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must agree with this Judgment. He will
find. in the earlier period, such commissions
as marked the impeachment Of one pres
ident, an embittered national election
contest, and a prevalent conflict between
legislative and executive branches. Con-
trasted with that showing. the business
like fashion which the siXty-seventh con-
gress has addressed itself to its huge
task, ought to inspire with the con-
viction that conditions nowadays are met
quite as fortunately as may be expected.
Prop for Other Nations
Moreover the Civil war reconstruction
vas simpler than that Teconsuuctlon
we are now carrying on. because follow
ing the Civil war, it was possible. for our
country to lean upon the financial and
economic strength Of other countries
which had not suffered by the struggle:
whereas today our strength is the staff
upon which other would lean. Then we
could turn for help to many others who
we're able to give it; now we find not
few of them turning to us for help.
IF it be urged that we cannot fairly
compare conditions of one generation
with those of another. then let there be
a comparison of the progress which our
country has been making since the arms
tice. with that Of any other major being
Grant in the world war. 1t must be agreed
that we have come through this trying
enoch with less OF distress and disaster
than many others of the great powers
""The two congresses serving since the
restoration Of peace have seen world
wide initiation and deflation. Our country
has borne it's part IN this experience
without even A menace to our gold stan
dard money system. What other country
has such q record? Our governments eA-
renses have been reduced in proportion
! 1lneuualled, l think, anywhere else. Ouf
war debt has been fmpTessiTely reduced
| and policies have been adopted "hich
! insure continuing reduction herea1teI'
| Our military and naval expenses nave
! been restored approximately 70 norma
with a prornptness which Is the more
striking il we contrast It with the eN-
nerfence of other nations which par
| tic.pated In the war.
| Mo Need for Details
"There Is no need for details concern,
| ing the legislation which has been pasSee
hy the sixty-seventh congress. In TINS
when wide differences in producing cos1'
and a weil-nign universal tendency U
a.nc+ BARRIERS against international trad'
! u,are rnenacing our commerce and indus
NV We have passed tariff Legislation
which first protects our own producer
and second, through Its provisions lor al
administrative adjustment OF duties
changing conditions. makes 1t possible q
iadapt them to shifting economic relation
and enables US to encourage foreasi
trade,
The last thing in our thoughts !
4 aleofness from the rest Of the world
the letter continued, We wish to
helpful, neighborly. useful, To protec
ourselves first, and then to uEe Tn
strength, accruing that policy for genera
welfare of mankind, is our sincere pur
pose.
NE other belligerant country has sine
the restoration of peace, reduced its ex
} penditures so rapidly as has our Owl
For the year ending June 80, 1920, OF
public expenses aggregated So, 405, 243, 0G'