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speedily removed. An early Housc |
caucus was held and adopted a lengthy
happened? This pucrile Congress
dawdlcd from May until October and
did nothing. The one consuming de-
sire was TO throw mud on their
countrys glorious war record. Some
sixty investigating or smelling" com
mittecs kept busy hero and In Europe
seeking In tho most vindictivc spirit
to dig up some fnct or circumstance
that would reflect on tho government,
and hence on tho Democratic ndmin-
lstration.
Tried u "Put Wilson In a Hoie.-
The railroad legislation was delayed
until late In February. 1920. while mn
increased governmental expenditure
OF $1,000. 100000 was entalled. and
both the roads and the government
drifted. No tariff. no immigration, no
shipping or other. really essential
legislation was enacted during this
session. The second session ending
In June. 1920, did scarcely any better
Vicious partisan politics was It's sole
controlling policy. In order 20 win in
character assassin were invoked 20
dscrcdlt Wilson and the Democratic
administration. The one thought was.
let the country continue 90 suffer. tho
people VIII overlook the cunning md
derelict Republican Congress and
center their bitter complaint against
tho Democratic President. Chairman
Joseph w Fordney blurted ont tho
truth when he publicly admitted that
Republicans voted 10 put Wilson I'm
n hole" Yes. this was their political
game all the time. And they did put
Wilson In "A hole. but thoy also put
themselves in hole, aud put the
country In hole. They could create
panic, but they could not cure II.
These unholy and unpatriotic tactics
won the election IN 1920 but they
opened the Pandoras box on tho RE
publicans in 1871
American commercial Isolation"
and rloofness forced 10y Republican
political maneuvcrs meant isolation
from cur hes, customer. from the
foreign markets for most OF our sur
plus foodstuHs. raw materials. and
manufactures. The general economic
situation today is that Europe II
( fundamentally worse OF than when
/ the war ended
| The Harding administration took
control In March. 1921, without any
/ policy. foreign or domestic. save those
/ OF commercial isolation and an un-
defined sort Ur an association: IT ma
. . Al
lie said IN q recent speech that Il
/ had seemed like twenty years 20 him.
! | know that Il seems like full twenty
years TO the haras sed farmer, laborer.
/ and business man. Much printer
/ ink has been wasted IN publishing
grossly exaggerated accounts Of tho
soCallsd achievements az this FIRST
year. with the duty and opportunity
tor wonderful achievement, the best
,hRt could DO accomplished has been
mere commonplace such ns might
hc expected IN normal times when
little or practically nothing Ia required
Tho budget legislation is claimed ~
! the greatest first year achievement
AID Yet this entire Legislation was
conceived and framed under the VII
! son administration. In response "a
his urgent recommendation in 1916
The Democrats. except for the war
would then have enacted It. The
Republican Congress after long delay
was practically forced to pass II IN
1920. and after President Wilson
vetoed It IN order TO eliminate an un.
IcOnsututional provision. the Republic
can Congress ignored his request fol
its immediate passage, but held 1t NJ
for nearly a year In order that The
new administration might falsely
claim credit for the entire accomplish
ment. The truth is. this administra
ton has simply put into operation tn,
product Il its predecessor
Deficit OF Half Billion.
. This administration has PRACTICAL!
broken down both in its promise,
economies and IN its financing. Their
Will be treasury deficit of half
! billion dollars or more for the fisca
year 1913. and a vast amount OF loan
In the form Of interest bearing trea
sury certificates will be necessary fou
years after the war Notwithstandin
inspired news headlines every wee
boosting OF economies. the ordinar
! governmental expenses provided 10
in the regular annual appropriate
Z bills for 1922 are 100000 900 in cx
, cess OF the same expenditures unde
D the Democratic administration 1
D 1919. All sums growing. out OF tn
t recent war are eliminated from thes
{ 81 l..
estimates submitted, the presider
= asked Congress 10 appropriate 10
u 1928, SS7,0l7.4l0 more than was car
ried In the regular supply bills 70
1921. Just now there IL "A most IN
= sidious effort on the part OF Reput
u Leans by the widest publicity I
u falsify the plain government record
" as 10 the true amount of expenditure
When driven in "A corner by the IL
escapable facts, some Republicans a.
- tempt to divert attention by the int
" nation that Democrats We're extravt
y CANT during the war. The whole trut
y on this point is. that the America
d people have. during one year OF Har,
10 ing. suffered far greater panic loss,
than Americas total. cost OF the wa
. In war II is not possible TO economi;
d in money and in human life at Il
/ same time. Democrats pursued n
'e latter policy and the war quick
u ended
e Republican leaders have yet decid,
! whether tho treaties growing out
g the so-called disarmament conferen,
lie constitute political asset or III
= bility. The administration stumbl,
, into this conference because II hJ
90 no foreign policies. More candor al
J. mental honesty could have characte
sr tied the making Of the treaties, Japi
was the chief victor. with EnglaI
s-Ond and America poor thiT