Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-05
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NAVY FOR
DEFENSE:
URGED
President Elect Wants to
Make the United States
the Greatest Maritime Ma
ton On Earth, He Says.
NEWPORT NEWS GIVES
PARTY WARM GREETING
Crowds Cheer and City Off
CiaIS Extend All Courte-
sizes; Senator viii Address
Bedford EIkS Today.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. Am
America pre-eminent, mari
time commerce, cultivating
friendly relations but jeal-
ously determined to defend
it's rights was pictured by
President-elect Harding to-
day as he ended his vacation
and turned to the task of
formulating policies of his
administration.
In a half dozen short
speeches, he asked for a
government aided merchant
that would make the
United States "the greatest
maritime nation on earth,"
and for a navy fit to be the
first line of defense for a
people "everlastingly deter
mined to defend it's COM
merce and its rights"
International Peace.
He also spoke for an interna-
tional peace understanding that
should not sacrifice American na<
tionality and took note of his pres
ence In the south by forecasting a
national unity that would "have
the people of the old confederacy
understand that that's only
memory"
The program of entertainment
and speech making arranged by
Norfolk and Newport News to cele-
brate the homecoming gave Mr..
and Mrs. Harding one of their
busiest days. After they stepped
off the Pastores which had brought
them back from the canal zone,
they were kept on the move until
late at night when they left for
Bedford, Va. where Mr.. Harding
speaks tomorrow. In addition to
numerous functions they visited
the shipyard at Newport News, the
Norfolk naval base and army base
and the navy yard at Portsmouth
and review a special drill of 10000
bluejackets at Norfolk.
Talks to Bluejackets.
1t was in short talk to the blue
jackets that Mr.. Harding voiced
his belief in adequate naval pre-
paredness and in a nation ever
lastingly determined" to protect
American interests.
He expressed, however, hope
that they never would have to fire
q gun for their country.
His stand for a pre-eminent
marine was expressed in
speeches at Newport News and at
Norfolk. Stress also was laid on
the nations commercial expansion
and opportunities of Hampton
Roads in an address here tonight.
Mr.. Harding emphasized the
military Importance of a
strong merchant marine and
charged that the chief opponents
of an American ship subsidy in
pre-war days were agents of Ger
man steamship lines.
Received With Acclaim.
The senator and Mrs. Harding,
absent since November is. came
ashore at Newport News at 1890
a. m. after a greeting by naval and
commercial craft. Ashore they
were received with similar acclaim,
crowds cheering them and city Of
ficials extending them all counte-
sizes.
In his talk at the training sta
tion Mr.. Harding declared his
heart seldom has been so warm as
by the privilege Of reviewing such
a body of young American man
hood.
II have felt just little special
he continued. Ito know
that you all are here as volunteers.
The greatest thing in life is serv-
ice and the greatest achievement
II life Is the highest service one
can give. How fortunate il is that
our civilization has developed to
a point where you are more than
trained to defend your country;
you are trained also to live for our
country.
For an Adequate Navy.
"The navy is the first line OF
defense. No nation can
hope to be eminent in commerce
in these times without a naval in
stitution adequate 70 protect Its
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