Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-07
VACATION OVER,
HARDING WILL
START TO WORK
Motors Through Maine,
Stops for Short Speech
at Westbrook.
Tells People What Big
Conference Will Mean
to United States.

Portland, Me-, Aug. 6-President
Harding ended his vacation visit to the
White Mountains of New Hampshire
Saturday, and crossed Maine to board
the yacht Mayflower here to return to
Washington.
Accompanied by Mrs. Harding and
other members of the party, the pres
ident made the 14O miles cross country
trip by automobile, starting early in the
day from Lancaster, N. H., where he
has been the guest of Secretary Weeks
since Tuesday
He went out of his way to visit a
soldiers sanitarium at Oxford, Me-.
stopped at Poland Springs for lunch
and game of golf, and accepted an
invitation to pay brief call and make
a speech at Westbrook, just outside of
Portland, in the early evening. Sailing
late Saturday night the Mayflower is
expected to reach Washington Tues
day noon.
Speaks at Westbrook.
The stop at Westbrook was arranged
at the request of Senator Hale, of this
state. Several thousand gathered to
hear the presidents speech, reiterat-
Ing his prediction that America would
find it possible to assume the leader
ship for world peace at the coming
disarmament conference
Before he said goodbye to the noun
tain lodge at Lancaster, Mr.. Harding
played round of golf. 1t was the
final match of tournament for the
championship of the party and al
though Mr.. Harding made low score
the title went to Senator Hale.
During the stop at Oxford. both Mr.
ny,1 Io
world war veterans that the govern
ment would do everything possible for
their welfare. Both asked many ques-
tions about the needs of the patients.
most of whom were suffering from the
effects of gas.
II am happy" said the president. in
his short speech at Westbrook. ''to
say to you how grateful we are for the
cordial greeting we have received in
Maine and New Hampshire.
Peoples Spokesman.
Il have thought what change has
come about You haven't gathered here
greet me personally: because I've
been here before and you scarcely no.
ticed it. But you have come to me
because l am your spokesman. When
a man is candidate. he is always
seking to come among you and make
himself heard but when a man is in
office the people want him to come
among them and he ought to come
among them
That's as it should be, for this is
a popular government and let me say
that no president ever could do any
thing of which the American people
Id not approve.
Let me tell you also that it is diff
tlcuit to conduct the government of
the United States. We have emerg-
ed from cataclysmic world war.
Things have been turned up side down. |
1t is time when America must keep
her hat on straight. when America |
must be confident of herself. And / |
ike to say that ! have more confidence
n America tonight than l ever had be- /
ore. believe America has found her |
soul and has found the inspiration to !
become not only the first great re- |
public, as we are. but to grow into the
nlghtlest power in the world, leading |
mankind to higher and higher levels.
Cheered by Crowd.
Knowing your sentiment l have re- |
'ently been able to ask the great ma
ions to meet with us around the coun- |
ii table and ask each other why there |
'hould be any war. We are going to !
ave that kind of conference and l !
lope it will be my fortune before my
erm of office is done to be able to say
hat our America somehow appealed |
o the conscience of mankind and that
n the awakening of that conscience we
tut aside conflict That is a fine
deal for America
As the president finished a band
truck up THE Star Spangled Banner
nd Mr.. Harding called out to the audi
nee to sing. He and Mrs. Harding
oined in and then the crowd gave them
hree cheers.
The presidential party reached Port
and before 10 p. M, and went to the
ONE of Mrs. Eugene Hale, mother of
enator Hale, where they paid a social
all while a street crowd overran the
awn and peered in at the windows.
he president came out on the steps
nd asked that those on the street
,rm a line so he could meet each one
nd a hand shaking session followed.
q the line was committee of the XII
'anis club, who presented Mrs. Hard
lg with 4 bouquet.
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