New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Declares at Hoboken Pier
They Did Not Make
Useless Sacrifice, but
1t Must Not Be Again
All Nations Must
Show Their Cards
For Era of Understanding
Between Government,
People and Other Lands

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President Harding pledged him.
self yesterday to make the United
States nation strong and efficient
for war or peace. Moved to tears
in the presence Of thousands Of SOL
dier dead on the Hoboken pier, he
declared that the nation must be
made so strong that such misery can
never again be inflicted upon the
country.
A few hours later, addressing an
audience that included former Presi-
dent Taft, Elihu Root, Alton B.
Parker and others experienced in
government, who attended q lunch
con at the Astor Hotel, given by the
Academy of Political Science, he re-
iterated his intention of making his
Administration economical and ef-
fcient with ruthless disregard for
the wishes of politicians.
Wants Powerful Nation
Il do not pretend" said the Pres
ident at Hoboken, that the millen-
nial days have come, and that there
will be TO more war. I would wish
nation so powerful that none viii
dare to provoke its wrath"
In an address last night at a din
ner given at the Hotel Commodore
in celebration of the 125th anniver-
sary of the founding Of The New
York Commercial, President Har-
ding discussed Americas response
bility to the world, saying that the
war had proved the United States
could not remain an isolated nation;
that it had shown that America must
be a power in world affairs.
Speaking extemporaneously at the
conclusion of his prepared speech, he
romarked:
~ want our America to have nothing
TO do with any nation that Is not will
ing to sit at the table and show its
cards"
He also said: Il should like you
captains Of industry 10 know an as
pirstion of the present Administra-
ton. 1t is to inaugurate an era OF
understanding. l want an under
standing between the government and
the people-an understanding between
nations
BE also spoke of plan for the
funding of the Allied debt to America.
He referred to the change that had
occurred in the attitude of America to
the world; how we had become the
creditor of most of Europe. He said:
THE eXigencies Of war compelled
the Government to take by taxation
much wealth from our people to be
loaned to our allies. This is the basis
OF their obligation TO us, and it is not
good form IN which TO hold the
people. 1t is altogether to be hoped
that in reasonable period we may
change the form OF these obligations
and distribute them among all the
people,
Vice President Calvin Coolidge shared
with President Harding the distinction
of being g guest OF honor at the ami
versary dinner of The New York Com
MIR. Coolidge stood in the re-
ceiving line with the President at the
reception that preceded the dinner.
Agriculture, labor and business man.
agement must cooperate TO enable the
nation TO fulfill it's obligations and
utilize its power justly. the President
declared. To Americans, he continued,
the most important thing in the world
was America, and the development of
American resources by harmonious es-
fort was the most important benefit
the nation could contribute to the
world at present.
No Meddfing in Business
There need be no fear, he said, thar
there would be any meddling by the
government in the cooperation of the
nation for its own benefit and that of
the world. Properly conducted busi-
ness would find itself able to expand
without interference by Federal au-
thority, and any past tendency "te
regard business as dishonest uESii IL
should prove itself nonest" would he
reversed, he prom:sed.
The President spoke particularly of
the importance of agriculture TO deyeE-
opment of the national resources, and
promised that that industry would find
IEieho IN thS ADMINISTRATION. For the
wage Garner, he added, the necessity
was for sufficient compensation for
comfort. education and margin OF
savings. He suggested that the loans
OF the United States to the Allies bs
put in more tangible form, that ex~
change facilities be improved and all
financial policies formulated, with the
idea of preserving the gold standard.
In his address at the Hotel Agtor on
economy and efficiency in government
the President expressed confidence thai
the budget system soon would be In
operation in Washington. but warned
his hearers not to regard that as q
panacea for extravaganza. More must
be. done than to adopt that system. he
said, II the government was to be run
economically and efficiently.
Vice President Cooiidge, VINO also
spoke at The Commercial anniversary
dinner, chose Safeguards OF Democs
racy" as his subject. The real eafe-
g.ards. he said, lay in the natural at
tributes OF the sovereign American peo-
pie. ssS-
The tendency toward violent raaical-
ISM must be fought, ne assevteS nor
because II was threat to III. rover-, =.