The Washington herald., 1920-12-05
Returning From Panama
Trip, President-elect Fa-s
yors Taxation Repeal.
TOO MUCH SOCIALISM
In Norfolk Speech He De-
.nounces Federal Own
ership.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. I.-Declaring
against government that continues
'-the burden OF war taxes in time Of
peace" and is Suspicious Of success
full business" President-elect Hard
ing. in an address before a business
mems dinner here tonight said that
that belongs in Soviet Russia"
Il want a government that has
less to do with business and injects
a little more business in govern
ment." he said.
-Theye is too much suspicion in
the United States and too much drift
to patetnal Socialism. i don't be-
leve in government ownership OF
anything" CThis sentence was
drowned out here by applause.)
Continuing. Harding said that IF
l had my say within ten days after
the order had been issued millions
Of tons Of American shipping would
be in the hands Of American enter
prise"
Deefh't Fear Big business
Il don't care how big business is
Praising the Panama Canal, Hard
ing said he though it ough to bring
more commerce.
Great achievements await in
South and Latin-America," he con-
tinued- They only await under
standing to give us their conf
dence- We can't expect trade 20 be
wholly one-sided but 1 am in favor
, of bringing only those things here
that we don't produce in the United
States. i believe in prospering the
United States first"
Expressing the belief that some
time there probably will be an
( equalization of wages and working
conditions, Harding said that until
that time 1 want the world TO bring
its standards UP to ours, never TO
lower ours"
PlunEes into Busy Day.
! Harding ended his vacation when
NE docked at Newport News today
and plunged into q crowded day
fmore strenuous than campaign days
I Five speeches and INSPECTION Of
shipbuilding yards at Newport
News, the naval and army bases and
the navy yard at Norfolk made up
a busy day.
4 cannot ldlh l.
he said at the Norfolk Tabernacle,
you elect a President and then for
four months place him where he
must remain in a state of innocuous
desuetude or face embarrassment.
j Il am the last man that would
give offense to the President by as
suming to speak in advance of my
. time"
4 Favors La Toilette Act.
I Harding came out for ship sub
sides. provided the La Toilette sea-
mems act is retained. in his taber-
nacle speech
i IF the La Toilette seamen's law
represents the conscience of Amer
lea, and ! believe IL does" he said.
in ali fairness the government
ought to step in and share the bur-
dens IL imposes on American ship
ping in higher wages"
4 Opposition to ship subsidies or
subventions came, he said. from the
Hamburg-America and North Ger
man Lloyd interests and this op-
position may have been linked with
the German scheme OF world SUI
prenScy.
oh. a lot of you old hidebound
Democrats and a lot Of miserable
mugwump Republicans have been
utterly blind to the necessity Of
the American government giving
thought TO the making of a merch-
ant marine" he said
Wilson Visit I'm Doubt.
whether Harding will address the
Senate or visit President Wilson
while he is in Washington next
J week were still In doubt
He will address the Senate IL his
colleagues invite him 20 do so, IL is
believed. As to visiting the white
House. Harding will be confronted
with a delicate question should
President Wilson issue a formal in
vitstion. In the absence OF such
invitation President-elect Harding
will make no visit
!. Throughout all his speeches Hard
ing earnestly pleaded that Sec
ltionalism be ended.
Talks to Sailors
After reviewing the enlisted men
at the naval base in the afternoon.
he made a brief talk to the blue
Jackets No nation, he said, csn
hope to be eminent without a naval
establishment adequate to protect
its interests, even though IL might
hope for intimate disarmament.
Il want a nation righteous in pur-
poses, righteous in commerce, and
then everylastingly determined to
protect it's commerce and Its rights.
/, Harding said.
Il cad only speak as a private
citizen, but 1 have in my heart the
pride Of a private citizen In such q
representation OF American man
hood when IL Is mine to come into
responsibility I want TO have your
confidence and / know you will have
mine. hope you will continue your
devotion and service to your coun-
try, and hope you will never be
called on to fire a gun In defense
of this country"