Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16

tN"ntnN"d From First paEe)
presidcu, an "mbittorcd national
election contest ANA prevalent con.
dict between Legislative and vxecu-
'iv" branches CoutraSt.d with thai,
showing. the busiuesslikc fashion in
which The Slxty-sevcu,h Congress
has addressed Itself to its hug" task
ought to luspir. "a with ihr cuuvic-
i"u that conditions nowadays are
met quite AS fortunately as may be-
expected
Moreover, the civil War rccoustrue-
ton was simpler than that recon
siruciion Nc ar" now carrying on.
because following the civil War it
was possible Tor our country 10 lean
upon the tuune.al and economic
strength OF other countries which had
mo- suffered 10y the struggle: whereas
today our strength is the stan upuu
watch Others would lean. Then we
could turn Tor help to many others
Wh" were able /" Civ" It now we
/ lind not q few of them turning to
us for help.
II 1t b" urged that wc cannot
fairly c"mpar" the conditions ~ one
s"n'.ation with thus" Of another
then let there b." a comparison OF the
progress which our country has been
making since tn. armtst:v.. with that
IF any other major bcliigcrvnt iu
/ the world War II must be agreed
mat "" baN" com" through this try
.nr "p"rh with less ur distress ana
disaster than many others of The
great powers.
points I" Country. u-cor,i.
80, whether tn" comparison Is
mad" with our own experience" in
tIirr-w:r reconstruct a genera
ti"u ago. ~ with the "xurri"nc,s az
ether nHtiuns ia the years since the
World War. IT * clear that W" have
been most fortunate, Tn" sixty
seventh Congress must u. awarded
recognition tor splendid achieve
/ m"nts along these lines.
| The two Congresses serving since
the restoration OF peace have seen
!, world-widc imitation and d"natiun
our country has borne It's par; i'm this
cNpori"nc" without even menace I,
our gold standard money system
w mat other country has such 4 rec,
f ora our governments expenses
h:sN" been reduced in l. propu:tIn.
un"quai"d. ihlnk. anywhere else
our war debt has been imprcss!vcly
reduced :tsd policies have been adopt
"d which insure continuing reduction
hereafter our military ana naval
expenses have been restored approx e
mat.ly to normal with ii prompin.SS
which IL TIA" more striking # Nu
contrast II with the experience If
other nations which participated in
+ the war.
/ Thcrs is no need Cor detail con
terninS IN" legislation which has
been passed by tho SiNty-scvcutu
congress. In "a time when wide diI-
, f"rcmG"s in producing costs and a
wcU-ni2h universal tendency To crrcl
j barriers against international trad,
W"r" nI"nd"nE our commerce and
/ industry. W. hav. pa ss.d larifr l.giS
iati"n which first protects our own
l'ioduc"rs and. second through II,
provisions for administrators adjust
/ hent OF duties Ia changing cuudi-
'i"hS. makes possible to adapt thrn,
I 1" shifting economic relations am!
enables US Ia cmcourau, for.i,rn
/ iiah". III IN" present disturbed con
"i'i"n OF money. exchanges ana world
trade. hclieV" that by inaururnrh,r
inns policy ct nrAibiliiy and elastic.
ny w have set an example which
'hc commercial world win ;,r,,,t -
/ u truly c"rEiruCtiv,. Iounduri,u rr
which 10 rest our commercial nolirv
ne n?si duty is 20 protect our nm
'"n"' interests. but in many way.
b - - ''''' ''''' comes from tb-pDvrt
non WITH other nations. Tho hos,
tciliE"nC" az tn" day Recognizes IN.
! nt'u I" rhc"urdg" intimacy and nm
""rS'hndinS ia tn" social. ccouomi,
an" political family OF nations. nm,
II recognizes that, in thus iruuuu-
r"tihI plan which looks Ia inn
mate consideration Of the tncts 49,.
~" offering Il means OF tru. u,tir-
cation ana solidarity amu.- ,b. I'M
! forests which maze an nIlr iu,Iu.
''''I tNllI"aiion and wc are tnl,iur
S''h toward the solution Of som,
I OF ia" most pcrplcxing cr,pnn,i,
/ problems which confront the II,
tons Tn" last thing in our tnnucbr.
is nl"oiuess from the rest of lin,
world. w" wish To- h" helpful u.irr-
n"ilN useful. r" protect nurgaly,
hfs' ana then 10 us" tho strcnrt,
arcruinc through that policy. Tor M,
genera welfare ot mankind Is .,,r
Expenditures Reduced.
y" other bell Etrrrit rnunirv G,
Shc" he restoration OF nrucc
"n'"d IT'S expenditures SO rapihiy 81.
haS our own. For the year ru,lir,.
Jun" -" l""r. our public cxp,ndiiurrs
'SSr"sat"d sd,iu5,3i3.O06: IA wear l.,
Yer ~! lh,'20.""0 For tho fiscal v.nr
l'22. s3.d7a.do7oOo This has hcrn
possible through united and deter
/ mined "H"rt. legislative and admin