New-York tribune., 1920-11-25
Need of Bigger
Guns ON Canal
Shown Harding
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Rleucher was hit squarely at a dis
lance of ten miles by a shot from the
sitish battleship Queen Elizabeth,
xhich is said to have 16-inch guns
sapable of shooting effectively at
narks sixteen or eighteen miles away
These matters and others connected
nth the defense of the canal were dis
snssed to-day by Senator Harding
senator Frelinghuyscn and Senator
fred Hale with army and navy officers
on the Atlantic side of the canal. There
r;u be other conferences on the Pa
,;6c side, where the defenses are
xeaker. while they should be stronger.
Crossing from the Atlantic to the
Pacific to-day aboard mine layer
senator Harding learned moro about
,ha canal than he could have absorbed
n weeks of reading. Every dredge and
rsnair station along the route saluted
WITH three blasts of a whistle. The
stesmship Santa Elisa, of the Grace
line. from New York. dipped its col
@rs. while its passengers cheered as
Senator Harding waved from the bridge
of the mine layer
Richard Z. Enright, Police Commits
.oner of New York. will be a passen
GER on board the steamship Pastores,
On which the Harding party goes to
Xorfolk. Enright came south on the
psstores, arriving here Tuesday.
Meets Panama President
BALBOA. c. g., Nov "a By The AS
sociated Press) President-elect Har
ding came through the Panama Canal
rom Cristobal to the tactic Coast to-
say. and, crossing into the Republic of
Panama. exchanged personal felicita
lions with President Porras. Mr.. Har-
ding also expressed a warm hope for
better relations between the United
States and Panama.
Although declaring that he acted
nurely as a private citizen in making
an informal call during his vacation
visit to the Canal Zone, the President
:lect conveyed in an earnest manner to
the Panaman Executive his desire to
see Panama established firmly in the
affections of her southern neighbors.
Later President Porras came across the
boundary, and on American territory
told Mr. Harding that he warmly re
cjprocated these desires.
The trip through the canal was in
the nature Of an inspection OF the op-
Grafton of the waterway, IN which Ne
Harding has shown unusual interest
He asked many questions about the
practical problem of the canal manage
ment. and during the stop 81 the Gatun
Lock examined the details Of its opera
tion minutely.
Uses Train Part of Way
The President-elect was accompanied
hv Governor Harding of the Canal
Zone, General Babbitt, Admiral John
son. William J. Price, the American
Minister to Panama. and Senor Aifarc.
the Panaman Foreign Minister. Tne
trim took IN most of the day. Mir. Ha:-
ding left the ship at the Pedro Miguel
Lock and completed the crossing of the
'lsthmus on a special train.
The Panaman officials made d formal
affair out of Mr.. Hard,Ag's visit TO
Panama City. platoon OF police was
assigned to escort him to tic palace
where President Porras received hlm
In state The return call of the Pana-
man President was made to NJ, Ear-
ding at tine American Legation. Later
Mr.. Harding held an informal public
reception lhere.
I'm ght the president-elec' took
dinner privately a the home of Gorer-
TO- Hald.uc I'm 81 GOA. lie IS sop ing
t l.. fot.i i'm Ancon. where 10 WI
f' in Nat 0'"N- lie N-i' peiiu
IN ~. ,~n. ap.- vila ~ame oi
.c clinr the telnooN- Ia tnc
.,.e...... he ~.i .-a of Presi-
Int por.s a.4nc. il Eczema City.
Fr;ter Nh i'r5ire wiii return to
Cs..saai ami will take his ship there
Svrdav for >or.oik