The New York herald., 1921-05-23


senseless strikes and lockouts impossiblA,
lie would consider his work a success, a
very great success. He has intlmated that
to this writer on more than one occasion.
Harding Is both materlalist and ldealist.
This Is merely using q mouthful Of words
to say that he Is a very practical person,
definitely acquainted with the life going
On around him and with the simple and
natural desires, fears. Joys and troubles or
lis fellow men: vet a person who looks
beyond the present day and decade AMI
even beyond the boundaries of his own
country toward better day Of more
equallized human opportunities lie + !
materialist because he knows that the hard
facts Of life are not TO be tucked in 4 cor
ner and painted over by thinking lovely
thoughts alone TO get any sort Of ideal
istic accomplishment horse sense has got
to be used and the hard and fast facts Of
human life taken into account. Harding
undoubtedly would have made better deal
Realistically rs we'll rs materially II he
had sat in at Versailles. Here is another
resemblance in a broad sort Of way to the
late President Roosevelt who liked to look
IL
impossible for Harding TO ride n hobby 70
its death and his own exhaustion simply
to crafty an exclusive prediction. He
might believe deyoutly III the good Of 4
theory. but III he sensed its impossibility
Of accomplishment lie would not waste time
due to other important matters In trying
70 whistle back the tide
There used t. he an impression current
that Harding was rather slow-minded that
he did not absorb ideas swiftly. This no
tion may have been corrected by this time
ri was never the truth The truth Is that
he ~ remarkably quick Mt catching an
idea remarkably swift or comprehension.
But he habiWally takes his time AT refec-
ton have known him to listen 10 a
suggestion with ne particular degree o.
attentiyeness and then. weeks later, when
ii was supposed that All trace OF the mat
tor had passed from hts mind 70 reCur 10
II III it's original form precisely stated
together with the answer or solution he
had taken hls time to evolve lie gets
one" speedily but he seldom hurries 70 an
nouncc This The President has y theory
that good deal of the trouble of the
sons of Adam arises from their disposition
toward hurried speech Ills long political
experience has taught him that the unex-
pectod is the thing that usually happens
He Is aware therefore that II Is wise n
allow as much time as Il ls possible 10 give
TO circumstances The turnover of time. He
can make decisions rapidly enough firmly
enough. lie prefers whenever III rant dc.
cisou Il not imperative, 10 wait Bit"
Take the whole League III Nations row
II may not he recalled now, but Harding's
advice many months ago was to - slow
on the League of Nations propositions
until We could See what was cominc out of
The wclter md turmoil III Europe until ~
could see II the other fellows purposcd H.
respect tho treaties and covenants they had
made The soundness of Tint advice l~
recognized on HE other side nowadays As
FOR his proposed association of nations. hc
takes tile same line ihat Europe polit
caly and economically. Is unhealthy. feyer
lsh, lnnamcd dchlltatcd He wants to
"co slow" until Europe herself indicates
whaf kind ~ association Is going IL ~
acceptable aud workable That the United
States can nnd should take the morat
leadership of the world he firmly believes
but he wants that leadership to be as.
sumed On the invitation of restored
Europe that knows It's own mind and that
Is not going to have a bralnstorm every
six months or So.
No comment about the President or cst'-
matcs formed Of him after considerable
association and study would be at all
nrNnnr without soyfpp Somofhinp ohout hfc
kind of Amcricani~m His Kind eff Ameri
conshusd Fo~n Pege