The New York herald., 1921-08-06
HARDING QUI7SPLAY
TO TALK FOR PEACE
Interrupts New Hampshire
Vacation With Speeches on
Limited Armament.
VISITS DISABLED MEN
Promises Nation Will DO
Everything Possible to
Restore Health.
ARGUES ABOUT BEARS
Says Weeks Saw One Seven
Times Instead Of Seven Diff
ferent Animals.
ARGUES ABOUT BEARS

Special Despatch TO TIE NEW DIRK HERALD.
LANCASTER, n. H., Aug. President
Harding quit vacationing to-day to
go campaigning. Il guess it's the
mountain air" he said after a big
meeting in Gorham this evening.
- three speeches to-day--at Cole
brook. North Stratford and Berlin
the President told the people of the
country that his proudest hope was 10
use the great influence of the United
States TO bring about the disarmament
of the world. He asked his audiences
TO be patient and TO have confidence
in the national Government.
At Gorham Mr. Harding gave no
hope that the Administration would
consider the soldiers bonus in the i'm
mediate future. This address was made
at hospital occupied by tubercular
eX-service men.
Il have come to this place. said the
President. particularly to express my
interest in the welfare of the men who
offered everything they have in the
service of the country. / don't want
this great Republic of ours to slow up
until 1t Is possible to make you all as
nearly whole as possible. America must
do everything possible to make you
boys whole and America will do this.
Boys. you can recover. One of the
dearest friends I have was carried by
his wife so that he might lie on the
porch and enjoy the sun. He recovered
through the same kind treatment which
you are getting. ] bid you be of good
hope"
Secretary weeks's Bear.
President Harding spent the early
baby golf course" which Secretary Of
War Weeks has Installed since he be-
came a member of the Presidential
Cabinet. Secretary Weeks admits he is
dub" but he is pretty well practised
at putting and this is the practice on his
course.
There was much fun at breakfa st
over the bears on the mountain The
Weeks estate Is a real game preserve
and the Secretary claims that he has
counted seven black bears.
John" said the President, .of course
you counted the same bear seven times,
and ! think he Is tame Why don't you
invite him IN aere and show him to us -
miles of roads to-day and the people
at every farm house and summer resort
we're right on the front piazza when he
passed. Mr.. Harding had no intention
OF making speeches to-day, but the
hands OF welcome extended to him
proved an inspiration.
Mrs. Harding accompanied the Pres,-
dent. She has not been well since her
arrival In this State and was u,nch IA
tigued by the Plymouth celebration. The
idea Of to-day's programme was to give
the President and his wife motor trip
and quiet game CT golf at Dixville
Notch, but il didn't pan out.
Everywhere along the line Mrs
Harding was overwhelmed with flowers.
1t was decided by the Presidential part
that there was no refuge except on the
top of Mount Prospect There wee
many pleasant and human incidents 70
indicate the popularity of the Hardings.
President Kisses Child.
No more delightful spectacle was Of
fered, however. than that of a little girl
who approached the President at Hol-
brook with a huge bunch of flowers.
The bouquet was nearly as large as the
little one. so the President picked up
both at the same time He took the
child in his arms and kissed her. hoisted
her up on his shoulders and passed the
flowers to Mrs. Harding. whVe the
crowd applauded.
The President and his party start
back tomorrow to be in Washington on
Tuesday. There Is hope entertained
among the people OF New Hampshire
that Mr.. Harding will make his SUM
mer home in this State. and IL is not
altogether unlikely that he win do so. It
IL said. since the climate Is very agree
able TO Mrs. Harding, and there Is no
playground In the United States which
offers more varied possibilities In golf