The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-08
HARDING ENDS
ALLOVAT|0N
President.EIect Orders Rest
and Pleasure Program as He
Nears Vacation Spot.
BY DAVID M. CHURCH.
International News Service.

EN- ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT
ELECT HARDING, ODEM. Tex,
Nov. 8.-Somewhat wearied by two
days of continuous receptions and
demands for rear platform speeches,
President-elect Harding today, as he
approached his vacation spot at
Point Isabel, ordered the gates
closed against all but rest and pleas
ure.
CONTINUOUS OVATION.
The journey of the President-elect
through the Middle and Southwest
has been a continuous ovation.
Throngs have gathered at every cross
road and city station. and although
he Is on vacation. the Senator has
responded to their welcome. leaving
his breakfast table and staying out
OF his bed to greet those who have
come to pay their respects. Despite
the fact that he left Marion with no
intention of making any speeches.
he has delivered at least a dozen.
Press dispatches from Paris which
represented semi-officially that
France Is willing to cooperate with
the United States was called to the
attention OF the President t-elect but
he refused to comment. He is ex-
tremely cautious to avoid anything
which may be in any manner con-
strued as anticipation of his taking
office or interference with the pres
ent administration.
AMERICAN-MADE LEAGUE.
Shortly after the Paris dispatches
were available in the special train,
the Senator made brief speech at
Marshall, Texas, in which he declared
our moral obligations will always
stand out, and America does not need
any meeting of foreign powers to tell
us what our moral obligatio are.
We want to meet with them, counsel
with them, knew their thoughts and
give them ours, but we want to give
them in the freedom Of America. !
wouldn't want our country aloof
from the other peoples, but I want
II strong and wholly free to play
her part in dealing with the rest
Of the world"
ment, It is understood on the special
train that the President-elect will
seek an American-made league. taxi
ing some features from the present
league as a basis for world fra
ternity and that he will follow out
the suggestion made in his speech OF
August % advocating "an interna-
tional association for conference and
world court"
Reports that Senator Harding
might meet Mexican leaders on the
border have been. scotched by official
announcement that no such meeting
Ia contemplated. Senator Harding
today is planning to divide his pleas
ures between golf and tarpon fishing.
Although there is excellent hunt
ing at Point Isabel, the President
elect does not plan any hunting him
self, as he Is not a lover OF this sport.
Despite the fact that he has been
az busy during his trip as he was
during many campaign tours, both the
Senstor and Mrs. Harding were elated
today over their trip and their op-
portunity to meet the people, and
neither Of them passed up the chance
to meet any one. At one stop Sen.
.ator Harding held a group Of friends
waiting while he pushed his way
through the throng to buy a pencil
from q cripple and to talk to him.
Everyone. from the milkman's baby
ND to the leading banker, has had the
beneft OF the Harding smile and the
Harding handshake. Southern Demo-
Gratis and staunch Republicans have
ali heard from the next President that
we are through with partisan politics
and the next four years will b for
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