Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-04
Pastores Arrives Early anfs
Welcoming Committees
Are Late.
NORFOLK'S PLANS '
SUDDENLY UT : T
Officials and Fleet Of Welcoming
Craft and Airships Not On Hand to
Garry Out Fixed Program-Senator
and Mrs. Harding On Deck to Get
Glimpse of Homeiand-Ship Slips
Thru Mists Two Hours Early.
BY Associated Press.


Newport News, Dec. 4.-President-
Elect Harding and party arrived here
this morning at 10 o'clock. They will
spend the morning in this city and
from here will go to Norfolk.
The Pststores slipped up thru the
mists overhanging the capes more
than two hours before she was
scheduled. Because Of her unexpec-
tedly early arrival none Of the Off
cials, or other welcoming craft had
put out to meet her as planned. Air
planes from Langley field. which had
also planned to join in the welcome
by dropping bundles of newspapers
on the deck Of the Pastores. also
were absent, their departure from the
aviation field having been set for
o'clock.
Senator and Mrs. Harding were on
the deck as the Pastores approached
the capes, eager for the first sight Of
land. The vessel was recognized by
men at the Thimble Shoals light
house and flags were waved in
greeting to the president-elect. The
Pastores waited off Cape Henry for
an hour before proceeding to Old
Port Comfort.
Rousing BeIated Welcome.
Returning to American shores to-
day from his vacation voyage Presi-
dent-Elect Harding received a rous-
ing welcome from the Virginia tide
water cities and responded with
message Of renewed national conf
dence and unity.
Final abandonment Of sectionalism
and a rebirth Of fearless nationalism
furnished the theme of several
speeches on mis- program during the
day in Newport News and Norfolk.
He declared that altho his trip away
from home had furnished many
pleasant experiences, it had served
to make stronger his devotion to in
dependent America.
The Pastores docked at 10:S0 a. m.
Discriminating Immediately the party
was taken for a ride thru the New
port News shipyard and the down
town section before Mr.. Harding's
first speech of the day at the Acad-
envy of Music. Crossing to Norfolk on
a destroyer early in the afternoon he
was to spend the remainder of the
day there as a guest of that city.
Pleads For Great Navy.
Speaking at the Academy of Music,
Senator Harding voiced hope for an
international peace agreement and
for steps toward disarmament, but
asserted that there must be no sacri-
nee of nationality. He also declared
the United States must have "a navy
equal to the aspirations Of this coun-
try" so long as the present world
order remains, and he made a par
ticular plea for. a greater merchant
marine.
His appeal for abolition of section.
alism followed a tribute to Virginia,
whose name he linked with that of
Ohio, in reference to the number of
presidents having come from the two
states There are difficult tifmes
ahead. They are not the heritage of
the administration that is soon to
pass so much as they are the result
Of tumult in the world. have con-
fdence enough, as a republican, to
believe that those Of other political
faith are willing to do their utmost
For the nation. We must each and all
resolve to do our most and our best
to put the United States of America
on the right, safe, forward track once
more.
No one knows precisely what the
morrow will be, but have an abiding
conviction that the heart of America
is right and the courage Of America
is equal to every task ahead America
Is the one steadying Influence in the
world today and it is for us to lead
the world Alright