Arizona republican., 1922-03-31
HULL F[AYS ADMINISTRATION
CONDUCT Of INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS AND GERMAN TREATY

WILMINGTON, Del, March 30.-
Speaking at a meeting OF Delaware
Democrats here tonight, Chairman
Hull of the Democratic national
committee referred to President
Harding's decision to take no active
part in the coming congressional
campaign and declared that 'the
most terrible commentary on this
congress is the fact that Republican
leaders who could stomach New
berryism can not stomach the sitting
Republican congress"
Chairman Hull in his address.
attacked the Republican admins
trations conduct of international af-
fairs, particularly the treaty with
Germany and described the Repub-
lican economy campaign as largely
a fraud"
According 10 press reports" he
said, President Harding is now de-
claring that he viii take no active
part in the election Of Republican
congressman and senators this year.
l think / can readily understand
this attitude of the president Most
of the sitting members, it appears,
will, through the strength of their
respective local machines. be nom
mated. 1t is evident that the peo-
pie have already made UP their
minds to vote for sweeping changes
in the present complexion OF con-
gress. President Harding's attitude
of keeping aloof offers striking
proof that while he. in common with
the old guard crowd, was anxious
to see Newberry seated, he can not
work himself up to the point OF en-
gaging in personal activities in fu-
support OF the present Republican
congress. The most terrible COM
mentary on this congress. therefore,
is the fact that Republican leaders
who could stomach Newberryism
can not stomach the sitting Repub-
lican congress.
There is no reason why a sense of
consistency or shame should inter-
fere with the rendition OF this Re-
publican aid simply because Repub-
lican leaders so falsely and brutally
denounced the election of a Demo-
cratic congress in 1918, just as Lin
coin, Roosevelt and other presidents
had done. Such eating of words.
such suppressions Of conscience, such
about face tactics. and such a re-
versal OF former professions will be
necessary in most every instance
where it is now proposed to do any
thing practicable or sensible"
MI. nun NcIltItu LldI american
and German citizens were suffering
severely as result Of inadequacy OF
the German treaty. adding:
THE administration greatly mag
nifies most of its acts. For instance,
the separate treaty with Germany
was presented as providing for the
early and complete restoration of re-
lations with Germany and full set
tlement of all matters growing out
of the war. The fact is that several
new treaties must yet be negotiated
between this government and Ger
many before the chief results de-
sired can be had. In the meantime
interested American and German cit
liens are suffering severely from the
interminable delay. This government
some days ago aWoke TO the startling
fact that the door was in the act Of
closing against us with respect TO the
payment of $241, 100000 for the cost
of our military occupation Of Ger
many. In the meantime Germanys
international economic situation, in
Guiding her external trade relations
is under the domination of the rep
arations commission and other allied
agencies, of which the United States
with its vital interests involved is
not a part.
These half baked and wholly in
efficient performances mark many of
the ventures of boasted Republican
master minds into foreign affairs
AS to whether they have provoked
more mirth than contempt is a close
question"