Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-08
VACATION ONLY
SAYS HARDING
Wants to Stay Off Front Page
Not to Confer With the
President of Mexico.

ON BOARD PRESIDENT ELECT
lHARD1NG'S SPECIAL TRAIN, Nov.
S.-Coming to Texas for vacation
after the trying requirements of his
campaign, President-elect Harding
declared today that he was determin-
ed to put aside all thought of his
coming responsibility and to give
himself over for the next few weeks
to complete rest and recreation.
He told friends he expected to stay
off the front page and to cease tenn
porarily to be more than a second
rater in the columns of the papers.
From the time of his arrival at
Point Isabel. a small and remote viii
lage on the Texas coast he was ready
to plunge into the swing or a real
vacation. Hunting, fishing and golf
are the particular vacation offers of
the place, but of the three he expect
ed to omit hunting because it never
has been among his favorite sports.
A morning fishing expedition and
an afternoon on the golf links were
to constitute his routine.
The fact that Point Isabel lies six
miles to the Mexican border. gives
rise to many whisperings of possible
conferences between the new presi-
dent-elect and those of the new re-
gime in Mexico. but those close to
Mr.. Harding were inclined to throw
cold water on these rumors.
Mr.. Harding said no such confer
ences were in prospect and that he
had heard them expressed only in
newspapers.
The same attitude was taken to-
ward public suggestions that he
might begin before his Inauguration
informal conversations with Euro
pean governments regarding "the
association of nations" Not only
does he want his vacation undis
turbed, but he has said he does not
desire to have any negotiations
with foreign nations until he had ac-
tually come into authority.
The delicacy of Mr.. Harding's po-
sition in that regard have been
pointed out more than once by those
closely associated with him.
Elected by an overwhelming ma
jority after promising many chan
ges in the nations foreign policy he
naturally is looked to by foreign
governments to take the proper steps
to put those changes into effect.
Yet, by a proviso of A merican law.
unique among the great powers of
the world. he remains a tide of crit
icism for four months forbidden by
diplomatic propriety to take any
hand in the direction executive af-
fairs.
At time when important prob
lens are pending not only with pow
ers of the old world, but with Mexico,
Japan, China and other nations, this
situation takes on a different inter-
est 1t is understood that several
ait hnr
truly or falsely as the spokesmen of
foreign statespseHs Hs~-attempted to
gain interviews from Mr.. Harding at
Marion even before his election, but
headquarter officials say all of them
were turned away.
The situation with regard to new
appropriations is similar to that
which obtained years ago after the
first election of Woodrow Wilson,
but the economic situation of the
country was vastly different. At that
time the Republicans were in control
of the executive branches of the gov
ernment under President Taft, but
the Democrats had a majority In
both the senate and the House.
At that time. however. conditions
of the nation and the world general
ly were normal, and government ex-
penditures were only one-fourth of
what they are at this time.
The forthcoming estimate for the
war department will be based upon
the requirements of an army the size
of which already has been fixed by
the Republican congress. But. the
naval estimates to be submitted next
month will be based on the DEM
ocratic program.
VIII sail Nov. IS
BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. S:-President-
elect Harding will sail from New
Orleans November Is for the canal
zone aboard a United Fruit Com
pany steamer Returning he will
be landed at Norfolk on December
4.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the shin he is to take from