The New York herald., 1921-05-29
WORD PICTURES OF THE PRESIDENTS AIMS AND

a President ne uu~i -tauH aiour ltrf
body runs 70 him uta bl. inutr nt
roads, farmers abor upHal lir .,a
consultations
LIE plays pretty -ood -amc oi -.
1 for Pre~idrn Reali, H. ba, nofO
ing to be ashamed Il ), any rcnsauah.
standard and comparison The uai,oaa
amateur golf champion of the United state.
Young Charles Evans, Vitcl, known ~
Chick" praises Hardings game o1
warmly He doesn't believe thc White
House will ever know n better golfer thaH
It's present occupant Evans finds th8i the
President has an excellent stance thou-H
bit stiff that his swing T. pretty gpna
though he quits his stroke 4 mite too .our
and doesn't get out Of il an the power hr
should that he puts very well indeed alt
accuracy and good judgment. though hc
will push" trfe now and then that hr
uses the mashie better than any other rlga
and that his grip Is excellent. what Evan.
especially liked about the Presidents ent'
was the Presidents eageruess 10 take y,
vice and to learn from those who know
more (about golf) than he. Chick found
HE President has been considering The
notion % laying out practice hole
on the White House grounds. There +
plenty Of room for difficult test of one
hole. Of even of several holes. The grounds
sweep south of the White House for
long way, and they are very broad. Large
old trees. terraces, walks and fountain
provide hazards and the beautiful smooth
lawn offers plenty If places for greens
II ERE'S q free tn for any worthy fellow
citizen able 70 use II Warren q
Harding is born fisherman. He's badly
infected with that mysterious something Of
other that makes considerable proportion
Of mankind crave the soace Of the still
waters and the swift and who believe thai
i leaping brook trout o. a plunging small
mouth bass is the most beautiful thing III
Nature He has il, has II bad our Presi.
dent. One day in an inlet Of the Gulf OF
Mexico | saw this urbane gentleman, clad
in sun helmet old sweater and baggv.
dirty, duck trousers fight Il 200 pound tar
pom for two hours He would have made
IN interesting study for Prof Osborn or
some other student Of the development ~
mankind. There wasn't much difference
except garb and equipment between the
twentieth century statesman and the Gro
Ma"non gentleman Of 10000 years ago. who
also sought big fish. He wore lis fighting
face that day. and was the hunter entirely
very close 10 earth primitive The tin II
that he might Well appreciate an oppor
tunity some Of these days when work
Slackens a bit 70 hook the biz fish
| HAVE suggested variously that The
President believes in advertising. h.
iievcs IN letting tho people know just wha
kind of Person he X and what he has in
his head II must not be deduced from au
his that he seeks ~ pun himself ana h~
qualities that he blows his own horn. that
~ l. afflicted with the special vanity that
has caused press acenting to become one
If the considerable industries of the MI.
tion Not at all Harding Is actually Il
very modest man. lie j. actually ayer~c
70 personal mention. If no other end T. ~ ~
served than mere compliment 70 him III
does not care for the lmelight He has
diStaSte for fuss ami feathers and core
mony. The advertising he has done and
purposes ~ 10 l. for the welfare nj thr
country as hc Sep~ H. First Ii II necessary
~ inform the country about just the Kind
of person he i~ Second. ii H. necessary IL
acquaint tho country with the main nul
poses If his Administration III these
means he creates confidence and Il disposi
tion ~ the peoples part t. ~ patient one
Of the great ends of the advertising Han.
ding does Il 10 stimulate i better feeling
the country IL induce kind
lier attitude among citizens generally.
LIE believes strongly That public officials
should takc the time and trouble IA
study the locale n great problems. If H.
had not been nominated for the Presidenc,
and had continued III the senate. ne would
have gone q TIE Philippines ~ make
personal study ~ iuSular affairs AMI of the
capacity for solfcoyernmeut of the LITTLE
brown brothers. After hp was elected he
went 70 Panama because he realized that
the Panama Canal lour main contact with
was surc ~ figure largcl,
II his Administration lie wanted rs scc
for himself how NE wheels went around
70 study for himself tile attitude 1T Nmcr0
'an governing officials toward native
race. lie means tp LII ~ Alaska this ~um.
mer ii he cau possibly AFFORD tile time.
Secretary Fall has told him TINT somethln.