The Delta independent., 1922-06-09
One Solid Year
of Achievement
Republican Administrator Pre-
gram Of Construction
Being Fulfilled
Congress Is Industrious
Dy Rep. Simeon d. Fess (OhSs)s
Chairman Republican Con-
arsssional Com mittee.)


The World War bequeathed to the
United States, in common with every
other nation gigantic debts, tremendous
expenditures, burdensoms taxes. dis
5ointed economic conditions and gem
sral unrest No previous administra-
dea since the establishment Of our
Government came into power with
greater domestic problems demanding
sslution at its hands than confronted
tAs Republican administration Oh
March 4. 1871.
Immediately upon the insusuratisa
q the President and his call OF ths
special session Of the Congress . pro
0ran oS rehabilitation was outlined
end work Immediately commenced to
eonsummate 1t. Undesirable immiSra-
tisn was flooding the country. This In
creased unemployment. rendered more
di0cult 4 solution Of our industrial
peoblems, while the character OF many
u the immigrants was . menace TO
sur social and political Institutions. To
protect American labor and American
Institutions against this invasion law
was enacted limiting further immigra-
aon to but three per cent. Of the NJ
ttonals already in America
The nrst necessary step toward COO
aomie rsadjustment was necessarily
reduction of expenses and balancing Of
the budget. One Of the earliest meas
ures enacted by the Republican Con-
gress was the budget law. The pre-
vtous Republican Congress had e.
acted . budget law. but II was vetoed
by President Wilson. The law went
into effect July 1. 1891. IN time TO apply
to the fiscal year beginning On the
same date. Whatever economies have
been effected BY reason Of the Budget
Bureau since that time are to be cred
tied to the early action of the Repub-
lican Congress in putting the law on
the books which created the Budget
Bureau and made its operation pos
sible.
The agricultural industry u the
country was suffering in . degree
which has never been eQualled in its
history. This important industry.
which directly affects one-third Of our
population and indirectly affects every
industrial. commercial and financial
activity. was facing bankruptcy. In
order to assist the farmer in this
period Of economic distress the Re-
publican Congress enacted an elab-
crate program of agricultural rehabili.
tation. This program Of constructive
legislation in behalf of the American
farmer is without parallel in the an
mails Of American legislation. The sub
stantial effects Of this legislative pro.
gram are now apparent on every hand.
Notwithstanding the Republican
Congress elected in 1918 and Assem-.
bied in special session in 1913 had
appropriated hundreds of millions for
exService men. the administration Of
these funds by the various executive
agencies controlled BY the Democrats
had been such that the ex-service men
had received a minimum of benefit
from the funds. A large part Of this
was due to lack Of coordination and
cooperation of the various bureaus
One OF the greatest pieces OF construc.
tive legislation OF the Republican Con.
gress was the consolidation of the va
rious agencies dealing with the ex.
service man under the one head OF the
Veterans Bureau. This assures expe-
dttion as well as fair and adequate
treatment OF our disabled ex-service
men.
In addition to this consolidation and
reorganization additional millions were
appropriated for the use of the Bu-
reau. American ex service men of the
World War have been better treated
At the hands of the Republican Con-
gress than the ex-service men of any
previous war in American history and
better treated than the ex-service men
of any other nation engaged in the
World War. And the end is not yet.
As an aid to the agricultural sec
tions and as an antidote to the unem.
ployment situation, the Congress
passed at $75,000,O0O appropriation bill
for the construction and maintenance
of improved highways. which sum will
be doubled when the provisions OF the
bill are complied with by States put.
ting. up an equal sum of money.