Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-11
SENATOR ASKS NJ OUTLAY BE:
 MADE. WHEN HE , - TAXES OFFICE
All Plans For Celebration Dropped Tn Washington
 As Message Arrives
ACTION NOT SURPRISE
President-Elect Asks To Be Simply Sworn In And Al
 lowed To Take Up Work

'WASHlN0ToN. Jan. Abandon Hent immediately of all plans for a celebration in connection with the in. aaguration Of PreSiden' eject Harding was annoUnced tonight ny. F. B. Me Lean. chairman of the Washington Inaugural Committee. in accordance with ;he desire or SenStor Hardine.
 AcLeSn. on receiving the request of Harding for abandonment oi Inc celebration plans. issued p statement saving:
 ''l realize, oi course, how keer will he the disappointment t0 the people Of Washington hut | have all along known how President-elect Harding felt with respect to the expenditures of large sums of money at this time.
 Because of Mir Haldings feelings was alwaNs in doubt about the inI iaugural program being carried out, felt Senator Harding'S friends and ad- viSsrS would be with him inIhis mat ter '
 Hardine's Attitude
 MARION. Ohio. Jan. slO.-ln tle in- terest of national thrift. President elect Harding tonight requested ofl ticialS artansing for his inauguration to abandon all plans for an inaugural ceremony
 In a telegfam to F.. F. Mclean. chaiI0lan of the inaugural commttee at Washington, Harding declared he preferred simply to take the oath of office. deliver D brief address and then take up his duties. He said it would make his position very unhan- pv if the outlay for an elaborate. ln- auSnFal created the impression Oi cN- travasance
 He also telegraphed Senator NnoN of Pennsylvania, in charge of tne con- sreSSionalNend of the plans. suggest ing that the proposal to erect stands on the capitol grounds be abandoned. This proposal has been the subject of heated debate in congress
 Sens,or Hardins's telegram to Me Lean said;
 II beg respectfully to suggest to your committee complete abandon ment ot an plans for an inaugural eel ehIation. Heretofore | have been very. reluctant to express my person al views because'1 | know of the. cher iShed regard in our national capitol for this quadrennial event and the generosity Sf the citizens of the Dis triSt in making provision for it
 However. it il is becoming to eN- press my prelereace. | wish you and your committee to know that the i'm preSSion of eNtraNagant expenditure and excessive cost would make me a very unhappy participant. know nlu well that the government outlay is relatively small and that the larger expenditure comes lrom the gcnerons contributions ot District citizenship. but it iS timely and wholesome to practice the utter denial ot public eN. t penditUre where there Is no real ne- cesSlty. anu u win be wholesome eNamr,e of economy and thrift, if we save the man. many thousands which the inaugural celebration will call from the private purse ot those at tending,
 T have sent message or like i'm port to the congressional committee and expressed the wish that no prep araticn or outlay of any kind be made It win be most plVaSing to me to be simply sworn m. speak briefly my pledge ot faith to the country and turn at once to the worS which will be calling.
 The message sent senator Knox said,
 'l nave been reluctant to iptrude my views relating tn inaugural plans, but cannat long remain silent with and misunderstand- ing which | had rather avoid,
 Urges No Preparation
 "pleasc convey to yout committee my wish tor the simplest inaugural D. Ogram. consistent with actual re- OuiremenJs in taking the oath of oI' flee and the utteranCe of hetiuing ad- dNeSS. ! very respectfully request that cousress will not appropriate and your committee win mot eNpend any rund whatever.
 T am familiar with the custom of erecting platform and providing seats for guests who witness the Cer' enlonN. but it will he most pleasineto me to have this ceremony take rlace within the capitol or on the East porch, without a single extra prepar- Stion This win require no expense and wa shall be joint participants in .N- .NN