Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1923, Page 10

U.S. PROSPEROUS, SAYS POSTAL CHIEF New Reviews Achievements of Harding Administration t Before Indianians. Coming into power at a time when the reaction from the hectic activities of the war perfod were still in prog- * ress, the republican administration in its two years of governmental con- trol has transformed the chaotic con- ditions into an era of prosperity, Postmaster General Harry S. New declared in an address last night at the *“Hoosler Night” celebration of the Republican State Voters' Asso-| ciation at the Willard Hotel. | The Postmaster General painted a wivid picture of the accomplishments of the Harding administration in the face of barriers placed in its path by policies. President Harding, he sald, “has remained patient, although beset by those who have denied him many things which in hi> calm judgment would have hastened the return to prosperous conditions on which he has set his heart, but supremeiy con- ficent of the soundness of his policles and the greatness of his purpose.” Recal chievements. a Although » New did not specity what It was that had been denled the President, many who heard him were of the opinion that his reference was to the Sixty-seventh Congress’ defeat of the ship subsidy bill and the an- tagonism aroused “within the Presi- dent's own party because of Mr. Hard- ing’s suggestion that the United States be officially represented on the international court set up under the league of nations “We in the United States,” Mr. New sald, “do not realize the speed with which we have recovered from the @reat war. Every one of the govern- ments abroad that participated in it has been overthrown at least once— and not all of them because of the unrest due to acute and prolonged nervous tension. “Let us stop and take stock for a moment of the progress that has been made during the Harding adminis- tration. First and fofemost, through the accomplishments of the 'disarma- ment conference, we have allayed the only prospect of war with which the United States was threatened, and ——— those who impeded the President's S have, in point of fact, rendered such ;be that as it may, the products of the a war all but impossible. o not farm this last year were worth $2,- believe the magnitude of that accom- 500,000,000 more than they were the plishment has yet been adequately ap- | Year preceding. praised. ave given but a few of the un- “During the last few months the|questioned and unquestionable facts administintion has successfully ne-lon which to base the olaim. that if otiated the greatest accomplishment T the history of financial transac- tions in the settlement of the dibt owing us by Great Britain. It was all easy enough to say that the money was owing and must be paid, but it was a far different proposition to have a payment guaranteed In amity."” Unemployment Decrease. & Less than two years ago, Post- master General New emphasized, there were between 5,000,000 and 6,000,000 of unemployed in the United States. Today that condition has all but disappeared and the demand for labor cannot be supplied. Mr. New touched upon the large in- | crease in the business of the Post: Office Department, which ho de-| scribed as a barometer of business and industry. ile told of the pros- perity of the country by referring to the large wage scale that labor Is enjoying and the great actlvity of industries which he pictured as jam- med with orders for a long perlod. “We have heard much of the dis- sed condition of the American r,” he added. “Beyond a ques- tion he suffered the consequences of the war. For the sake of argument, we will admit that he suffered earlier : and more than did any one else. But, there is such a_thing as unexampled Pprosperity the United States Is today In the exuct geometrical center of it. What we need and all we need is con- fidence, for the solid basis for it is here — we never have before.” are going ahead as we Judge John M. Lewls, assistant con- troller general, created a stir in the audlence when ho charged that the government departments are fllled |sonnel, he asserted, stands ready to with hold-over democrats from the Wilson administration. He said that the men holding the key positions of virtually all the government depart- ments were appointees of the Wilson administration, placed there by Tum- ulty, Wilson's private secretary. Indianians belleve, Judge Lewis de- clared, that President Harding should get a new broom and make & clean sweep of these democrats who are not in sympathy with the administration and who use their officlal positions to oppose everything that is republican and to keep out of office republicans who are entitled to hold positions in the government. This democratic per- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1923. e throw a monkey wrench into the political machine when ‘the odppor- n resents itself. These demo- Y i, “should be thrown out of office and the republicans under the civil service who were demoted by the Wilson regime should be pro- moted. Willlam Tyler Page, president of the assoclation, opened the meeting and then turned it over to Judge Stanton J. Peelle, a retired member of the Court of Claims. Henry M. Camp explained the purpose and ob- jects of the Voters' Assoclation. A program of music was furnished by Miss Mary Thompson and arl Carbauh. DISPUTE OVER FUNERAL. Church of Deceased Pastor Ruled Too Small for Services. Agalnst the protests of the officers and congregation of the First Bap- tist Church, colored, 6th and G streets southwest, that their pastor for twenty-three years, Rev. William J. Robinson, who died Sunday, be bur- led from his own parish, the funeral | services will be held Thursday at Zion Baptist Church. A decree by Rev. Riley, head of the colored Baptist churches in Washing- ton, was issued that the First Baptist Church was too small, and that de- spite the pleas of the congregation, and even the wish of the deceased, services must be held at Zion Baptist Church. This ruling has caused much regret in the community, but members of the First Baptist are powerless to proceed any further. However, it is announced by Walter Davis, senlor deacon, that memorial services will be held for the departed rector in the near future at his old church. 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