Evening star., 1920-11-18
PLAIN LIVING URGED
BY HARDING |NPLEA
FOR REIMBURSEMENT
New Orleans Gives Welcome
That Makes President
Elects Pulse Race.
PREPARES TO BOARD SHIP
FOR CFNAL ZONE VOYAGE
Stea lying Speech Is Threaded
With Optimistic Faith in Ability
of People on Policies.


With Optimistic Faith in Ability
of People on Policies.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, November g.
fresident-elect Harding will not
st0D at q Mexican bort ON hf. y.y.
S8e TO the Canal Zone, n he had
seen urged to do BY Mexica. on
cfals.
special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS. La, November Is.
II the message which was deliver
co 10 the American people by their
rFesioent-elect here today. a few
hours before he sailed for the Canal
zone. could be compressed into a sim
sie sentence. this sentence might be:
Let's all go to work courageously
and confidently. living thrifty mean
while, and all our problems, inter-
national and domestic, will solve them
serves satisfactorily enough"
arriving in the colorful old Creole
CITY or the far south. Senator Hard
ing found welcome that made his
pulse beat faster. for the century
Old streets were jammed with cheer
ing southlanders and were vivid with
decorations in honor of the next re-
publican President
certainly no republican chief ever
received such a heartening greeting
as went out to Mr.. Harding.
Thfon8s Clamor fer Glimpse.
1t was difficult to satisfy the i'm
monse throngs that clamored for Just
glimpse Of their next President.
Nowhere in the north has the sena-
tor received . more enthusiastic re-
ceptton. In response to the greeting
from Louisiana and her graceful me-
tropolis. Mr.. Harding delivered the
second public address he has made
since becoming President-elect. Be-
fore the assembled business men Of
the New Orleans Chamber of Com
merce he made a speech which. clear
~ rejecting his own point Of view
as to how the crisis Of reconstruction
ana read1ustment must be met. just
ao pointedly suggested to every ctti-
zen whore his plain and patriotic duty
now lies in the difficult period Of
peace.
It was steadying speech, thread
the strength at democratic govern
ment and in the ability Of the Amer
lean people to pull themselves to-
getner and work out. by a policy of
ssms proSie,ns aSsf fses re ne cosnaas erouSs
~ Leaves . Reminaer.
Not the least interesting part Of
reminder. IF we are effective in
solving our problems at home we
shall be the better able to help solve
those OF the world as BELTS our part
other commentary attracted the espe-
ctal interest of the New Orleans mer-
chants, bankers and business men
when Senator Harding said:
Neither our own nor the worlds
ealvation is to be worked out through
9ny patent nostrum. through any
OF statesmanship, through any
government panacea. Government is
but the agency to administer the col
lective. organized public service
Sanity. clear thinking, common sense,
honesty. corporation in official cir
partments-will help. and help might
lily. and will bring US closer together
and viii promote understanding, but
government alone will not effect the
whole solution. The greater task is
up to the American people themselves
to meet the great test"
Counsel to People.
And here is the way that the Presi-
this advice to the hundred million
citizens whose chief executive he is
shortly to become:
Il believe the American people have
como to realize that we must face mo-
mentous problemS-world problems.
lems-with resolute courage, practical
wisdom and patriotic determination.
There must be no reason for pause,
no excuse for despair. no place for
pessimism. Inevitably there must be
Unavoidably there will
be readtustment And the old order
viii never return The incalculable
sacrifice would be vain if the old order
were even sought. But there must come
and dependability. We can
fevered war or the unsettled conditions
Of its aftermath. There are sure to be
reverses. There will be endless dis
But confident America
will face them all with good courage
And we viii win. We may slow up a bit
our backs to new burdens. Surely We
are going to be called on to renounce
collectively and individually
and to learn anew the
old lessons Of thrift and providence
Producers Are Makers.
.It win add to our power and empha-
size our stability IL we become a sim
ple-living people once more. 1t will add
10 the sum total of our happiness The
big thing for America to realize. now
and always, is the dignity of productive
labor. No matter how humble, the
producers are the makers of the es-
sentials Of civilization, and we must.
each and all of u.s. accept and discharge
our duty Of producing for the world or
to the needs or comforts or
progress Of mankind"
Shortly after luncheon, Senator and
Mrs. Harding and their party were
TO board the United Fruit Company,s
Parismina for the voyage
10 Cristobal, the Atlantic gateway Of
he Camel Zone. Accompanying the
aardings are Senator and Mrs Jo-
,eph s. Frelinghuysen. Senator Fred
,rick c. Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
Jennings of Columbus, Ohio; Dr. and
Mrs. c. e. Sawyer Of Marion, Ohio;
George B. Christian, secretary to the
oresid ent -elect, and r. B. CreaEer and
2. e. Scobey of San Antonio. Tex 1t
will take about four days for the
i've e-thousand-to ton ship to reach Girls
obal Naturally, the senator hopes
or sunny weather and tranquil seas.
hope in which Mrs. Harding. who
Idmits that she is no great sailor.
joins. 1t is possible that
top viii be made at Vera Cruz. either
,rder to meet the very urgent re-
luest Of the Mexican government for
conference between President-elect
Harding and President-elect Obregon
# Mexico.
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