The New York herald., 1921-05-24
TEARS AND SMILES
|. MARK HARDING VISIT
Chief Executive. Is Deeply
Moved as He Views U. s.
Dead at H0bOken.
MUST NOT BE AGAIN
Pleads for Nation So Right
eous and Powerful None
Will Dare Attack.
POINTS WAY TO FUTURE
Rides Through Miles of Cheer
ing Children in Brooklyn
and Rejoices in Salutes.

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In the long programme which Presi-
dent Harding had planned tor himself
Il programme which he carried out
with such vigor as to tire even his es-
cort OF yiglant secret servce men
there were two moments which seemed
to those about the Chief Executive to
move him mostly deeply. One was OF
sadness and the other of joy.
The first of these was when the
President, controlling himself by a
strong effort, laid wreath upon one
of the 5,212 flag draped caskets of SOL
diers crowded row on row along the
big hall and long pier at Hoboken.
The Presidents voice was firm and
clear despite his obvious emotion, as
he said:
"In the name OF the Republic bestow
this tribute on the casket of the f1rst
soldier who perished on the soil of the
enemy This opportunity is not chosen
to express the suggestion of hatred IN
the American heart. There is no hatred
in the American heart. I have chosen
it because I am offering the tribute to
one whose death on enemy soil marked
the day when our civilization went face
forward. and the assault on our present
day civilization knew it had failed.
May "a. 1918, is the date on which
this solder was Killed, and the name Is
that of Joseph W. Guyton, Company /,
126th Infantry, resident and hero OF
the State of Michigan of the United
States of America
The second incident of the busy day
threw the President behind his carefully
maintained schedule, but never was a
man more pleased to be delayed. The
spectacle of the interminable rows OF
caslzets on the Hoboken piers and the
serious topic which he had discussed al
the Hotel Astor lunch had cast not
gloom but gravity ever the Presiden.
and his party. But Brooklyn had ar
ranged to prevent the Presidents visi;
to this city being a sad one.
Manhattan's greeting was most cor
, dial, but unfortunately Manhattan's cit
Zens were all more or less in the da rh
ms to which of the borosgh's thorough
fares the President would use. Brook.
lyn knew.
Rode Through Lane of Children
AS the Presidents party. motorcycle
man ahead. pilot car at his wheels edge
and Presidents car close behind, swept
over the greasy wet pavement of Man
haitian Bridge and down into the Brook.
lyn plaza and Flatbush avenue extension
ii shot through narrow lane of childen
big. little. clean, otherwise, Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts. marine scouts: scouts. for
eign born. American made and every
last one happy, damp or wet in the uriz.
cling rain. and clutching at least one
American flag per hand.
The high powered cars which had
made 1t possible for Manhattan specta
tors to exclaim only There he goes =
slowed down so that the President might
acknowledge the shril cheers and wild
waving of the children. It was in the
minds of the chauffeurs to make up foi
this delay once this clump OF children
was passed But the clump never was
passed.
The Presidents amazement We'd witt
his delight
There was In President Harding
day all the action which even a movie
director could desire. The roar of guns
as the Mayfiower steamed under a grey
sky past Fort Lafayette and throug.
the Narrows at 6 AS in the morning
awakened him, IL he were not already
awake.
OFF Ninety-sixth street. with navy
destroyers at anchor all about her. tbs
Mayhower cast anchor well out In ths
stream. The John +. Hylan came Close
and Acting Marine Inspector James w
Hallock left her to visit the Mayflowei
with the information that Mayor Hylar
was on board his own municipal yacht
with Commissioner Grover A. Whaley
and desired TO call. The President wa'
happy to receive the Mayor and Com
missioner. and they went aboard for .
ten minute talk.
At 9:45 the Mayflower's guns started
booming. Within three minutes the
President and Mrs. Harding were land
ing and receiving the greetings of r. w
Galbraith. Jr.. national comma nder oi
the American Legion.
With the President there came .ht
Secretary of War and Mrs John w
Weeks Senator and Mrs. Philander G.
Knox. Senator and Mrs. Harry New
Secretary OF the Interior Albert u. Fan
Gen. and Mrs. Charles E SAWYER
George b. Christian, Jr., the President,
secretary: Senator Walter Il. Edge o.
/ New Jersey Senator William NJ. Calder
4 Carmi Thompson or Cleveland anC
\ Lieut-Coi. Clarence Sheriff.. military
aide to the President.
The Presidents party moved swift,
from the pier through Ninety-sixtl
sixth street, where the President wa,
\ Immediately recognized and cheered. [,
h Central Parks little frequented roads
! Through the park emerging speedily n
I Fifth avenue and Ffty-ninth street, til,
motor squadron dashed down Fifth ave
\ nue..
At Twenty-thrd street the ferryboa
( Scranton waited and swiftly hurried tn
party across 20 TIobolSen. A detach
mont OF the Twenty-second Infantry
trench helmets on their heads and rife
I at present. welcomed the President OF
| the boat and escorted him across tn,
river. a battalion of the same organiza
tion under the command of Major A
| g. Gardner. escorted tho party up Rive
street and into the reservation OF tn,
army piers
IT was then that the Presidents part,
saw war at its Grimmest. The figure
5.2t2 is nothing. but hall after hall anc
vast room after room. and finally thu
/ length OF 1000 foot pier. containini
nothing but caskcts IN close order. eacl
/ with flag on top and the name of tho
soldier. private or officer. and organi
/ Zation stamped on the end. gave a rea
meaning to tn numbers. Soldiers. many
of them with wound stripes and medals