The New York herald., 1922-02-15
PROUD OF PARTY'S
WORK, Says LODGE
EXtOls Arms Achievements
to Bay State Republican
Legislators.
CALLS RECORD CLEAR
Declares the G. 0. p. Can Go
Before the People With
out Fear or Misgiving.'
SHOWS MANY ECONOMIES
Tells Of 320,278 Dropped
From PayrOlls and of
Billions Saved.

Boston. Feb 14.-What the Republi-
can party has accomplished in Con-
gress since it came into power and
what IL has done in international af-
fairs through the armament confer
ence formed the subject of an address
by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to the
Republican members of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature at a dinner here
tonight.
The three great subjects of the
United States in the armament con-
ference, said the Senator, were the
limitation OF armament, the termina-
ton of the Anglo-Japanese alliance
and the attainment of "all we could
for the benefit of China, in which the
dominant feature was the return of the
Province of Shantung."
I'm all three of these objects" he con-
tinued, "wc were successful / do not
underrate in the least the earnest good
will and cooperation that we received
from all our colleagues representing the
other nations. but the lead in the con-
ference belonged to the United States
because we issued the invitations, and
that lead we had throughout. Almost
every proposition, certainly all OF any
Importance. was brought forward by the
American delegation"
Summarizes Record.
|. The Republican party since It last
came into power has made a record In
international and domestic accomplish
ment by which 1t may ask the country
to stand without fear or misgiving."
said Senator Lodge.
Urging Republicans to pay no heed to
the outcries of political opponents who
call the present Congress "do moth
in the good old Republican way and
carry on" Senator Lodge reviewed the
achievements OF the party sinc~ II gained
control of Congress in March, 1918.
The Republicans. he said, found the
worst situation economically which any
party In this country had ever been
called upon to face, and we have right
to be proud of our record"
Senator Lodge dwelt at length upon
the fruits OF the armament conference,
which, he said, I'VE owe to the wisdom
OF President Harding in summoning it,"
More was done by the conference for
the worlds peace in twelve weeks, !Ie
added, than has been done anywhere
else In twice as many years.
When the Republican party gained
control of Congress in 1919 1t proceeded
To reduce appropriations OF the Wilson
Administration for the last year by
$500. 900. 900, Senator Lodge said 1T
ALSO repealed war appropriations ag-
gregating more than eight billions of
dollars and continued to reduce them
until for the fiscal year ended June 30.
1922. the appropriations stood at $3.-
800 900 600.
"Since the present Congress has been
in" the Senator continued. they have
reduced appropriations asked for by the
departments OF S5,3S7. 100000 20 ST.
42S, 900, 900. This was the work of the
present do nothing Congress This is
partly owing to the fact that during the
year ended June 70. 1921. 1854 people
were dismissed from the public service.
and since the armistice 320,27S en-
ployees have been dropped from the
civil payrolls. Somebody did some
thing"