The Washington times., 1922-12-26
:HTTS HARD|nG'S
POLICIES IN
QUERIES
Committee Of 40, Now Acting
at Liberal Party" Send
Letter to President.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The Com
mittee of F'orty-eight has written a
letter to President Harding contain
ing nine questions based on his mes
sage to Congress. Although framed
In question form, the letter Is ac-
tually severe criticism of the Ad-
ministration's policy and the Presi-
dents views as expressed in his mes
sage on such important questions as
the railroad and coal strikes, the Fed
eral Reserve banks and rural credits.
On all of these matters the Ad-
ministration has failed. according to
the letter, which points to the most
complimentary references to the Fed.
eral Government having come from
members of the Senate and House
who were defeated in the last elec-
ton.
The letter was written by j. A. H.
Hopkins. chairman OF the Committee
of Forty-eight, which now announces
itself as functioning as "The Liberal
Party"
In urging that the alien popula-
ton must be taught to respect
American institutions Mr.. Hopkins
said the President has failed to
point out that government officials
themselves have set an example
Of lawlessness not only for the
foreigners but for the native Ameri-
can as well. He wrote:
Mrs. Hopkins Questions.
You state that our alien popu-
lation must be taught to respect
our institutions, but you fail to
point out that our government Off
Gals themselves. through their
failure to enforce our existing laws
as against 'malefactors of great
wealth and the arrogant abroga-
tions by these officials Of the civil
rights guaranteed to the people
of the United States by the Con-
stitition, have set an example of
lawlessness in high places not only
to the foreigner who comes to our
shores but to our native population
as well. which is undermining our
institutions and creating a disre-
spect for law and order the danger
of which can hardly be overesti-
mated.
do you claim that the present
Administration has, since 1t took
office on March 4, 1921, made any
serious attempt to re-establish law
and order or that 1t has made any
material progress toward solving
the problems to which you refer?
Alleges Reserve Control.
rs II not more correct to say
that, through the utter failure of
your Administration to uphold the
law and to recognize the humanity
which underlies all of these prob
lens, it has, on the contrary, ag.
gravated them and ignored the de.
mands of the American people so
expressed at the polls and else
where?
You state that the Federal Re-
serve System and the Federal Land
Banks should have their powers en-.
larged to provide increased farm
credits, Are you not aware Of the
fact that the so-called Federal Re.
serve System Is in effect not a Fed
eral system at all, but a system Of
private banks designated as Fed
cisely the same Wall Street clique
which has for years exploited the
country for its own personal bene.
fit?
"As you say, the Railroad Labor
Board has not functioned very salts
factorily. But do you really be-
lieve that this Is due to the fact
that one-third of its members repre-
sent the railroads and one-third the
railroad workers?
rs II not fairer to say that the
remaining one-third which repre-
sent the public do not properly
represent the public sentiment? Is
it not at least in part due to the
fact that the Railroad Labor Board
have allowed the railroad executives
to flagrantly disregard their man.
dates while they have strenuously
demanded that the railroad brother.
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