Practical achievements mark close of first year of republican administration
The piece reviews Secretary Hughes and the Harding era, citing war-avoidance talks with Chile and Panama Costa Rica disputes, new consent decrees favoring open shops, and the justice department’s antitrust and labor reforms. It notes expansions in the interior and labor bureaus, federal projects in Alaska, and efforts to aid veterans, women, and children.
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Chile
Tern
Hughes
Harding
White
Panama
Costa Rica
Sec
United State Supreme Court
Department of Justice
New York
Secretary Mellon Bests Difficult Problem With Huge Liberty
Secretary Mellon overcomes a tough task in managing Liberty loans and opposing burdensome legislation. The Treasury head is praised for clear positions and effective work, including bond quotations and market results, while Elmer Dover’s reforms in customs and revenue boost efficiency and relations with Congress.
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Liberty
Victory
Liberty 1St
Taiberty Sth
Regis
Elmer Dover
Washington State
Customs
Internal Revenue
Dover
Treasury Department
Congress
Army Reforms Boost Efficiency and Cut Costs Postwar
A summary of Weeks reforms shows military budget cuts and labor shifts after World War I. Civilian clerks dropped from 90,106 in 1921 to 6,262, while aggressive spending controls restored $15 million to the Treasury. Surplus equipment valued at over $204 million was redistributed to agriculture, veterans, and vocational training programs. the Army’s active force slipped to under 150,000 as it sought a balance between strength and national security.
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Weeks
House of Representatives
Massa
John W. Weeks
War Department
United States
Jon J. Pershing
Treasury
Ifmet
United Stages
Fize
Worl P Oyers
Justice Department Won 50 Cases In Supreme Court
As head of the Justice Department, Harry M. Daugherty faced pressure over clemency. He insisted on personal examination of each case and recommended mercy only when warranted. Debs and other wartime treason defendants prompted debate over wholesale pardons and clemency practices.
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Justice Department
Supreme Court
Reuters
Department of Justue
Harry M. Daugherty
Daugherty
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Party
Avert
Hays Leads Post Office Reform and Welfare Drive
The article lauds Postmaster General Will H. Hays for modernizing the Post Office Department. It cites improved welfare contacts, reestablished pneumatic tubes in New York, the end of 1911 periodical freight, unified vehicle standards, and a new information bureau. It notes anti mail robbery campaigns, economic saving, air mail safety, and relaxed nomination criteria as part of a broader overhaul. It mentions a Buenos Aires postal convention boosting U S and Latin American commerce and ongoing weather and market reporting via air mail radio.
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Will H. Hays
Moving Picture Industry
United States
Hays
New York
Chicago
New York City
Uni
Buenos Aires
South
Central America
Priv Ileges
War Department
Air ‘Mail
Bureau of Information
Postoffice Department
Weather Bureau
Iti
Efficiency of Navy Maintained. By Denby Despite Economies
The article outlines Secretary Denby’s drive for economy across the Navy since 1921. It notes decommissionings, ship transfers to the Pacific, and maintained relief efforts in Europe and the Near East. It highlights naval communication, radio, and aviation gains, plus manpower reductions and cost cuts in the Marine Corps.
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Navy
Denby
Secretary of the Navy
Idl
Medwin Denby
Army
Arizona
Oklahoma
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Pennessee
Atlantic
Pacific
European
Gveat
American Relief Administration
Europe
Near East
Shipping Board
Merchant Marine
Blads Nea
Russia
Transcaucasia
Greece
Anatolia
Naval Communication
Peking
Virgin Islands
Arma Cenferenes
State Department
Jits
Naval Communication Service
Naval Radio Compass Service
Naval’ Aviation Service
Marine’corps
Marine Corps
Secretary Fall Opens 14 Million Acres for Public Use
Secretary Albert B. Fall, the first cabinet member from the Senate to join the Harding administration, has reorganized the land office to speed land patent issues without adding personnel. From March 4 to March 12,043 patents for ordinary homesteads, 16,671 for enlarged homesteads, and 7,898 for stock raising homesteads were issued, totaling 14,145,104 acres. Leases and back royalties of 3,467,081 were collected. the Patent Office saw record applications and reduced arrearages from over 60,000 as Congress faced congestion.
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Secretary of the Interior
Albert B. Fail
United States Senate
Harding
Fall
Home Department
Vermont
Maryland
Bonnsarefere
Foy Trent
Patent Office
Congress
Government Aids the Farmers to Meet Crisis in Industry
Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace pressed a national effort to rescue farming as prices tumbled and farm bankruptcies rose. A major conference of farmers and industry leaders shaped plans to bolster agriculture, while overseas agents sought new markets for cotton, corn, and meats. The department reorganized toward agricultural economics, studying production, costs, marketing, and consumer needs to secure supply and lower distribution costs. A large national conference in Washington drew over 200 farmers and 100 agricultural officials to craft relief measures and strengthen farm profitability.
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Henry C. Wallace
United States
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department
Washington
Agricultural Colleges
Agricultural Papers
State’Department of Agriculture
Commerce Department Aids Aid Revival of Trade
The Department of Commerce expands programs to revive trade, cut red tape, and provide regional and industry guidance. New divisions address housing, commercial laws, and transportation while simplifying products and processes to reduce costs. Inquiries rise as services like foreign buyer lists expand. The Survey of Current Business debuts to present monthly industry statistics.
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Department of Commerce
Hoover
Yast
United States
Anncreasa
Bureau of Standards
Labor Secretary Davis Advances Nation’s Labor Peace
Secretary James J. Davis inherited a troubled infant department facing hundreds of strikes and lockouts. He deployed conciliators across disputes, settling 99 percent and enabling labor continuation for about 657,000 workers with a small team of 20 to 22 commissioners. The record praises conciliation and immigration policy while noting issues with the 3 percent law.
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James J. Davis
Harvest labor system aids 657000 workers in 1921
A 1921 report notes the labor department aided about 657000 harvest workers though administrative limits hindered full case reviews. The labor service partnered with state and municipal agencies to recruit harvest laborers, distribute statistics, and support unemployed workers. Between 60000 and 30000 nonbelt workers were brought in during the season. A police-based event condition system was started in February 1921.
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Secretary's Board of Review
Secretary of Labor
United States Employment Service
Othwon Uy
Lasker Opens Routes for American Trade Reforming Shipping Board
Albert D. Lasker leads a sweeping reorganization of the United States Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation to restore American shipping strength. The plan inventories assets, cuts staff, and realigns routes from New York to Europe and Pacific ports, with government aid to sustain the merchant marine and enable sale of surplus ships.
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Lasker
Shipping Board
United States Shipping Board
Albert D. Lasker
Congress
Seven Seas
United States Emergency Fleet Coorporation
Merchant Marine Act
Emergency Fleet’ Corporation
Merchant Marine
United States
Emergency Fleet Corporation
North Atlantic
Channel Ports
River Plate
North Pacific
Orent
South Pacific
Orient
New York
Europe
Vt Oat
Phi. Wotlk
Fleet Corporation
Pubic
Camden
N. J
Bristol
American
Einstein to Visit Japan for Lectures in 1922
Special corresponder reports that Albert Einstein plans a 1922 visit to Japan arriving by August. He is to lecture at Tokyo Imperial University Kyoto Imperial University and other institutions. Mrs Einstein will accompany him. The piece notes anticipated strong interest in relativity discussion amid Japan's science education and growing clubs.
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Feimstein
Japan
America
United States
Einstein
Tokyo Imperial University
Kyoto Imperial University
Hinstein
Public
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