The Glasgow courier., 1922-04-07
Republican Administrators Pro.
gram of Construction
Being Fulfilled
Congress Is Industrious
Record of Accomplishments Not
Excelled in Annals of
Legislation
(By Rep. Simeon D. Fess (Ohio),
Chairman Republican Con.
gressional Committed


gressional Committee.)
The World War bequeathed to the
United States, in common with every
other nation gigantic debts, tremendous
expenditures, burdensome taxes, dis
jointed economic conditions and gen.
eral unrest. No previous administra.
tion since the establishment of our
Government came into power. with
greater domestic problems demanding
solution at it's hands than confronted
the Republican administration on
March 4. 1921.
Immediately upon the Inauguration
OF the President and his call of the
special session of the Congress pro.
gram of rehabilitation was outlined
and work Immediately commenced to
consummate it. Undesirable immigra-
ton was flooding the country. This in.
creased unemployment, rendered more
difficult solution of our industrial
problems, while the character Of many
of the immigrants was a menace to
our social and political institutions. To
protect American labor and American
institutions against this invasion a law
was enacted limiting further immigra.
ton to but three per cent. of the ma
tionals already in America.
The first necessary step toward eco
nomic readjustment was necessarily
reduction of expenses and balancing Of
the budget. One of the earliest meas.
ures enacted by the Republican Con.
gress was the budget law The pre-.
vious Republican Congress had en-.
acted budget law, but it was vetoed
by President Wilson. The law went
into effect July /, 1921, in time to apply
to the fiscal year beginning on the
same date. Whatever economies have
been effected by reason of the Budget
Bureau since that time are to be cred
tied to the early action of the Repub-
lican Congress in putting the law on
the books which created the Budget
Bureau and made it's operation pos.
sible.
The agricultural industry of the
country was suffering in a degree
which has never been equalled in it's
history. This important industry
which directly affects one-third of our
population and indirectly affects every
industrial, commercial and financial
activity, was facing bankruptcy. In
order to assist the farmer in this
period of economic distress the Re-
publican Congress enacted an elab
crate program of agricultural rehabili
tation. This program of constructive
legislation in behalf of the American
farmer is without parallel in the an
mails of American legislation. The sub
stantial effects of this legislative pro
gram are now apparent on every hand
Notwithstanding the Republican
Congress elected in 1918 and assem-
bled in special session in 1919 had
appropriated hundreds of millions fol
ex-service men, the administration ol
these funds by the various executive
agencies controlled by the Democrats
had been such that the ex-service mer
had received a minimum of benefi,
from the funds. A large part of this
was due to lack of coordination anC
cooperation of the various bureaus
One of the greatest pieces of construc
tive legislation Of the Republican Con
gress was the consolidation of the va
rious agencies dealing with the ex
service man under the one head of thu
Veterans Bureau. This assures expe
dition as well as fair and adequat,
treatment of our disabled ex-servic,
men.
In addition to this consolidation an(
reorganization additional millions wer,
appropriated for the use of the Blu
reau. American ex-service men of tn,
World War have been better treatet
at the hands of the Republican Con
gress than the ex-service men of an,
previous war in American history ant
better treated than the ex-service mel
Of any other nation engaged in tn,
World War. And the end is not yet
As an aid to the agricultural sec
tions and as an antidote to the unem
ployment situation, the Congress
passed at $75,0OO,OO0 appropriation bill
for the construction and maintenance,
of improved highways, which sum will
be doubled when the provisions of tn
bill are complied with by States put
ting up an equal sum of money.
Among the numerous constructive
and relief measures the Maternity Bill
was enacted in response to the deman
Of the womanhood Of the country
This great piece of humanitarian les
islation is the first of an ambition
program of progressive legislatio
espoused by women in their ne,
sphere of political activity.
The Republican Congress enacted
new taxation measure. This ne'
measure reduces during the curren
year the public tax bill in the sum G