New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06
Harding Ends
Vacation With
Four Speeches
Feeling Fit, Wearing Golf
Tan, President Starts for
Capital To-day to Pre-
pare Disarmament Plans
Regards Council Vital
U. S. Is Intent on Helping
Its Afflicted Ex.Soldiers,
War Patients Are Told
BY Boyden r. Sparkes

10y 0OyOcu IN. CpaIkGS
LANCASTER, N. H., Aug. 5.-The
last day Of President Harding's White
Mountains vacation was moro in the
nature Of a campaign speaking tour
than recreational period. In the
course Of a 150-mile automobile trip
ne delivered four extcmporaneou
speeches and shook hands with thou
sands Of natives and summer resort
visitors. Tomorrow the President and
his party motor to Portland, Me-, and
there board the Presidential yacht
Mayflower for the voyage to the capital,
where they expect to arrive early
Tuesday
Renewed in vigor and looking bet
ter with his coat Of golAng tan than
in long time, Mr.. Harding goes back
to the White House prepared to do
vote all Of his energy to the task of
preparing for the disarmament con-
| ference.
Visit to Invalid Soldiers
1t is understood from his own words
that he considers this approaching
round table conference to be more
vital to the future welfare of the world
than any similar gathering Of states
men in the history of modern civil-
zation. 1t is also known that the Ad-
administration views the agreement of
all the conferees to forego preliminary
conferences as a splendid diplomatic
victory for the American State Depart
ment.
The most important of the speeches
made by the President was at Gorham,
N. H., early tonight, where he went
to visit fifty-seven former service men
at government hospital there The
men, who no longer wear uniforms, well
coined him with all the vigor Of their
weakened lungs. Taking a stand at
the edge of the porch Of this converted
summer hotel. Mr.. Harding said in
part:
II speak the heart Of America when
tell you, the men impaired in the
defense Of their country, that America
is interested in them in every way it
knows how.
First Duty to Sick
There was some criticism recently
because the President and the Con-
gress were interested for the time
being in passing UP what was known
as the compensation bill. like to tell
the men who are now wards of the
| government that the chief reason was
that we all believed we owed our first
consideration to the men impaired in
| the service.
ut is a very wonderful thing and
1T IS some compensation in itself to
have had the unspeakable experience
OF defending our country and coming
back entirely whole, but I want Amer
lea first of all to do everything that
can be done to somehow make we'll
those who have suffered physically as
a result Of their war service.
My idea of a republic I would like
would be an America of mutual conf
dence and good will, an America of
perfect rstanding, of abiding JUS
tice, Of God-fearing people, committed
to the task Of reforming the world and
teaching mankind that it is not good to
make warfare. I believe that it is 60
ing to be the mission of America, and
IT l can be your representative In pro
noting that ideal I shall not have
served in vain"
More than thousand persons heard
that speech. Mr.. Harding told them
he would like to greet each of them
personally, but that his time would
not permit, and he wanted them to give
him and Mrs. Harding a chance to
speak to all of the service men.
Words Help Sufferers
The veterans, most of whom trace
their diseased condition to German gas
attacks, filed past the President, and if
their expressions meant anything the
contact with the Chief Executive was
better than medicine for them,
He exchanged word with each of
the men. Then he asked to see the
bedridden. A nurse led him inside.
Mrs. Harding went with him.
The nurse opened tho door of the
first of these rooms. For almost ten
minutes the President and Mrs. Har.
emerged their eyes were suspiciously
bright They visited several other
rooms in similar manner, and then
leaving the hospital completed the
4 twenty-five-mile journey back to Mount
Prospect, arriving at the summit in
time to admire the first flashing rays
Of the evenings show of the aurora
borealis.
The first speech of the day was de-
brook, the next town visited, the crowd
Of almost q thousand met the Presi-
dents car at the edge of the town
and escorted him to the speaking
stand that had been prepared for him.
After a round Of golf at Dixville
J Notch and reception there, the Har-
!: ding party drove to Berlin, N. H
There was another speech, and then
came the wind-up at Gorham.
In three of his speeches Mr.. Har-
ding reminded his audiences that he
was doing his best to fulfill their
: trust. He told them it was this that
bad prompted him to call the disarma-
! ment conference,