The New York herald., 1921-05-24
President Delivers lmpor-
tant Messages to Business
and Industry at Ban-
quct in Commodore.
COUNTRY'S NEEDS TOLD
Coolidge. Hoover and Other
NOtables Speak at n. Y.
Commercials 125th
Anniversary Feast.
MRS. HARDING is CHEERE1J
Vice-President's Theme Is OPP
operation Of Safeguards OF
Democracy Which Pre-
vent Revolutions.
IRIS. HARDING is CHEERED

President Harding, guest Of honor
with Vice President Coolidge at the
dinner given by the New York Com
merciaI in the Hotel Commodore last
night 10 celebrate its 12Jth ami
versary, completed a day of extraor-
binary strenuosity with his address
before the 1,5OO guests of the Com
mercidi.
Presidents are the most hardwork-
Ing Of men, but even the President
found himself approaching his own
record between sunup and midnight.
His day began with the stir OF activ-
tiles in the Hudson River, when the
yacht Mayflower arrived in the early
morning and anchored off Ninety
sixth street. He motored through
Central Park and down through Man
haitian to the Twenty-third street
ferry and so to Hoboken, where. af-
fected to tears, he made a speech on
the Government pier In memory OF
the soldier dead.
Then he came back TO Manhattan.
became the guest Of the Academy OF
Political Sciences at the Hotel Astor
and made speech to them. In the
middle of the afternoon he hurried
Ito Brooklyn. again showing himself
in the streets Of two boroughs, aud
reviewed the Twenty Regiment.
And finally, late In the evening. he
got back to his suite in the Commo-
dore, barely in time to don his dress
clothes for the Commercial banquet.
1t was II: :15 this morning when the
President left the hotel for the May
flower and II: ~ when the yacht
started back TO the capital.
Friendly Crowds Line Street.
Wherever he went throughout the
day-and he covered lot of the
map Of this metropolitan district
people by the hundreds of thousands
greeted him and Mrs. Harding with
rare friendliness. They stood for
hours along Fifth avenue in the ex-
pectation of seeing the President.
Similar interest was manifested in
Brooklyn and on the other side Of
the Hudson River. 1t was an inter-
esting and agreeable day in the Pres
idents life. and he said last night that
he really had enjoyed it immensely,
despite the rush and go of it.
He particularly enjoyed himself at
the Commercial dinner last night.
Two-thrds OF the time he was on his
feet, shaking hands and chatting with
the many persons who came up he
hind the guest table and upon the
dais TO pay their respects. III this
was remarkably Informal and had not
taken place for years. but 1t was jusr
the thing that Mr.. Harding delights
In.
His address at the Commercials
dinner was the most important of
the several he delivered during the
day. II held the close attention of
the 1.5o0 men present. an audience
that was strikingly representative Of
tie professions, the arts. industry,
commerce and business life generally.
Jndgln- from the responsiveness Of
The audience and the audible com
rients. the Presidents address pleased
his hearers hugely.
For n Better Understa ndfng by All.
A particularly interesting feature
OF the Presidents appearance last
night was q plea for a better under
standing among classes and men that
he made exiemperaneously at the end
of his prepared speech. This was the
most tempestuously applauded part
Of his address. aud several times the
cheering lasted for full minute. lie
said:
And before close. my fellow
Americans. sometimes think IL Is
fair for an Administration TO speak
In confidence to the people 1t seeks
to serve. I would like you captains
Of industry. you leaders of commerce,
YOU commanding figures in finance
to know the aspiration of the present
Administration. Secretary Hoover
spoke o. understanding the Vice
President supplemented some Of the
things he said. have one outstand-
ing wish for the present Adminisirs-
tion. and that Is to inaugurate the era
of understanding. I want under