New-York tribune., 1922-02-14
Fall Backs Up
Plea for Bonus:
Says It's Due
Secretary of Interior Also
Defends Agricultural Bloc
ut Lincoln Day Dinner
Of Republicans Here
Points to New Revenue
Development of Alaska
Would Provide Funds
Needed for Veterans

Lincoln dinner Of the National Repub
l.can Club ut the Waldorf Astoria laat
night, Albert 3. Fall, Secretary Of The
Interior, representing the Harding Ad
ministration, discussed The accomplish
ments Ct the Republican party during
its first year in oillcc at Washington
and declared that it had got away 70,
good start In solving Ill the big
problems confronting tho country
sitter tho war. He defended Che agri.
cultural bloc in Congreao, advocated
tho soldiers' bonus, and paid i. wat
t.tno TO turn attention 70 tho tus.ncss
and industrial problems at home, IN
stead oG following The advice o. some
in the direction Of nrpt solving the
financial and industrial problc,as
across Che sese
Secretary Fall said he felt. It ns I'M
possible TO refuse a bonus Wien former
service men asked for It. Fc added that
1t could easily be paid by revenue IRON,
the development Of Alaska, and urged
The li0eraiizing OF law to permit Che
Opening up" Of Che territory.
The other speakers we's the Rev. Dr..
Charles II. Brown, dean OF Yale Uni4
vcrsity, who eulogized Lincoln; Mrs
hicdill Mccormick. daughter of tic
late Mark llama, and Job L. Hedges.
Charles D. Uilics, president OF the
Nations, Republican Club, presided
There were about thrce hundred guests
at the tables, somewhat less than The
usual number.
Others at the speaker table inciud-
nE
snd William ri. Calder; Colonel Thco-
do-e Roosevelt, George A. Glynn, Re
publican state chairman; Samuel s.
Koenig. Republican county chairman; :;
Miss Helen Y. Boswell, Mrs. Douglas
Robinson. Mrs. Arthur l.. Liverrnorc
Mrs. Arthur Z. Lott. Mrs. TIorato S.
Shonnard, Miss Maud Wetmorc, Ii rs.
John T. Pratt, Mrs. Albert II. Gleeson,
Mrs. Charles II. Sabin, Rear Admiral
James II. Glennon. Dr. Nicholas Murray
Butler. Henry ". Taft. James G. Good
rich, the Right Rev. Herbert Shipman,
d. D., and Louis Stern.
Sees Solution Of War Problems
eSoretary Fall WAS tho last speaker.
He said that some criticism wan be-
ing directed &C the Republican party
for lis lack OF accomplishments during
that some Of Il was we'll founded, per
haps. but Was not serious whun the
conditions ard burdens that existed at
the star. were considered. Sufficient
progress was being made, he said, to
Justify Che assumption that all the big
after-war problems confronting the
country would be solved satisfactorily
during the next three years,
"tN .->,,iSf +CroeA fno+
still in state Of war when the pres
ont Republican Administration took
cfice," he said. "Thc first thing was
20 lega!ize our status Of peace, and yeS
after thc treaty with Germany and
Austria was eigned che Republican
party knew shat war still lowered over
the Pacic, and foresecing this II found
way to prevent 1t, IL the recent
armament conference.
''At first it seemed & most difficult
task Ior the country TO extricatc itself
from sfterwar conditions without
widespread ruin. We had TO debate
business. We had to withdraw some
credits. Tho basic industries wore the
ArsS to be affected. The agricultural
interests Sook e loss Of $5,000,00 900.
Is IL any wonder that there is an agri-
cultural group in Congress insisting
o!i-O sO!.tc on4i4S aHuSC De GONE 70 He*!'
them? Ninety per cent OF tie 100 per
cent Of American business Is done
among ourselves and only 10 per cent
abroad with the people across the
water. Some people are insisting that
we speed Up by first taiSlng care Of the
10 per cent. Foreign countries are
using ilnlneasurably more Of our prod
uctg, agricultural and otherwise, than
they did before the war. Isn't It time
that We turned our attention to our
own business?"
the country could aHod TO pay the
soldiers' bonus, Secretary Fsll an
swered yes lie declared that there
should be no anxiety about Che bonus.
He said the country would DC amply
repaid by Che development OF its
present urocveioped resources. The
country could pay the bonus. he de-
clared, and Alaska, with her VEST un-
developed resources could pay our war
debG.
Stands by Soldier Bonus
"1 done know how you feel about
it, said Cecretary Fall, "but when
thc boys who fought our battles 3or
US come and ask for compensation for
the material sacrifices thay have made,
the worf: and opportuni les they have
lost, can't answer their argument
and deny than the bonus. I don't like
to consider digging up the 1noney, but
there is only one alternative, for the
pared home and another one that he
can sell Yor moro than his bonus. Du.
We can't do Chat.
"There are vast coal, oil and phoe-
phate fields for development in Alas.
I>p and the aoldierq will Iovoion Ihon,
# We give them the right opportunity
If you want this great wealth poured
into your lap you must liberalize the
laws for prospecting. No prospecting
could be done in Alaska until the law
was passed two years ago. Our gree.
national estate to-day amounts to
s15o,o0o, 10000. 1t will double $ha.
in sixty years. il we turn 1t over. The
Republican party will find a way to
develop these great natural resources
and greatly relieve The citizens Of
their burdens OF taxation"
Mrs. Mccormick described the sue
cessfu! efforts that had been made 20
organize the Republican women
throughout the country. She is q d.
rector Of the Women's National Re.
publ'an Club. She declared that the
women's ideals were efficiency in party
organization and economy in party and
government management. She created
laugh among the male party leaders
and workers present in referring to
sne methods employed by the women
In organizing.
I'VE have TO smile eometirnes," she
caid, when the men in the co,,ncilf
Of The party tell US that we vii, learn
The women have learned that state
can be carysssei ppd n~ua1;rod c.,