The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
HARDING AND. .HUGHESUNDER SEVERE LASH.
Administration Is Reaping Harvest of Condemnation and Population, De-
 CIareS Senator RObin-
 son in WarmAttaCk

WASHINGTON, March 3.-(By Associated Press.)-An arraign- ment of the republican party's record was made by Senator Rob. inson of Arkansas, acting demo. cratic floor leader in statement tonight, reviewing the administra- tion's policies and acts, foreign and domestic. President Harding and Secretary Hughes were criti- cized for alleged failure to adopt a helpful international policy and the republican Congress was assailed for alleged failures.
 "The present administration ? said Senator Robinson, lis now reap1ng harvest of condemnation and repudiation. The legislative and executive policies advanced by President Harding have broken down. This is attributable to the reactionary character of the pol icies and to the irreconcilable fac tions in the republican party" Tariff Only Achievement.
 No important legislative achieve ments can be awarded the sixty seventh Congress. with a single ex- ception of the Fordn ey- -McCumber tariff" Senator Robinson declared, adding: All other important meas ures enacted during the Congress now expiring have been of non partisan nature and have received the support of democrats in both Houses.
 The Presidents policy regarding the two most important subjects have been openly repudiated by the Con- gress l refer to the ship subsidy and the resolution regulating mem bership in the international court or justice.
 f'The administrations foreign pol icy,' Senator Robinson continued, is incomprehensible even to those re- sponsible for it. The United States in former administrations took ad vanced positions in the promotion of arbitration and the establishment Of orderly tribunals for the settlement of international disputes. Now we are in the humiliating attitude of facing backward and standing still while European peoples in the maze and confusion of financial and eCo- homie problems which threaten their undoing are stumbling and stagger- ing forward"
 Foreign Affairs Policy.
 Secretary Hughes management of foreign affairs was charged and de- plored by Senator Robinson, who said that MT. Hughes had discussed re- gently before an organization of newspaper men the Secretary's for eign relations but had refused to ap- pear before the foreign relations committee.
 The only Justification for en- shrouding a foreign policy Tn solemn mystery" said Senator Robinson, 'ls that publicity respecting It inevitably would force a change.
 Tt has come to a strange state ln- deed when the Secretary of State will furnish newspaper correspondents with confidential information which he denies to the Senate
 In domestic affairs Senator Robin son said republicans have shame lessly repudiated" pledges for sol diers' bonus and have not acted to relieve farmers and others from ex- cessive transportation charges. Re publican internal revenue tax re- vision. the democratic leader said, has resulted in relieving the rich and prosperous while through the Ford ney -McCumber act the taxes paid by the masses have been enormously in creased
 Thus failure, irretrievable failure. marks the record of the .administra- tion throughout the last two years, said Senator Robinson in conclusion.
 During the evening Senator Rob inson delivered his prepared remarks ,o on addreSS fl, the Senate