The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-15
SAYS PRESIDENT
HAS LARGE HEAD
Margot Asquith Hardly
Knows What She and
Harding Talked About
TELLS REPORTERS
1T WAS EVERYTHING
Gets Original Copy of Presidents Speech
I at Arms Conference - Wants to Visit
Congress and Hear Attack on Presi-
dent or Something.

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at Arms Conference = Wants to Visit
Congress and Hear Attack on Presi-
dent or Something
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
| Especial Despatch to The Reformer.)
Copyright 1929.
WASHINGTON, Feb 15.-Margot
Asquith thinks President Harding has a
big head" She told the correspond
ents that after spending 20 minutes with
The nations chief executive.
Why. he has a head almost as big as
| five of us she said with pardonable ex-
aggeration, ''and he is so truthful"
The wife of a former premier of Great
Britain doesn't always break into the
schedule of engagements at the White
Honse and while Mrs. Asquith is in the
/ United States on a lecture tour the pro-
/ cceds OF which are divided between her
and American booking agents. neverthe-
less her visits to the executive offices
drew the photographers and newspaper
men to the portals of Mr.. Harding's
4 room.
As Mrs Asquith emerged with out
stretched arms and an outburst of super
| lativeS the reporters gathered around to
inquire what was talked about.
"Oh. everything" she said with sigh
of fatigue as she leaned against the cor
ridor walls. And before another ques-
ton could be popped at her she was fin
gering her fur neckpiece uncomfortable
'and remarking upon the heat of the
room. ..
Thrive in Hot Air.
You Americans seem to fairly thrive
in hot air she said.
! Did you say on or in, asked one
of the group with pencils.
But Mrs. Asquith parried with n flow
| of descriptive adjectiyeS about her visit
with the President, how wonderful it
/ was
And the President gave me his orig
! inal copy of the speech he delivered at
/ the arms confcrence-where. BIZ the way.
our Mr. BalfOur did marvellously." and
! here She exhibited the printed copy of
/ the speach nicely autographed and dated
/ in Mr.. Harding own handwriting. and
thrust it back into her muff for safekeep-
| ing.
Wasn't that perfectly sweet Of him. =
she exclaimed a. she submitted to more
Questions from the reporters
What did you talk about
J We'll, international policies and such
things"
Did you talk about the league of ma
tionS:'
a'Thrre was Il nausel. Hen husband was
one OF the leaders in the prolcague in
Europe
| Hits Association of Nations
Not exactly. but-cr-" she started
to reply.
! WAS it the association of nations ?"
interrupted one Of the reporters, 'or the
arms conference"
YES. yes, that's 1.-THE arms confer
cnce, we talked about that-a wonderful
And by way of changing the subject
| Mrs. Asquith voluntarily announced her
plans for the rest Of the day.
I'm going to see a tomb in Rock
! Greek PaEk--sonebody Adams. let me
see, not Jane Adams, of course not,
couldn't be that.
The st. Gaudcns statute" suggested
Il reporter.
Yes, yes. that's it. You're very
clever"
Again a reporter trying to find out
| if the President had by any chance said
anything of Importance to Mrs. Asquith.
on international policies, asked if the
Genoa conference was mentioned
All" answered Mrs. Asquith. as she
put her finger to her lips with an air
of mystery, "and l can't talk about
that
Had to Send Her Out.
Back in the Office of the President, the
cabinet was assembling. Mrs. Asquith
was due to arrive at 1880 but wasn't
ushered in until late and she was still
with the President when Private Secre-
tary George Christian had to interrupt
TO announce that the cabinet was wait
ing. Foreigners have custom of wait
ing to be dismissed when in the presence
of n monarch or a distinguished person
age In America, the caller takes the
initiative. It's hard for American pres
idents to get in the habit of getting up
ahead of their visitors.
incidentally, the engageent of Mrs. 1
Asquith was made at the request of the
British embassy. The White House
never makes any engagements for for
eign citizens unless an embassy or lega- |
ton makes the request. Then it is the !
official expression of one government to
another. irrespective of the free adver |
tising the lecture agents get
Mrs. Asquith wanted to know rs she /
was saying goodbye to the President /
whether there would be anything inter
csting to see in congress later in the L
day-shc had heard rumors that some
body was going to make speech "at-
lacking the President or something
Mr.. Harding's secretary volunteered to
find out and thus the chat ended