The New York herald., 1921-10-28
HARDING IN ATLANTA
GETS WIDE APPROVAL
OF HIS RACE SPEECH
Declares America Is Ready
to Help Mankind Obtain
Lasting Peace.
FAITH IN ARMS PARLEY
President Asserts New Venture
Must Not Sacrifice National
Independence.
FAITH IN ARMS PARLEY

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 27.-President
Harding's clean cut and startling dec
laration Of policy and principles on
the race question not only In the
South, but throughout the world.
brought a favorable reflex in Atlanta
>o-day. The cheering thousands that
lined the principal thoroughfares Of
the city went to the extreme in the
cordiality of welcome.
During the days speech making
Mr.. Harding made no further mention
of the race question which he dis
cussed yesterday in Birmingham. but
Secretary Fall of the Interior De-.
rartment alluded to the Birmingham
address as one of the greatest deliver
ances ever addressed to the American
people.
The Secretary said: II want to say
that the message the President
brought to the South yesterday and
delivered at Birmingham, when un-
derstood by. the people after they have
analyzed 1t, will bring to you people
the understanding that no greater step
has ever been taken for the interest
of the South than that one. There is
nothing that could be done of more
interest to the South and you people
should take it to heart"
Greeted mt Every Train stop.
At every stop made by the Presidents
special train In Alabama and Georgia
the President was vcclferously greeted.
There was on every hand comment upon
his declaration against social or racial
equality, but for absolute political and
economic equality, against solid negro
Republican vote and against solidiy
white vote.
Secretary Falls statement on the
policy was cheered and applsuded by
several hundred Of the leading citizens
and business men OF Georgia at the
luncheon at the Druid Hin Club. Their
comment was almost entirely favorable.
but Gov. Hardwick and other speakers
kept off the subject.
In his ore set speech of the day at
The foot of the Grady Monument in
Atlanta the President euIogized Henry
w. Grady as fearless patriot who had
gone to New England to carry a fearless
message OF reconstruction and to move
the public mind Tor a reunited country.
He also eulogized Theodore Roosevelt.
whose birthday IL was. and then plunged
into peace and disarmament. If failure
comes in the arms parley, the President
said. 1t will not be the faui. Of America.
as this nation Is prepared to do it's
utmost.
Tribute to Southern Hospitality.
The Presidents address follows:
"Felioto Americans:
Il cannot ;ell you how glad am to
be here. to greet you men and women
OF Atlanta. of Georgia and the South
and TO receive this testimony of de-
votion to our common country. Be as
sured that. much as / crave. and wish
TO deserve. your good will, shall not
mistakenly assume that such greet
ing as this is for me. or ever could be
for any one man. I recognize II as the
tribute which a great people pays to
n constituted authority in its public
life. II Is the reflection of the spirit
which makes our popularity governed
institutions secure.
ITO come to Georgia Is to come to the
heart of the South. To come to Georgia
on this, of all days of the year--the
birthday of Roosevelt-is to realize that
the heart Of the South throbs for all
the nation. To the making OF that
typicaI American OF the new era went
equally the warmer strains of the old
South and The sturdy stock that gave
the nation its Empire State.
80 II Is good In greeting you men
and women OF Georgia to recall the
career OF that outstanding American
who IN his life. as in his lineage. taught
US how much we are prospered and
exalted beca use OF being united And
corning thus among you. Il Is peculiarly
q satisfaction TO speak from the shadow
OF the shaft which you have reared
10 the memory of one who taught a
reunited nation its duties. it's obliga-
tons. it's possibilities. For l recall the
thrill with which 1 read. as n young
man. the address of Henry w. Grady
10 the New England Club: that most
famous grafton, | think. of its genera
don; that inspiring call to a nation TO
awaken itself. to understand that it's
yesterday was dead. It's tomorrow preg-
nsnt with magnificent opportunity
The Voice of a Great People.
'Tf ever one man was ordained 10
speak with the tongue of conviction
and the voice of a great people that
man was Grady. Gifted with the poets
imagery. tho seer's wisdom. the plain
mans humor and the statesman's Wis
ion. he pretended to be neither poet.
seer. nor sta tesfnan: he sought no pub
nc place. but preferred the private post
close to his people. But somehow II
was his TO understand and interpret the
longing OF the nation for a true and
perfect reunion. He appraised the diff
Guilty OF fasnioning new temple OF
concord and hope out of disappointment
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