Evening star., 1921-12-06
PRESIDENT ASKS PARTY
UNITY IN HIS ANNUAL
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
CONTINUED from First Page)
front row Of the press gallery was
Josephus Daniels. former Secretary
of the Navy, now correspondent Of his
own paper in Raleigh, n. c.
A precedent was established by
Chairman Fordney of the ways and
means committee and the aclihg
minority leader, Representative j.
Finis Garrett of Tennessee, when
the House for about forty cores
pondents of foreign papers This dele
cation was escorted by Robert Barry,
representing the standing committee
of the press gallery James Preston,
superintendent of the press gallery,
and Henry Suydam, liais0n officer
among the correspondents at the in
ternational conference.
Arms Delegates i'm Attendance.
Every one OF the official delegates
to the international conference on
Limitations of armament occupied a
with the exception of Secretary
Hughes and Senators Lodge and Un-
derwood. Among those attending
were Prince Tokagawa of Japan,
Jonkheer Beelaerts van Blokland of
the Netherlands. Senator ShanZer.
Italy; Mr.. Sze, the Chinese minister
at Washington: Senator Pearce, Au-
stralia; Sir John Salmon, New Zea-
land: Scrinavasa Sastri of India
Lord Lee of Fareham. British empire;
Ip,1n Inc 90 nd IA a ~
bassador at Washington; Sir Auck-
land Geddes. the British ambassador
lat Washington; Sir Robert Borden Of
Canada; Baron de Cartier, the Belgian
ambassador at Washington; Mr. Hani-
f,ara, the Japanese vice minister of
the Chinese minister at London; Baron
Kato of Japan, NJ. Sarraut of France,
Mr.. Grouitch, minister of the Serbs.
Greats and Slovenes at Washington, and
Nine. Grouitch.
Occupy Front Seats.
The delegates to the conference on
limitation Of armament. headed by
Secretary of State Hughes and Am
bassador Geddes Of Great Britain. oc-
cupied seats in the front row of the
House chamber.
Secretary Hughes entered the House
at 1915 and took a seat on the re-
publican side. His appearance was
greeted with an outburst of hand
clapping from the House members,
who arose from their seats and re-
mained standing for several minutes.
A few moments later Ambassador
Geddes, heading the delegates. to the
arms limitation conference, marched
to the floor and met prolonged ap-
plause.
Senator's March In.
Speaker Gillett raped for order at
1920, shortly after which an attache
of the House announced the Sen
ate of the United States, the members
of which marched in, headed by Sem
ator Cummins of Iowa, president pro
fem in the absence of Vice President
Coolidge, who is in Massachusetts at
tending the municipal elections. They
filed Immediately to their seats on
both sides of the chamber while the
House members and the arms dele
gates stood in their places.
As soon as Senator Cummins reach
ed the rostrum Speaker Gillett ap-
pointed REPRESENTATIVE Madden, Mon
dell. Cannon, Garrett and Pou as a
committee of the House to meet the
President and escort him to the cham
| the Senate members of this committee
Senators Lodge. Hitchcock, Nelson.
Simmons and Smoot. The committee
| Immediately left the chamber.
In Executive Gallery.
Mrs. Harding, accompanied by Brig.
Gen. Sawyer and several other guests,
appeared in the executive gallery at
l12:a7. She was Immediately recog-
nized, and there was a general out
hurst Of applause from the floor and
| in the galleries. All OF those in the
| hall rose and remained standing until
| Mrs, Harding took her seat In the
front row Of the gallery. Mrs. Hard
ing bowed her recognition Of the re-
ception given her.
announced, and he Immediately began
| the reading of his message. There
were frequent outbursts OF applause.
When the President reached that
point in his message in which he made
reference to "our inseparabiiity from
world affairs" there was hand-ciap-
| ping from the democratic side.
President Literally ADpIauded.
From tho republican side came con-
siderable applause whom the President
declared for party responsibility in
Ilegtslation. Again republicans ap-
plauded when tho President spoke of
the sTbillion dollar reduction In the
tar draft upon the people" Repub-
lican members also expressed ap-
provsl Of remarks stressing import
ance Of the budget system.
In asking the indulgence. OF Con-
Eress for q short time in not comply
Ing with the provision of the Jones
shipping act, which would require
termination of all existing commercial
treaties, President Harding said but
power and ships without comfy OF
relationship will not give US the ex-
panded trade which is inseparably
| linked with a great merchant ma
rine," and there he was interrupted
by applause.
The Presidents statements regard
ling agriculture and railroad rates
were delivered without demonstration
Il but there was considerable applause
when the executive declared for reg
ulation' Of labor Organizations. The
demonstration became pronounced
when the President declared that la
jbor organizations should not be per-
lifted to exact unfair terms or cause