Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-06-16
Speech OF CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS
IvERED AT A Dinner GIVEN
BY REPUBLICANS AT DUKE CITY

have made. Every problem, and
many more than / have mention
/ ed, have been squarely met and
is being solved. America is sure
ly and certainly returning to a
safe, sane. normal and prosperous
condition. OF all the great ma
tions of the world she alone has
moved forward from out the
quagmire in which the war left
her.
The republican party on COM
ing into power by resolution gave
us peace--with American honor
upheld-American traditions and
American institution safeguarded
and American rights fully and
adequately protected.
America. under the leadership
of our great president, Warren u.
Harding, and the directing hand
Of one OF the greatest secretaries
Of state that ever was elevated
to that distinguished office, Char
les Z. Hughes, called, held ana
consummated a worlds confer
ence of the nations. A conference
characterized by Admiral Kato as
a work that will live as long as
history and declared by Lloyd
George and Paul Hymanns to be
the greatest work for world peace
in history.
Ended Naval Competition.
In twelve weeks this conference
ended naval competition and lift
ed from the nations the great and
ever increasing burden of naval
armament.
The serious and menacing prob
lens growing out Of Japans
21 points and the secret treaty
OF 1915 were met and solved. Mr..
Root presented and the nations
bv unanimous vote endorsed what
has been called China's Magma
Charta in four items: Q) SoVer-
eighty and independence and in
tegrity, both politically and ad-
ministratively; CD The provisions
for internal composure; (D The
open door, and (4 Security
against outside intervention for
any national advantage. The can
collation. of the Anglo-Japanese al
lance, the settlement of the Hap
Island question, the restoration OF
Shantung, and the giving up OF
the most serious of Japans Il
points, were brought about. Ihese
accomplishments guarantee the
peace of the Pacific for many de-
cades to come.
Foreign Affairs. i
May I quote from a summary Oh
our accomplishments in foreign al
fairs by Hon. S. d. Fess, congress-
man from Ohio:
ut is with pardonable pride
that out of this caldron of al
most universal warfare, with
every relation more or less
strained by both the actual war
and the uncanny confusion 10
follow after the war, this ma
ton has emerged with its SOW
ereignty and independence In
tact. its rights all conserved, It's
disputes all composed, its rival
ries all allayed, its friendships
with all nations strengthened.
and it's moral leadership uni
yersally conceded, the wrongs
to China corrected, and the way
opened for composure in the
Orient l challenge the rec
ord to produce q greater
achievement in the history OF
diplomacy"
AT home congress set about to !
AIRY out program of economy.
[ proceeded TO to dismantle the |
var machine. Federal employees at
Washington were reduced from
10000 to 10000. In the country
t large 320,27S federal employees
,ere dropped from the roll.
Budget Law.
Then came the enactment OF the
ational budget law. This together
With reorganization of the federal
apartments will end all pork bar
el' legislation; will be an effect
al barrier to wasteful expenditure
nd will prevent all unnecessary
uplication.
The effect OF our efforts to econ
mize in government is shown IN
he following comparative costs Oh
overnment:
he cost of our gov
ernment in 1919
was ...........' l9,Voo'VoV'00O0
920 ........,'.... t,ooU'Voo'ocN
929 .... :. ,O65,O00,000
1t will ultimately be reduced TO
nd one-half billions.
BY a reorganization Of the agen'
les dealing with disabled veterans.
new have been concentrated undeS
ne head. In this service $780, 4
90, 900 has been expended. Abou,
$4,000 cases have been decided;
bout 10000 still remain. This de-