The New York herald., 1922-03-27
Progress Has Marked the
Course of Administration,
Says Vice President.
HEARD BY LARGE CROWD
Partial Relief From Taxation
Expected From Foreign Gov
ernment Payments.


count Of the stewardship Of tho first
year OF the Harding Administration
in an address yesterday Afternoon in
the Academy OF Music, Brooklyn. He
epitomized in these words:
1T has been a year OF progress alto
Cether worthy of great people. The
years achievements mean that hcfe-
after . larger proportion OF human
effort can so into productive activity"
The yice-President spolse under tho
auspices OF tho Brooxlyn Institute Of
Arts and Sciences. A tremendous
crowd turned out to hear Linn and his
address was enthusiastically ap-
plaudcd. particularly when he told Of
the work of ti,e arms conference and
when he said:
"One OF the frst problems to TO
ceive attention (of the Harding Ad-
ministration) was the perfection of an
adequate organization for rhe admin
istrntion Of Government relief OF war
veterans"
Gums PaaA - v6t0ranAs
In that connection Mr.. Ccoii6xe
stated that there has already been paid
to disabled veterans and their depcndert
relatives about $1,000, ,oco. 900. and ap-
out OF tho Treasury evory day.
Aside from the arms conference
among the important matters Mr.. Coo
lidge touched upon wero GovcrnrnMne
economies, financing OF the railroads
and plans for tho merchant marine.
The arrangemen: whereby tho rasI-
road debts have been funded. he said
has resulted not only In relief TO tho
roads but also in an increased employ
ment OF labor.
Through the pdan that tho President
has presented to Congress, said Mr.
Coolide. ''for the first tirnc within gem
erations there Is fair prospect t,aa o,,r
country will have merchant marine,
supported from a small proportion OF
the revenue derived from shipping. and
holding place on tho seas worthy OF
the American people"
Prior to tho war tho annual budget
OF the Federal Govormmant was a little
over $1,000. 100000, while for tho last
fiscal year 1t was more than s5,50o,-
900, 900.
But. he continued. economies under
the Harding Administration have been
such that:
III from present expenditures there
be deducted those items which arose
from the war and che extra amount now
being expended on good roads aud tho
army and the navy. present cost of run
ming the Government would not exceed
the pre-war cost by more than two or
three hundred millions. This represents
an achievement in economy which Is al
most Incredible"
Working ON U. s. Claims.
The Vice President said also that th~
results of the work of tho commission
appointed by the President to settle
claims OF the United States against for
eign governments are expected to give
much relief to the present burden OF
taxation. He pointed out also that the
tariff bill Is about to be presented to the
Senate. after having been passed by tina
House of Representatives.
Regarding the arms conference, the
vice-President said:
"One OF the great achievements of the
last year-one which promises to bo one
Of the achievements OF history-was thu
convenlng. the deliberations and the
agreements of the Washington Confer
X.
The conference proceeded on the f,inda-
mental theory of substituting for the
| sanction OF force In international rela-
tions the sanction of reason. 1t de-
o,ared the belief that differences could
be adjusted without even resorting to
arbitration by the simple device of TAX
| ing counsel together"
| Summing up the Vice-President said /:
1T has been year of progress alto
gether worthy OF a great people. IL
does not mean that the burdens OF ey-
isterrce are to be lifted from mankind.
IL does not mean that military establish
ments are to be no longer required. An
agreement to maintain a parity between
navies Is not an agreement to abolish
navies. There viii be great saving OF
| expenditure. but IL will not be so much
in present costs as in future require
ments.
These great remedial policies which
are being adopted are fundamental In
principle. They mean that hereafter a
| larger proportion OF human effort can
go into productive activity. They d.
minish the material waste Of extrava-
gance in government and tho spiritual
waste OF distrust In diplomacy. Lib
erty has taken Increased guarantees.
Reason Is more firmly enthroncd. Hope
and faith are revealed more clearly "a
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