Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-16
HARDING LAUDS
CONGRESS- WORK
IN A LETTER To
WYOMING S0L0N
Accomplishments Of the Re-
pubIiCanS Have Been Help
full Believes They VIII
Appeal to the People
WORK OF M0NDELL IS
GIVEN HIGH PRAISE
Our Plan of Congressional
Government Is Proving
Equal to the Strain Of
These Times, He States

Washington, Oct. t5.--President
Harding in a letter to Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming, repub-
llcan leader of the house, express
es his belief that the general re-
suits Of the accomplishments of
the republican siXty-sixth and six
ty-seyenth congresses have been
so helpful to American welfare that
they will not fail to appeal to the
American people"
The president, in his letter made
public tonight, further declares
that few congresses have been
called upon for such arduous ser
vice as has been eXacted from the
sixty seventh and adds that he
doubts "if any congress in our
history has accomplished so inn
pressive volume of work, touch
ing so wide a range of national in
terest."
In addressing his letter TO Mr.
Mondel, who is the republican
candidate for the senate from wy
oming. the president asserts he
does so "in testimony OF my ap-
probation of the great public SER
vice of yourself as its majority
leader"
The executives letter written un-
der date of October IL follows:
IL am addressing you in testi-
mony OF my appreciation of the
great public service OF the present
house of representatives and OF
yourself as its majority leader. 1t
lis an acknowledged which I re-
cord in this manner with the more
satisfaction, because of my warm
personal sentiment for yourself as
well as my high estimate of your
performance in one of the most
trying posts under our government.
Few congresses have been call
ed upon for such arduous service
as has been exacted from the six
| lty-seventh. 1t has been in approx
limately continuous sitting from
1.-THE day It came into existence. in
1.-The realm of achievement, its rec
ora is notable. l doubt II any con-
Igress in our history has accom-
Iplished so impressive a volume OF
work, touching so wide a range
| of national interest.
| zone must dissent from the too
prevalent idea that our plan OF
congressional government is not
proving equal to the strain of these
times. The most casual student of
| history, comparing the legislative
record of the reconstruction period
following the civil war with that
of the period following that OF the
IiZn that -
| have gone toward lessening parti-
san, factional, personal and sec
ltional strife in the law-making
lprocess. Whoever will compare
the turbulent period of legislative
land political history from the close
lof the civil war to the end of Presi-
dent Hayes administration with
| the record made since the armis-
! tice, four years ago, must agree
| with this judgment. He Will tind.
lin the earlier period, such convul-
sions as marked the impeachment
of one president, an embittered ma
itional election contest. and prev
alent conflict between legislative
land executive branches.
"Contrasted with that showing,
| the businesslke fashion in which
/ the sixty-seventh congress has
addressed itself to its huge task
ought to inspire us with the con-
viction that conditions nowadays
are met quite as fortunately as may
be expected.
Progress or Country.
"If it is urged that we cannot
fairly compare the conditions of
one generation with those of an
other, then let there be a compari-
| son of the progress which our
country has been making since the
armistice with that of any other
major belligerent in the world war.
! 1t must be agreed that we have
come through this trying epoch
with less of distress and disaster
than many others of the great pow
ers.
80, whether the comparison is
made with our own experience in
after war reconstruction a genera
Ition ago, or with the experiences
iof the other nations since the
world war, it is clear that we have
been most fortunate. The sixty
seventh congress must be awarded
Recognition for splendid achieve
ments along these lines.
! "The two congresses serving
since the restoration of peace, have
seen a world wide initiation and
Ideflation, Our country has borne
Its part in this experience without
even menace to our gold standard
lmoney system. What other coun-
ltry has such a record? Our gov
ernment's expenses have been re-
duced in a proportion unequaled,
[ think. anywhere else. Our war
debt has been frdpressively reduced
and policies have been adopted
(which insure continuing reduction
thereafter. Our military and naval
Expenses have been restored ap-
Iproximately to normal with
Ipromptness which is the more
striking if we contrast it with the
experience of other nations when
participated in the war.
Legislation Passed.
There is no need for detail con-
corning the legislation which has
been passed by the slxty-seventh
cougress. In time when wide diff
fereuces in producing costs and
well-nigh universal tendency TO
erect barriers against international
trade were menacing our commerce
land industry, we have passed tar"
liff legislation which, first. protects
our own producers, and second,
through its provisions for admins
trative adjustment of duties 70
changing conditions, make possible
to adapt them TO shifting economic
relations and enables us to encour-
Iage foreign trade. In the present
disturbed condition of money, cN-
changes and world trade, | believe