Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-25
SECRETARY F ALL.
MAKES ADDRESS
At HIGH SCHOOL
Describes Achievements of
the Harding Administra-
ton; Is introduced by
Gov. NJ. C. MeChem.

G0V. wi. y. MeCnem.
Albert b. Fall, secretary of the
interior, addressed a large audience
of Albuquerque citizens at the High
school auditorium last night He
described the achievements of the
Harding administration, in spite OF
handicaps inherited from the for
mer administration. Among the
national issues discussed were the
usurpation of privilege and auth
GRITTY by innumerable boards and
commissions; the protective tariff;
possibility of an equitable adjusted
compensation law and a vigorous
plea for the development of nat
ural resources.
For the first time since the ques-
ton arose, he discussed publicly
the so-called lease of the Teapot
Dome oil field in Wyoming. The
facts as revealed by Secretary Fall
show that the government not only
has saved the possible loss OF
enormous reserves of oil for the
navy, but also is beginning to de-
rive an immense revenue from the
development of this field.
The secretary prefaced his real
address by saying that he had first
come to New Mexico more than
Sc years ago and that 81 came to
this meeting tonight from the
grave of the man who came with
me-" He referred to Joe Morgan
of Alamogordo, Mrs. Falls broth
er, who died a few days ago.
Secretary Fall was introduced by
Gov. M. C, Mechem as 1.-The citi-
zen who, more than any other high
in public life, typifies the west"
Senator III. O. Bursum was COM
PEELED to leave the meeting shortly
before 10 O'Clock to catch the
southbound train, not knowing that
Secretary Fall was TO take the
same train.
Secretary Fall spoke as follows:
Governor Mechem, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
came to New Mexico something
more than thirty-siX years ago ana
come to you tonight from the
grave of the man who came with
me. / have declined to take part
in the political campaign. | nave
today cancelled engagements
which were made for me in other
states-only few-because the
pressure of my o1ficiai business
would not permit me to go eX-
tensively into a political campaign,
even had l desired to do so.
| am here not to discuss poll
ties from a partisan STANDPOINT.
While a citizen of New Mexico, in
terested as you all are, in local IS
sues, l am not here to take part in
the local campaign. l appreciate
tho fact that this invitation is eX-
tended me rather as a member OF
the present administration than as
YOUR fellow citizen. and / am here
lust to saw few words to you, Of
fering in my conception. a reason
for the support, by the people of
the United States, of the admins
tration of Mr.. Harding and or his
assistants.
OF course we are in the midst OF
a strenuous political campaign in
each of the different states
throughout the entire nation. |
realize now. as ! did two years ago,
that there is a spirit of protest
throughout this great country OF
ours. | know perfectly well that
the last Overwhelming republican
victory was not in any sense
partisan victory. 1t represented
the consensus OF the opinion of
the people of the United States
and We know that to some extent
there exists Throughout the United
States today that feeling of pro-
test.
Much Was Expected.
Much was expected of the re-
publican party. Possibly some of us
promised more than we really be-
lieved we would be able to per-
form. Certainly those of us who
knew conditions as they existed,
knew that it would be impossible In
two short years for any admins
tration to restore this country of
ours to the conditions which exist
ed prior to the war. just as it
would be impossible for other ma
tions of the world to restore those
nations to the conditions which
existed prior to the Great War.
We knew, those who had been
identified with the government in
any degree, that for four years or
more, this government had neces-
sarily been largely a government
by commission; the old regular de-
partments of the government had
been set aside and the new COM
missions had been created. We
knew that this process had been
going on for years and that it cul-
minated finally in the establish
ment of various commissions
which practically usurped the
powers of the departments of the /
government.
Condition of Country.
AS a representative of the cab
met, who was supposed to sit with
the president of the United States
and assist in the transaction of
the administrative affairs of this
great government of ours, I want
TO ask you IL you have ever stopped
10 think what the condition of the
country was when President Hard
ing was inaugurated? Who is re-
sponsible for the enormous amount
of indebtedness which we are yet
Iaboring under and will for years
continue to labor under? The war
cost us billions of dollars. The
money was expended extravagant-
ly by the department Of war under
the secrtary or war. Was the