Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-16
HARDING PLEDGES
LOYAL WORK FOR
PUBLIC WELFARE
Beseeches Mothers to Give
School Officials Cooper
alton in Efforts.
THEIR DUTY TO KEEP OLD
TIME HOME SPIRIT ALIVE
Particular Plea for Religious
Training Within Province
of Hearth.
APPROVES PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Senator Fall Gives Detailed Advice
ON Cabinet Selections and
Financial Situation.
THEIR DUTY TO KEEP OLD
TIME HOME SPIRIT ALIVE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Senator Fall Gives Detailed Advice
on Cabinet Selections and
Financial Situation.
IBy Associated Press.l

mothers were asked by President
Elect Harding tonight to give to
school officials and other public SER
wants full measure OF co-operation
III tho educational. religious and ply
Steal training OF children.
Speaking here before Il State meet
ing of the Child Conservation League.
Mr.. Harding declared ii the duty of
motherhood to keep the old time home
spirit alive in spite of the growing
tendency to intrust the instruction of
the child almost wholly to public in
stitutlons.
lie made a particular plea that re-
ligious training be kept within the
province of the hearth. and voiced
hope for revival Of religious rcver-
cncc in the trying times ahead.
The President-clect also asked that
the public welfare agencies of the
nation he kept democratic and ex-
pressed disapproval OF the practice
OF the rich in withdrawing their
children from the public schools and
entering tc:,cm in private institutions.
He reaiiirmcd his hope that great good
would be accomplished by the new
posed by his administration and said
he had found sentiment in and out of
Congress strongly supporting the
plan.
Delivered In Church.
The address was deiIrered at tho
Methodist Episcopal Church hero at
the end OF one OF Mr.. Harding's busi-
est days since he began his consulta-
tions on an association of nations
and other public problems. His callers
included Raymond Robins, OF Chicago.
a former loader Of the Progressive
party: Senator Fall. OF New Mexico.
and George r. Williams, a former
American minister to Greece, and tho
conferences are understood to have
covered many foreign and domestic
questions.
Mr.. Fall. the first member of tho
Senate TO visit the President-elect
since his return TO Marion, came from
Washington and Is said TO have gsSen
Mr.. Harding detailed advice OH nu-
merous subjects that have been talked
over among Republican leaders in
Congress. II was indicated that Cab
met selections was one of the topics
discussed and that much attention
also was given III the financial situa-
tion. MIR. Fall Is an advocate Of i'm
mediate aid to the agricultural in
terests Of the country and told the
rresidcnt-elect that unless something
We're done within the next three
months. serious dislocation OF food
markets would occur.
Confidence of an acceptable solu-
tion OF the peace tanglc was express
ed by Senator Fall. who said after the
tot >, .
ident-elect's consultations hero were
progressing toward peace plan that
would permit America to regain world
leadership. He said he personally
believed the best solution would be
a new peace conference at Washing
ton at which European nations would
be eager to he present.
Mentioned for Cabinet.
Senator Fall, who has been men
toned in some quarters for Cab
met position, has been irreconcilably
opposed to the treaty OF Versailles,
but he said he knew OF no irrecon-
cilab!e Senators who wanted no world
peace association at all.
Mr.. Robins talk with tho President
elect was directed toward economic
and social conditions abroad. although
the financial and labor situation in
the United States also was discussed.
Mr.. Williams presented carefully
prepared association plan which he
said was favorably regarded by
number OF prominent Americans.
During the day Senator Harding
also talked with VIII A. Pears. OF
Des Moines. Iowa. about the move
ment for exchanges of scholarships
between universities in Mexico and
the United States. Afterward Mr.
Pears said the plan had the Presi-
dent-e hearty approval, though
he did not consider 1t matter for
governmental action.
Tomorrow Governor Coolidge. OF
Massachusetts, the vice-Presidcnt-
elect. will talk over administration
policies with Mr.. Harding. He will
reach Marion early in the morning
and spend the forenoon at the Hard
Ing residence.
In ms address here tonight Sena-
tor Harding said:
I'm my address to women voters
last October frst, I spoke OF my
desire thut there shall be created In
our government department Of
public welfare. II is with some cat
isfaction that am now able to say
to you that since the election I have
had opportunity to discuss that pro-
posal with a number OF leaders OF
ii6erai thought. In and out OF Con-
gress, with reference to crystaiiIz-
ing Y into legislative aecomp.ish-
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