Evening star., 1921-08-07
PRESIDENT LEAVES
. ON RETURN CRUISE
Crosses Maine by Auto to
Board MayfloWer-Speaks
at West Brook.
VISITS SOLDIER HOSPITAL
Declares America Must Keep Hat
on Straight and Be Conf
dent of Herself.
VISITS SOLDIER HOSPITAL
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Me-. August e.-Presi-
dent aud Mrs. Harding left Portland
At midnight tonight on the presiden-
tial yacht Mayhower for Washing
ton. They are expected to arrive at the
capital Tuesday noon.
Accompanied by Mrs Harding and
other members Of the vacation party.
the President made the 14e-mile cross
country trip by automobile. starting
carly in the day from Lancaster. n.
H.. where he has been the guest of
Secretary of War Weeks since Tues
day.
He went out Of his way to visit a
soldiers sanatorium at Oxford, Me-;
stopped at Poland Springs for lunch
and a game of golf and accepted an
invitation to pay a brief call and
make a speech at West Brook. just
ming.
The stop at West Brock was ar
ranged at the request Of Senator Hale
Of the state, who has been one Of Mr..
Harding's companions on this and
several previous vacation trips. Sew
eral thousand gathered to hear the
Presidents speech greeting the peo-
Pile of the state and reiterating his
prediction that America would find
It possible to assume the leadership
or world peace at the coming dis
armament conference.
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Before he said good-by this morn
ing to the mountain lodge near Lam
caster which has been his home for
the past four days Mr.. Harding
played a round of golf on the diminu-
tive course laid out on the Weeks
place for the use of the vacation
party The play today was the final
match Of tournament for the cham
pionship of the party. and although
Mr. Harding made a low score, the title
went to Senator Hale.
During the stop at Oxford both the
resident and Mrs. Harding assured
che disabled world war veterans
.rnment would do everything pos
sible for their welfare. Both asked
many questions about the needs of the
.atients, most Of whom are suffering
from the effects of gas. and before
leaving made a thorough inspection
Of the whole establishment.
Il am happy" said the President. In
his short speech at West Brook, ito
come here and say to. you how grate-
full we are for the cordial greeting
we have received in the states of
Maine and New Hampshire.
Believes seul Is Feuad.
II have thought what change has
come about. You haven't gathered
here to greet me personally; because
I've been here before and you scarce
ly noticed it But you have come to
me tonight because am your spokes-
man. When a man is a candidate for
Office he is always seeking to come
among you and make himself heard.
but when & man is In Office the peo-
pie want him to come among them.
and he ought to come among them
and be heard and hear from them.
That's as it should be. for this is
q popular government and let me say
to you that no President ever couid
do anything Of which the American
people did not approve. -
'Let nae tell you also that. it is
a. difacult thing to conduct the gov
ernment of the United States. We
have just emerged from q cataclys-
mic world war. Things have been
turned upside down. It 10 a time
when America must keep her hat on
straight, when America must bk con.
ndent Of herself. And l like to say
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