Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-04
president Fl ECT HARDING HA
ARRIVED in UNITED STAT AND
IS GIVEN A R0USINC WELC COME
Party Docks AT Newport
News This Morning And 1,
Being Entertained Ia Nar-.
folk This Afternoo.,

Newport News. Va, Dec. 4.-Re-
from his vacation voyage, President
elect Harding received rousing well
come from the Virginia tidewaterG
cities and responded with a message
of renewed national confidence and
unity. A 81 s
Final abandonment Of sectionalism
and re-birth of fearless nafionalisn.
furnished the theme OF several
speeches on his program during the
day in Newport News and Norfolk He
declared that although his trip had
included many pleasant experiences It
had served to make stronger his devo-
ton to Independent America.
e. Docks at lO:3O.
The steamer Pastores on which the
president-elect and Mrs. Harding
made the return journey from the
canal come into Hampton roads after
daylight and docked here at 1890 4
m. DISCRIMINATING imediately the par
ty was taken for ride through the
Newport News shipyards and the
city's downtown section before Mr..
Hardings first speech at the Academy
of Music. Crossing to Norfolk on
destroyer early in the afternoon he
was to spend the remainder of the
day there as the guest of that city.
AS she steamed UP the roads, the
Pastores was accorded triumphal
ovation. A flotilla of twenty-five army
Iseaplanes from. Langley field accom-
panied by three naval dirigibles went
out to form guard of honor and the
ships along the path of the president
elect were dressed in marine signal
flags spelling out a welcome home.
Gets Big Welcome.
The presidential yacht Mayflower.
which brought Secretary Colby to the
Roads on the first leg of his journey
ito South America. dipped her flag as
the Pastores passed and the battle
ship Florida waiting nearby to take
the secretary. manned her rail- to
honor the president-elect. Big ana
little harbor craft Joined in thunder
ing chorus of sirens and foghorns.
| Tanned by exposure to the tropical
sun and the. salt air, Mr.. Harding
lof perfect health and Mrs. Harding,
who had been i'll n.uch of the trip. al.
SO appeared in excellent health. They
greeted smilingly the crowd at the
pier and during their ride they were
kept busy waving acknowledgements
to cheering crowds.
! The entertainment schedule ar
! ranged for the president-elect prosid-
ed for luncheon in Newport News ana
formal dinner IN Norfo1k before his.
!. departure late tonight for, Bedford
SVa., where he speaks tomorrow,
Harding Speaks.
/; Speaking at the academy of mu-
sic, Senator Harding voiced hope for
an international peace agreement and
for disarmament but asserted that
!; must be no sacrifice Of nationality.
He declared the United States must
have "a navy equal to the aspirations
tof this country" so long as the present
world order remained and he made a
. particular plea for greater merchant
marine.
4 His appeal for abolition of section
alism followed tribute to Virginia
Whose name he, linked with that of
/ Chic in reference to the number Of
presidents who have come from the
two states. al.. ~; Gz,
Il wouldn't object he continued
"if Virginia resumed the practice OF
furnishing presidents. OF course, AZ
one of my political faiths would
want her to have reformation first:
but / wouldn't even insist on that. I
I; wouldn't come before you with a par
tisan plea, but it will never be amiss
in America if our partisanship ceases
to be matter Of geographical sec
/. tions. / have a very strong conviction
that what is good for Ohio is good for
the old dominions, that whatever is
good for any state is good for the
whole nation
! Difficult Times.
There are difficult times ahead.
They are not the heritage of the, ad-
ministration., that is soon TO pass. so
i much as they are the result of a
tumult in the world. have conf
dence enough as Republican to be-
lieve that those of other political
faiths are willing to do their utmost
for the nation. We must each ana
all resolve to do our, most and our
; best to put the United States OF
I America on the right, safe. forward
track once more.
!: mo 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. Ameri-
ca is the one steadying influence in
the world today and it is for us to
lead the world Alright.
Il have been particularly glad to
come to Newport News because Of
your great shipbuilding industry here.
:: We r.ust be an America of shipbuild-
ers and of ship operators on the high
seas. We have transformed the ship-
ping routes: the still greater thing for
US to accomplish is to become great
\ maritime nation. In the old days We
loutsailed the world and it was only
our merchant marine to recede.
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