Show I CH 31 1922 MONDElL AVERS FRICTION IS A AMYTH MYTH D Declares cIares There Is No Lack of Accord Between President President dent and Congress WASHINGTON March 31 Con 31 Con Congress gress and President Harding are not at loggerheads despite the Impression created by certain writers and certain certain tain lain newspapers Representative Mondell of ot Wyoming Republican ican leader ader declared today In ln a statement which he said he had prepared for tor de delivery delivery de- de livery as an address In the house The fact is that instead of the president and congress being at t loggerheads loggerheads log log- as these writers and journals journals Jour jour- nals Vo would ld have havethe the country believe stated Mr Mondell there never has been a time In my quarter of a century century cen cen- tury of experience in congress when the relations between the president and congress particularly the house of representatives were more pleasant cordial sympathetic and harmonious than at the present time Anyone who will take the trouble to read the recommendations of President Harding g to this congress from time to time and to examine the records of congress will find that practically all of these recommendations have either be been n written into law or are in process of enactment and this applies particularly to the record of the house The Republican leader said he In Invited Invited invited In- In comparison with any period of American history and challenged anybody any any- any an- body to find a record of finer relations relations rela rela- or more harmonious cooperation between t the e president and congress There has ha been a general and substantial substantial sub sub- accord he added not only on matters of primary Importance but In the consideration of many questions of policy and detail Declaring that there seemed to bea be bea a systematic attempt on the part of various newspapers and writers to create an impression that there was fraction between the executive and Republican congressional a leaders Mr e. e Mondell asserted s that the ribO I 1 campaign of certain newspapers has given ghen us the finest example ex example example ex- ex ample we have yet had a as aj to the length to some people are willing willIng willing will will- Ing to go in a campaign of Efforts are also being made Mr Mondell declared to make it appear that there is a wide rift between the th president and Republican leaders in congress over oyer legislation affecting the army and navy I r venture the assertion he added that the presidents president's view with regard regan to the military establishment Is much more nearly In harmony with the action action ac ac- tion Lion which has been taken by the house louse than it ft is with the attitude altitude o ohe of the he majority of the newspapers an and newspaper writers who have assumed |