a Republican Congress
patiently and assiduously abored to
reduce expenditures.
Reconstruction"
"These efforts, despite that the Ad-
ministration was not at that time in
political accord with the Congress.
produced results which we can sum
Marie in the statement that the aybro-
prlations for the current fiscal year
will aggregate about $4,125 900, 900, and
that this is
"Threc- quarters of billion less than
the expenditures for the previous fiscal
year; e,.ss s~s HNg
"A billion and half less than the
last Administration asked of Congress:
Three billions less than were ap-
propriated for the second preceding
fiscal year.
"The labors of the Republican ma
jority to lay foundation for economic
reconstruction and to reduce taxation
deserve the utmost appreciation of the
country The habit of the vast expend-
iture without proper consideration for
results is the inevitable fruit of war.
Our government, for example, expend-
ed between $4,000, 100000 and S6 ,O0O.-
900. 900 for the manufacture of aircraft,
artillery and artillery ammunition.
"To show for this expenditure. it has
been officially testified that less than
200 American-made airplanes or 200
Amercan-made cannon ever went into
action on the fighting front of the war
while not more than per cent of the
ammunition expended by American ar
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