The New York herald., 1922-02-16
PEOPLE BUNCOED,'
ASSERTS HARRISON
Mississippi Senator Charges
Republicans With Breaking
Campaign Pledges.
GIVES CREDIT TO BORAH
Calling of Arms Conference
Attributed to Idaho Mans
'Magnificent Fight

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Attack on the
tMass.) and Mccormick (Ill), detailing
accomplishments of the Republican
party. was made in the Senate to-day by
Senator Harrison, Democrat (Miss) }.
who challenged the accuracy of the Re-
publican claims.
The Mississippi Senator declared the
American people were being "buncoed.
hoodwinked and deceived by the Rcpub-
lican spokesmen.
Referring to a statement that the Re-
publican Congress had cut appropriation
estimates of Democratic officials aggre-
eating $1,000. 100000 to s1.400. .00c. 100.
Senator Harrison said the Democratic
estimates were made when the war was
in full blast and it's continuance ex-
pected for another year. The ending of
the war, the Mississippi member as
serted. made possible enormous savings.
Broken Faith Charged.
''He 1.-THE President should have fol-
lowed what he promised the people in
his campaign" said Mr.. Harrison, de-
claring that promises had been broken
and not a single campaign pledge kept
30 far.
''They 1.-THE Republican leadersl are
afraid to step into the shadow of the
League Of Nations" Senator Harrison
continued. That's what Is damning
this Administration. There is no settled
policy, no program to follow.
THE President, and you know 1t, is
afraid that he might wean off some OF
the men in his party and he's always
trying to compromise something"
Taking UP the Washington arms con-
ference, Senator Harrison said he sup
posed every Republican campaign orator
would claim 1t as a party achievement
in the way it had been treated by SEN
ators Lodge and Mccormick Referring
to President Harding's statement in his
last address that the conference pro-
posal originated in the Senate, Senator
Harrison continued:
DO you recall, when Mr.. Hughes's
name was being heraldad far and wide,
when he was receiving the plaudits Of
the world for his opening speech, and
there began to be n feeling of jealousy
between certain republican leaders, that
here emanated a statement, carried
broadcast by the Associated Press, that
the proposal made by Secretary Hughes
was ilOC dI Ill tIle proposal Oh secretary
Hughes. but was conceived while Presi-
dent Harding was gliding peacefully
down the beautiful waters Of the Poto-
mac and that the President wrote the
paper with his own lead pencil? That
was propaganda
Credit for Conference.
Senator Harrison declared that the
credit for the arms conference was due
to the magnificent fight made by
Senator Borah. Republican (Idaho), for
the Borah resolution which, he said,
was forced through over initial objec-
tions by Mr.. Harding and Republican
leaders. The Senator said the Demo-
Gratis gave it their solid support.
"The first concrete proposition toward
disarmament" Senator Harrison said.
was in Article VIII. OF the League of
Nations placed there by the man the
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Lodge)
maligned and found fault with"
Discussing the Genoa meeting. Mr.
Harrison declared the United States
should quit its Spying" on European
affairs He said that thus far nothing
has been done except through observers.
and I insist the people are tired OF OBJ
serving"
why don't you get in?" he asked,
turning to the Republican side. You
know you are aching to participate"