The New York herald., 1921-07-13
HARDING MARSHALS FACTS
TO DELAY SOLDIERS BONUS

hardships, and the Government has
aided wherever possible and Is aiding
now, but all the special acts ever
dreamed of. all the particular favors
ever conceived will not avoid all the
dstresses nor ward off all the losses
The proper mental state Of our people
will commit us resolutely and conf
IDENTIFY to our tasks, and definite assur-
ances as to taxation and expenditure
will contribute to that helpful mental
order. The only sure way to normalcy
is over the paths nature has marked
throughout all human experience
With the approval of Congress, the
Executive branch of Government has
been driving toward that decreased ex-
penditure which is the most practical
assurance of diminished taxation. With
enthusiastic resolution your administra-
tive agents are making not only consci-
entious effort to reduce the call for ap-
preparations, but to reduce the cost of
government far below the appropriations
you have already provided.
1T Is easy to believe that the only
way to diminish the burdens which the
people must pay is to cut the outlay
in which public moneys are expended.
War is not wholly responsible for
, staggering costs; 1t has merely accentu-
ated the menace which lies in mounting
cost of government and excesses in
expenditure which successful private
business would not tolerate.
II can make you no definite promise
in figures to-day, but l can pledge you
q most conscientious drive to reduce
government cost by many millions. 1t
would be most discouraging to those
who are bending their energies to save
millions to have Congress add billions
to our burdens at the very beginning.
Even were there not the threatened
paralysis of our Treasury, with its fatal
reflexes on all our activities which con-
cern our prosperity, would 1t not be
better to await the settlement of our
foreign loans? At such time 1t would
be a bestowal on the part of our Gov
ernment when 1t is able to bestow
THE United States participates in
none of the distributable awards of war,
but the world owes US heavily and will
pay when restoration Is wrought If the
restoration fails world bankruptcy at
tends / believe the world restoration
is possible, but only with honest, dill
gent work In productivity on the one
hand and honest and diligent opposition
to needless public expenditure on the
other.
"If the suggested recommitment of this
measure bore the merest suggestion OF
neglect or a hint OF national ingratitude
would not urge It. IL has been my
privilege to speak to Congress on our
obligations to the disabled and depend
ent soldiers and the Governments deep
desire to prove its concern for their
welfare ! should be ashamed oil the
Republic If It failed in its duty to them.
Neither armistice nor permanent peace
puts an end to the obligations of the
Government to its defenders or the obli-
cations OF citizens to the Government.
Mindful OF these things the administra-
tive branch of the Government has not
only spoken: 1t has acted and has ac-
compllshed.
"In view of some OF the things which
have been said. and very carelessly said.
perhaps / ought to report officially some
OF the things which have been done. In
the Department of War Risk Insurance
there have been filed up to July 7.
1921. compensation and insurance claims
numbering s13442. OF these 747.7S6
have been adjudicated. at an expenditure
of s471.946,762.
There we're 100000 claims pending
when the war risk department was re-
organized. late in April this year, and
the number OF pending claims has been
reduced by 1894 All work In this
department will be current by the 2fst
of this July; that is to say, all action
which the bureau may take on given
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