Evening star., 1924-08-15
PLACES EMPHASIS ON DOMESTIC
POLICY AS CHIEF CONCERN OF u. s.
Declares Government Is Sound, Halls achievements
of Last Three Years-Promises Tat Reform
on Scientific Lines.

and women have been rehabiliated.
Of whom of $4,000 are earning more
than they earned before the war.
Compensation Is being paid to nearly
half a million at the rate of about
800 200. 900 a year, which will be in.
creased about $3O.000.000 under Leg
islation recently passed. Forty mil
lion dollars have been provided for
hospital facilities. and under a new
law hospitals have been opened to
all the veterans of all wars. regard
less Of the time or cause of their
disa bility. No government ever pro-
vided so generously for those Gis-
abled by service in time of war.
immigration Restrictions.
ITO preserve American standards
for all our Inhabitants, whether they
were the descendants Of former gem
erations residing here or the most
| recent arrivals, restrictive immigra-
tion laws were passed. l should
have preferred to continue the policy
of Japanese exclusion by some
method less likely to offend the sem
sibilities of the Japanese people. l
did what 1 could to minimize ary
harm that might arise. But the law
has been passed and approved and
the incident Is closed. We must seek
by some means besides immigration
to demonstrate the friendship and
respect which we feel for the Japa-
nese nation.
Restricted immigration is rot an
offensive but purely defensive
action. 1t is not adopted in criti-
cism of others in the slightest de-
gree, but solely for the purpose of
protecting ourselves. We east no
aspersions on any race. or creed. but
we must remember that every object
Of our institutions Of society and
government will fail unless America
be kept American.
Protective Tariff Results.
BY means of a protective tariff we
have saved American agriculture. Ia.
bor and industry from the menace OF
| having their great home market de-
| stroyed through the dumping upon IL
of flood of foreign products. Under
| this wise policy We saw an economic
revival and our people as a whole. In
| marked distinction from sufferers
| from the financial distress and de-
| preston of .'ther lands, have come
| into an era Of prosperity and plenty.
| AS a source of revenue the tariff sur
passed all expectations in producing
an annual return of the unprecedent-
ed sum of about $3.50. 200. 900. A fis-
cal policy which places a large and
! much needed revenue in the public
| treasury, while stimulating business
| to condition of abounding prosper.
| ity. defends itself against ,any criti-
| cism. Its merits are demonstrated by
its results. We have protected our
! own inhabitants from the economic
disaster of an invasion of too many
| foreign people or too much foreign
| merchandise.
Armament Reduction.
The people have never come to a
! full realization of the importance of
the Washington Conference. 1t pro-
| duced the one effective agreement
| history Of civilization for relieving
the people of the earth from the enor-
nous burden of maintaining competi-
| tive naval ornaments. / do not be-
| lfeve any conference ever. did more to
| promote the peace of the world.
am perfectly sure that none ever did
| so much to reduce the cost Of gov
ernment. BY removing causes of irri-
tation. in which lay the seeds of war
| in the Far East. our own country
! received incalculable benefits. Only
| when that was done could disarma.
ment follow. What had always be =
| fore failed. then became a success. A
| policy was adopted which was more
than revolutionary. 1t was sublime.
1t demonstrated at last that peace
and good will are not vain illusions,
but actual realities. The credit for
the inception Of this epoch ma king
policy. and for it's practical conclu-
sion. is due to the initiative of Ameri-
| can craftsmanship.
| These are some of the larger as
| poets. though very incompletely de-
| picted. of what this administration
has been doing to promote the well
fare Of the American people. A sur
vey of the economic condition of our
country, the industrial peace which
prevails. the mighty influence which
our moral power exerts throughout
the world all testify that it has not
! been without success.
| Honest Government.
There are those who would dis
regard all this for an undertaking to
convince themselves and others that
the chief issue of this campaign Is
| honest government In all my stud
les of political history I cannot recall
| an administration which was desirouz
| of a dishonest and corrupt govern.
ment that. for the purpose OF check.
| ing extravaganza, ever undertook te
introduce a budget system, to cut
down taxes, to purge the pay rolls, to
| make enormous reductions in the
public debt and to lay firmer founda.
tions for the peace of the world
That is not the way of dishonesty
| The Government is sound. But indi'
viduals charged with wrongdoing are
| being prosecuted. The people of thii
country hate corruption. They know
my position. They know the law vii
be enforced.
wherever there have been suspi'
cions of guilt, involving members ol
any party, 1 have caused them to bt
Investigated and presentation made
warranted. those suspected of crime
have been indicted; and without. IA
vor, but without malice, they Will b'
tried on the charges returned agains
them. Wherever II has appeared tina
the property Of the Government ha!
been illegally transferred and held
action has been brought for Its re
judgment. No Government was eve
able to prevent altogether the com
mission of crime, but this Govern
ment, under my direction, Is doinl
the best it can to detect and punisl
any and all wrongdoing. The laws 0
the land are being. and will con
tinue to be, enforced. I propose t
use every possible effort to resis
corruption in office. The American
Government must be clean.
Faith In Economy.
Many principles exist which
have tried to represent and propos
. to support. believe in the Amer
lean Constitution. I favor the Amer
lean system of individual enterprise
and 1 am opposed to any general ex
! tension of government ownership an
, control. I believe not only in advo
, eating economy in public expendi
tures hut in It's practical appficat ito