The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-06
HARDING LEAVES.
ON MONTHS TRIP.
President-Elect on Vacation
Before Turning to Work of
Restoring Peace Basis.
BACK IN MARION DEC. 6


On Board President Elect Hafding's
Special Train. Nov. 6.-Starting for a
mqpth's vacation trip to southern Texas
and Panama. President -elect Hardinp
today laid aside the last cares Of the
presidential campaign for an interim OF
real rest and recreation before he takes
up seriously the responsibilities of his
coming administration,
Although his mind already is at work
upon the preliminary details OF his first
administration policy, a plan for a new
association OF nations, Mr.. Harding
does not propose to let the task inter-
fere with. his outing. He has asked
several leading Statesmen to prepare
their views on the subject for him, but
his conference TO receive advice will
not take place until after he returns
to Marion about Dec, 8.
The president elect has made II
known that compilation OF opinions
on the association of nations proposal
win be his first concern, In preparing
for his responsibilities at Washington,
taking precedence even over his choice
of cabinet. Cabinet appointments, he
has announced. win not be given any
thought at all during his vacation.
Near Mexican Border.
The special train carrying Senator
and Mrs. Harding and their party left
. Marion at 1880 this morning, bound for
Point Isabel near the southern tip OF
X the Texas coast, where the president
\ elect will spend twelve avs hunting
and fishing. After that he is to make
an ocean voyage to the canal zone, and
then back to port on the middle At
|iantic coast. He viii speak in Bed
ford. Va, Dec. 5 and will go imme-
Adiately from there to Marion.
Making the trip south by way or st.
Louis and San Antonio, the senator's
Train will reach Brownsville, Tex;
Monday morning and the party viii
motor from thore to Point Isabel.
Twenty miles away Point Isabel is
only six miles distant from the Mexi-
can border and from the southernmost
Tip of continental United States,
Others In Party.
Guests Of MIR. and Mrs. Harding on
the trip were Harry M. Daugherty,
manager of the Harding preconventpnn
New Jersey. and Hale of Maine, and
Edward d, Mclean, the washington
|pubi!eher. His secretary. George Il.
christian, Jr.. and his family physi-
clan. DR.. @. f.. Sawyer, and group
Of secret service men and l.. pewsnaper- ,ys,a
Tho secret service detail. assigned 70
Mr. Harding as soon as he was elected
to the presidency, was In charge of
Miles McCahill, formerly OF the White
House staff at Washington: James
Sloan. forrne. secret service man who
has acted as Nthe senator's unofficial
bndyguard during the campaign, VIII
be retained in that capacity In CO.
operation with the guard detailed ofti-
cially by secret service headquarters.
Series OF Conferences.
on the. eve OF his vacation Senator
Harding made formal announcement 81
a series OF individual conferences which
he win hold upon his return p Marion
witch will be used as the basis fUr
action when he takes office. IN bring
ine 4b0Ut peace The senator let eit pc
R6own that these conferences viii be
wholly nonpartisan and that every
shade Of opinion viii be SOUGHT upon
the question of a peace treaty re
win seek to determine upon what basis
the people OF the United states can
completely agree with regard TO peace,
a fraternity Of nations, and the future
foreign relations of the nation.
No List Made Public.
While no list of those who have
been invited to participate In these con-
ferences has been made public ltS is
known that members of all parties ana
leaders In every walk OF NE ana ~
Every school Of diplomatic Thought VIII
ne invited 10 come ~ NtoAiO
cues the question Of peace and foreign
relations, in order that the president
elect may sift out the various views
bnd determine what the people want.
II was made very plain at the Hafo-
Ing headquarters that Senator Hnrding
Intends to conduct these conferences
without "unseemly antic'pation' ara IN
4 manner which can bring no offense
10 the present administration.
To Sail From New Qriesns.
New Orleans. oct. 6.--Presdent-efeet
Harding, in telegrdm. TO Arthur u.
Parker, president of the New orleans
Association az Commerce, today stated
he was inclined to believe" he would
tstart his Panama trip from New Of
Beans.
Tarpon fishing bathing and golf hoia
The important places on the vacati9n
program. Arrangements may be mace
for a meeting between the president
elect Of the United States and the pres.
ident -elect Of Mexico Oat some poiht
along the Texas border
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