The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-16
FULL SUPPORT OF SCHOOL OFFICIALS
 PLEA OF HARDING
President,,El Declares It the Duty of Mothers to Keep the 0Id-Time Home
 Spirit Alive
By Associated Press

Marion, O.. December 15--American mothers were asked by President-elect Harding tonight to give to school off cials and other public servants a full measure of cooperation in educational, religious and physical training of chill ,dren.
 Speaking here before state meeting of the Child Conservation league, Mir. Harding declared it the duty of mothers to keep the old~time home spirit alive. He made T particular plea that religious training be kept within the province of tho hearth and S9icad q hope for ee- vival of religious reverence. in the trying times ahead.
 The President-elect also asked that the public welfare agencies of the nation be kopt democratic. and expressed disap- proval of the practice of the rich in wthdra wing their children from the pub lie schools and entering them in private institutions. He reafflrmed his nope that great good would be accomplished by the new public welfare department to he proposed by his administration. and said he had found sentiment in and out of Congress strongly supporting the plan.
 The address was delivered at the Meth o.list Episcopal church here at the end of MT. Harding busiest days since ne began his consultations on an associa- ton Of nations and other public prob Iems His callers included Raymond Robins of Chicago, q former leader or the progressive party; Senator Fall ot New Mexico and George F. Williams. a former American minister to Greece. The conferences are understood to nave covered many foreign and domestic ques- tions.
 FALL GIVES ADVICE
 MT Fall the first member of the sen ate to visit the President-elect s'nce HIS return to Marion, came from ash'hs- ton. and is said to have given MT Hard inp detailed advice on numerous sup jects that have been talked over among republican leaders in Congress. It was indicated that cabinet selections was one of the topics discussed. and that mucn attention also was given to the nnAhe"', situation. Mir. Fall is an advocate ol immediate aid to the agricultural inter ests of the country, and told the rresl- dent-elect that unless something "eie done within the next three mohths sS rious conditions in food markets wouid occur.
 Confidence in an acceptable solution or thc neace tangle was expressed by sen ator Fall. who said after the cohIefeuVe that he believed the President-elect ,.,,nsuita lions here were progressing to u,s,rd q peace plan that would permit America to regain world leadership. He s.id he personally believed the best solu- tion would be a new peace at Washlhs ton in which European nations Wouiu be eager to be present.
 OPPOSE TO TREATY
 Senator Fall who has been mentlonel in some quarters for a cabinet position. has been irreconcilably opposed to the treaty of Versailles. but he said he Knew of no irreconcilable senators who wan'eN no world peace association at all.
 MT. Robins talk with the President slect was directed toward economic an" sonfa1 conditions abroad, although the tinancial and labor situation in the routed States also was discussed. MT. U;lljarns presented d carefully prepared association plan, which he said was ia- yorabIy regarded by numoef oi Pi'4 inent Americans.
 During the day Senator Hafdlns a's' tallsed with will A. Pears of Des MoiheS, Ia about the movement for excnahses or scholarships between universities h' zfexico and the Cnited States Atter- ward Nr Pears said the plan had tne president-elects hearty approval, though he did not consider it a mattef TOT gov crnlnental action. ,
 Tomorrow Governor Coolidge of Mas7i- cbusetts the vice president-eieet' VII talk over administration policies "i.n Mir Harding He will reach Marion carp in the morning and spend the ioreioo" at the Harding residence.