Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-20
G. A. R. VETERANS
TO HEAR HARDING
SPEAK ON PORCH
Senator Has Four Other
Marion Addresses on
Schedule of Week.
Bv the Associated Press

Br the Associated Press.
MARION, Ohio, September 20.-Sen-
ator Harding was to deliver 'front.'
porch speech today TO delegation
Of about four hundred members OF
the Grand Army of the Republic who
are on their way to attend the ma
,,ona, encampment at Indianapolis.
They came from northern Ohio cities.
Yesterday;he and Mrs. Harding shook
hands with a delegation OF veterans
from Akron, who stopped on en- route
II zthe encampment. He made mo
f|is Seiisior has four other 'front.'
nofch apeeches on his schedule for
the week. On Tuesday delegations
from Kentucky and Tennessee. border
states which the republicans nave
hopes of carrying in November. VIII
call on the nominee. On that DAY
he also will speak to a delegatlon OF
members of the Loyal Order of Golden
Hearts of the World from Columbus.
No other speeches are scheduled for
Wednesday.
Dentists to Send Delegation.
The Ohio Dental Society will send
a delegation on Thursday. and the
same day a delegation Of Crawford
county, Ohio, citizens will call on
dress West Virginia delegation. On
Saturday members of the Harding and
Coolidge Travelling Mems League will
be addressed by the candidate. A
large delegation is expected.
Harding headquarters l;y,.I today made ade
addressed to Michael J. Hallinan OF
Brockton. Mass. in answer to letter re.
ceived from Mr. Hallinan. and signed
by a number Of BrOckton labor men.
The Hallinan letter had declared the
signers to be Americans first and mem
bers Of organized labor second" oppo-
rents of the league of nations. and as
serting that the Massachusetts state
branch Of the American Federation OF
Labor had gone on record three to one
against the league.
Senator Harding's reply said, in part
This has the ring of real American
ism and / am delighted with the testi-
mony that organized labor has correct
" estimated the significance of this is
sue. On this issue, organized and all
other labor and all citizens are going to
get together to end the submergence OF
our nation in internationalism. This is
Sue, in my Judgment. is doing more thar
anything else to draw together the rea
American and patriotic sentiment OF
the country, and to wipe out all class
and group distinctions. In the face oi
the menaces Of internationalism we are
a
do its full share in the world, in it's own
way. and time. but not under the orders
OF any supergovernment dominated by
alien interests"
Meets sunday Delegation.
During the Sabbath yesterday Sena-
tor Harding, republican presidential
candidate, received a front-porch del
egation. But no speech was made
and there were no flags, no banners
no bands.
The delegation was hundred mem
hers Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public from Akron. who are en- route
to Indianapolis to attend the national
encampment: They were headed by
mander for Ohio. The senator and
Mrs. Harding shook hands with each
a number of persons conferred with
senator Harding. Among them were
Howard e. Greene of Chicago. secre-
tary of the National Sheep and Wool
bureau; Maj. Henry S. Hooker of New
YORK. Gov. R. Livingston Beeckman
Of Rhode Island and Wade II. Ellis
manager of the Washington head
quarters.
a statement issued by Representative
John I. Nolan of San FRANCISCO. P. H
Wcrarthy, president OF the California
Building Trades Council: and Daniel
3, sullivan. former president Of the
California Federation of Labor. fol-
lowing their conference with Senator
harding a few days ago, when the
California delegation was here. The
statement said:
ave have found, after a most sat
isfactory conference that Warren G.
Harding is sympathetic with organ
ized labor in its desire for legislation
IN care for the wants of men, women
and children of America" 1t also ex-
pressed approval of his attitude as an
emnloyer toward organized labor