The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-26
HARDING INTENDS
 ID SMASH ANOTHER
 WILSON PRECEDENT
New Executive Will Return to Normalcy In Matter of Mes sages and Send Them h.
 stead of Going
Fly ROBERT T. SMALL

St Augustine, Fla, January 25.- Senator Warren c. Harding intends. as President, to return to the old custom of sending his messages to Congress, where they will be read to the Senate and the House by the reading clerks.
 He has not issued formal statement on the subject, for he does not feel that one is necessary, nor does the return to normalcy in the matter. of messages im- ply On the senator's part any criticism of President Woodrow Wilson for the course he has followed in appearing in person before the Congress and reading his addresses to the membership.
 AS a matter of fact, MT. Harding has become so accustomed to this practice on the part of the President that he hlmseiI inadvertently in times has referred to ms forthcoming message to the extra ses- sion of Congress as his address" The use of the word by the senator gave rise a short time ago to the conJecture tkat he would follow the Wilson prac- tice and deliver his message in person. but this was entirely erroneous
 MORE BECOMING"
 As 6 matter of fact some of senator Harding's friends declare that he feels there is much to be said in favor Of the course MT. Wilson has followed. Ine presence of the chief executive lends considerable emphasis to what he has 10 say not alone in Congress, but out or IL. MT. Harding, however, will follow the custom of the older Presidents as more ''becoming' in the long run than the precedent of President Wilson. This does not mean that in the event Of an emer- gency MT. Harding would hesitate TOT an instant to go in person to congress anu place any pending matter squareiy pe- fn himself this privilege, but the opening of the extra session, the date of which has not been definitely determined, will lack the pres ence of the chief executive.
 There is no likelihood that Senator Harding will even attempt to sketcn III outline his inaugural address during the present houseboat cruise He has no stenographers on board with him, and Is trying to keep as far away rom the ', worlds affairs as is possible, while stiil X within the three-mile limit. The senator will have three weeks left in Florida when he returns to his headquarters nere 2 on February z, and will devote soou part of this time to the preparation or HIS March address. " s's@ -. v. 4 '
 MAY BE INDEFINITE
 No inaugural statement of a new Presl- dent ever has been awaited with a keen- $ CT interest than this one. It IS very do,,btfal. however, if it will be as dennite as has been expected. The new associa- ton of nations plan still will De m . rebulous state from all indications. MI. Harding may devote himself only in very general way to the policies or ms administration and to the problems wnicn confront the nation.
 The address is likely to be compara- lively brief. This was the senator's oris- inal plan, but now that the ceremonies are to be so simple and the entire auoi. sence will have to stand, MT. Harding will not attempt an elaborate speech. He Will reserve such details as he may .nave in mind for his message to congress three weeks or a month later.