Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-16
PRESIDENT LAUDS
WORK Of congress
Writes to Leader MondeII
Declaring Accomplishments
Satisfactory.

President Harding. In letter to
Representative Monden of Wyoming.
republican leader of the House, ex-
presses his belief that the general
results of the accomplishments of the
republican Sixty-sixth and Sixty-sev-
enth Congresses have been SO help
full to American welfare that they
will not fail to appeal to the Amer
lean people,"
The President in his letter, which
was made public last. night at the
White House. further declares that
few Congresses nave oesn caiIea
been exacted from the Sixty-sev-
enth." and adds that he doubts II any
Congress in our history mas accom-.
plished so impressive volume OF
work, touching so wide a range OF
national interest.
In addressing his letter to Mr.. Mon.
dell, who is the republican candidate
for the Senate from Wyoming. the
President asserts he does SO In testlc
mony of my appreciation of the great
p puhi tic sn msiee,tv leader lie Se' also
praises Mr.. Mondells fine resources
Of patience, sound judgment, candor
and legislative experience.
Text of the Letter.
The executives letter. written under
date of October IL. follows:
Il am addressing you In testimony
of my appreciation of the great pup.
lie service of the present House OF
its ma jority leader. 1t is an &C
acknowledgment which record In
this manner with the more satisfac.
ton because of my warm personal
sentiment for yourself. as well as my
high estimate Of your performance In
one of the most trying posts under
our government. 1t has been a pleas.
'ure and reinsurance to know that
YOUR fine resources of patience. sound
Judgment, candor and legislative ex-
perience were always ready: .or APP
nlica ton to the problems which nave
CONFRONTED the administration.
"Few Congresses have been called
unon for such arduouS service as mas
been exacted from the Sixty-seventn.
It has been in approximately con-
tinuous sitting from the day ~ came ne
achievement its record is notable.
doubt il any Congress in our history
has accomplished so impressive a
volume of work. touching so wide
range Of national interest.
"One must dissent from the too pre-
alent idea that our plan Of congress
sional government Is not proving
euual to the strain of these times.
The most casual student OF history.
comparing the legislative record OF
the reconstruction period following
following the world war, must real
lie that we have gone far toward
iessenfng partisan. factional. personal
and sectional strife in the law-mak-
ing process.
Compared with Civil War Period.
whoever will compare the turbulent
period of legislative and political his
tory from the close OF the civil war
to the end Of President Hayes ad-
ministration with the record made
since the armistice. four years ago,
must agree with this judgment. He
will find. in the earlier period. such
commissions as marked the tmpeacn-
ment of one President. an embittered
national election contest and preVa-
lent conflict between legislative and
executive branches. Contrasted with
that showing, the business-like fash
ion in which the Sixty-seventh Con-
gress has addressed itself to its huge
task ought to inspire US with the
conviction that conditions nowadays
are met quite as fortunately as may
be expected. -
Moreover, civil war reconstruction
was simpler than that reconstruction
we are now carrying on, because fol
lowing the civil war, IT. was possible
for our country to lean upon the
financial and economic strength of
other countries which had not suf
fered by the struggle: whereas today
our strength is the staff upon which
others would lean. Then we could
turn for help to many. others who
were able to give it: now we find not
a few of them turning to US for help.
IF it be urged that we cannot fairly
compare the conditions OF one gen.
Grafton with. those of another, then
let there be comparison of the prog
ress which our country has been MAX
ing since the armistfce with that of
any other major belligerent in the
world war 1t must be agreed that
we have come through this trying
epoch with less of distress and dis
aster than many others of the great
powers.
go, whether the comparison is made
with our own experience in after-war
reconstruction a generation ago, or
with the experiences Of other nations
in the years since the world war, It is
clear that We have been most fortu-
nate. The Sixty-seventh Congress
must be awarded recognition for
splendid achievements along these
lines.
Country Bears It's Part.
"The two Congresses serving since |
the restoration of peace have been q
worldwide imitation and defiation.
Our country has borne its part in this |
experience without even menace to
our gold standard money system.
What other country has such a rec
ord? Our governments expenses have
been reduced in a proportion I'M
equaled. I think, anywhere else. Our
war debt has been impressively re-
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