Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-04
SECRETARY WEEKS
LAUDS HARDING
Secretary of War Addressed Re-
publican Meeting in Queen
Theatre Last NIGHT.

told the large audience that attended
the meeting held in the Queen Theatre
last night by the Republican Business
Mems Association the United States
VIII not become involved In European
politics, but will 20 in an economic
conference and help the European ma
IONS TO get on their feet when they
attempt to restore normally.
Mr.. Weeks brief address was chief
~ a reply to attacks made on the
Harding administration by Democratic
Senators who came to Delaware TO
participate In the political campaign.
lie said two OF these Senators had
voted to put n duty on peanuts and
rice.
"nile, trying to demonstrate that
the Republican party Is fulfilling it's
PLATFORM promises. Mr. Weeks men,
uones the tarin bills of 1921 and 1922.
he said the former stopped n drop in
the prices of farm products and ad-
mitted that the latter is not perfect.
nut held that no person should criti-
else II because he does not approve all
It's schedules. Declaring the Harding
tariff benefits both capital and labor.
Mr.. Weeks cited improvement in the
building trades. He said the Harding
tarifr Is lower than the Mckinley and
Wilson tariffs.
Pointing to the Disarmament Con
Terence, the Secretary of War said
there was grave friction between the
United States and Japan, but the Dis
armament Conference Strengthened out
everything and the United States now
Ia at peace with the whole world. IIe
thought the Disarmament Conference
fnsures peace on the seas for 10 years
and said the United States. "a n re
suit of the conference. will save So
ooo,O0o.o0O in that period.
Mr.. Weeks praised President Hard
Ing and his cabinet especially the
Secretary of State and the Secretary
OF the Treasury. He said the war bonds
returned to par and the last Federal
bond issue was oversubscribed be-
cause the people have confidence in
the Harding administration. DesCrib-
ing the Federal budget system. he said
IL prevents deficits. He stated Federal
cX<enses have been considerably re
ducd by curtailment of office forces IN
various departments.
Saying Senator Coleman du Pont Is
n big business man, whose Judgment
IA worth something TO the country
Mr.. Weeks appealed for his return tc
the Senate. IF you want to support
the President" he said. send a Re
publican Senator and Republican
Congressman to Washington" lie re-
vealed a secret by announcing that
Senator du Pont recently gave s200,-
600 TO a school in the south nesr Cum
fber1and Gap
william II. Head previous to Mr.
Weeks address presented Senator du
Pont and former Governor Charles r.
Miller 10 the audience.
Senator du Pont praised President
Harding and his cabinet and said they
AFRO making great strides in economy
and Improvement. Referring to Della
other States in good roads and good
schools and has lower taxes,
Former Governor Miller said Dem
ocratic Senators who came to Della
ware and criticised President HARDING
were apostles OF misrepresentation
Asserting that the Republican part,
is fulfilling its platform promises, h
made comparisons OF the nationa
debt. saying it was $23,977 ,0oO, 90
when President Harding was in
augurated and s22 ,96S,000,0oo on Jun
so. 1922. He declared the budget sye
tenn introduced by President Hardin
reduced expenses between 100000
and 81, 0o0. 900. He renewed to Thoma
L. Bayard an offer to prove TO hin
that his alleged statement that troubl
in Armenia would not have occurre
had the United States been a memoe
OF the League OF Nations was untrue
Mentioning unemployment, he sal
the Harding administration stoppe
unnecessary shipbuilding, but dc
clared a Republican tariff never ker
men out of work. He reminded Demo
cratic critics OF road construction ]
Delaware. particularly the du Por
Boulevard. that a Democratic Hous
OF Representatives. approved larg
appropria ton for road work IN 1sZl.