The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-04
HOOVER ACCLAIMS
FULL DINNER PAIL
Pleads for Republican Con-
gress to Carry on Good Work
Of Administration
DEFENDS HIGHER TARIFF
Says Nations Transportation
Must Be Increased to Meet
Her Productivity.

Herbert Hoover. Secretary Of Com
merce. speaking last night in Engle-
wood. N. j., in behalf of Senator Frel-
inghuysen, urged the return of a
Republican Congress to insure con-
tinuance of the Goverpment's coopera-
ton with industry end commerce. by
which he declared "the most rapid re-
covery in our history from an I'M
paralleled business Oppression and I'M
employment" had been made.
Mr.. Hoover said revision Of the Ameri-
can tariffs was absolutely necessary,
about forty-ive countries previously
having been engaged in revising their
own upward, due to the economic shifts
caused by the war. governments
primary concern, the Secretary asserted
is to employ and feed it's people. adding
that there were four or five millions out
of work when the Administration came
into Office, owing to profound disturb
ances to the whole business structure.
He went on:
1.-THE work of the Administration and
the resolute action of our business COM
munity filed the dinner pals of the
menths. and to-day our employers are
searching for labor
Finds Recovery NO Accident.
The recuperation n, business and en-
ployment was not ar accident, asserted
Mr.. Hoover. who pictured the Govern
ment as the largest business institu-
ton In the couptfy, with the largest
number of employees, the largest in
como and largest expenditure. He con-
tinued:
Until the Government brought eff
cheney into its business and brought Its
policies intol accord with the necessities
of the country the other businesses OF
the country could not recover.
THE expenditures of the Government
were reduced from more than $780,
100000 to less than s3.500,000.000 a
year. Taxation was reduced by $780,
000,e0 year. Nearly 100000 en-
ployees of the Government, in Its civil
ian and military departments, were dis
missed and turned from burden on
the community to support to the COM
munity through their productive work.
peace has been made. The limitation
OF naval armament has been brought
ABOUT, not only to enable reduction In
Government expenditure, but, above all,
to give that security in peace which Is
vital for the recuperation of industry
and commerce Aid has been given to
our farmers both directly and indirectly.
The financial operations OF the Govern
ment have been put on such basis as
to give the least interference with tie
progress of commercial business.
THE Government has cooperated with
industry and commerce in the solution
of multitude OF questions and crises
that they were confronted with during
this great period OF depression.
"Great Problems still Remain"
Tremendous economic problems az
fecting the welfare of every man, woman
and child in the United States still
await constructive solution despite the
great amount accomplished In the coun-
try's sound reconstruction, said Mr..
Hoover. He went on:
1--WE have the problems in our rail-
ways. in the coal industry, in the rela-
tibnship of employees and employers in
the vital necessities and services. the
problems of further reorganization Of the
Federal Government, so as to reduce
taxation and increase efficiency; the
problems of the allied debt, and we have
within the Administration n hundred
problems of good housekeeping in Gov
eminent business.
I'VE must have increased transporta-
ton IL we are to maintain our growing
productivity. We must therefore find a
way out of the cycle of systematic star
walton Of large part Of our mileage
and the denudation of our railway man
ayers Of their responsibilities and initia-
tive"