Arizona republican., 1922-02-15
ACHIEVEMENTS
/. OF REPUBLICAN
!. CONGRESS TOLD.
BY SEN. LODGE
No Peace Congress Has
Enacted More Important,
Effective and Remedial
Legislation, He Says
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BOSTON, Feb. 14.--What the Re-
publican party has accomplished in
congress since it came into power
ana what 1t has done in international
affairs through the armament confer
ence, formed the subject Of an ad-
dress by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
TO the Republican members ~pf the
Massachusetts legislature at q dinner
here tonight.
The three great objects of the
United states in the armament con-
ference, said the senator were the
limitation of armament, the tefmina-
tion Of the Anglo-Japanese alliance
and the attainment "of all we could
for the benefit OF China, in which the
dominant feature was the return Of
the province of Shantung"
Reviews @. o. p. Achievements
In all three Of these obpects." he
continued. 1--WE were successful. do
not underrate in the least the earnest
good viii and cooperation that we
received from all our colleagues rep
resenting the other nations, but the
lead in the conference belonged to
the United States because We issued
the invitations, and that lead we had
throughout. Almost every PROPOSE
tion, certainly all or any importance,
was brought forward by the Ameri-
can delegation"
The Republican party since it came
last into power has made a record in
international and domestic accom-
plishments by which it may ask the
country TO stand without fear or
misgiving," said Senator Lodge.
Urging Republicans to pay no heed
to the outcries Of political opponents
who call the present congress a do
nothing" body, but rather to go for
ward in the good old Republican way
and carry on" Senator Lodge re-
viewed the achievements OF the
party since il gained control~of con-
gress In March, 1918.
Il know he said. II am speaking
within bounds when | say that no
congress in time OF peace has ever
shown such an amount Of important,
effective and remedial legislation as
has been enacted by the present con-
gress since it has been in session.
"The Republicans" he said, found
the worst situation economically that
any party in this country had ever
been called upon to face and we have
a right to be proud Of our record
When the Republican party gained
control of congress In 1919, it pro-
ceeded to reduce appropriations of
the Wilson administration for the last
year BY $1,000, 100000, senator Lodge
said. cit also repealed war appro
priations aggregating more than
eight billions OF dollars and continued
to reduce them until for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1922, the appro-
prfations stood at $3909, 1000, 00O."
Hopes for Lower Sur Tax
'Since the present congress has
been i'm the senator continued, they
have reduced appropriations asked
FOR BY the departments of So,3S7,-
600 900 to $1,42S, 100000. This was
the work OF the present do nothing
congress. Somebody did something
Referring to the revenue act of
1921, Senator Lodge said:
"I should have been glad personally
TO have made those sur-taxes on IN
comes lower than they were finally
agreed upon, but we were compelled
to get the money somewhere and IT
seemed to the Republican majority OF
fhe congress that the most important
relief TO be given to business and the
country was by termination of the
excess profits taxes.
ut was thought also of the first
importance to get rid OF the trans
portation taxes on freight. passengers
and express packages - a direct bur
den on all business Of the country.
The revenue bill, he declared, mas
really brought large measure OF
relief from taxes, to which little at
fention has been paid. The total re-
duction on the best analysis which
can be made win reach S835.000,000
for the calendar year.
Speaking of the bill for the re-
funding of the debt, Senator Lodge
said
'The United States has no inten-
ton OF playing the part Of an usurp-
or but it was the money of the Amer
ican people which was lent to the all
lied and associated powers in their
tiroa az greatest needs. The debts
which the United States owed to
those powers she has paid in cash
and has questioned none of them.
.sWe are well aware that some,
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