Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-10
PRESIDENT An Il. D.,
|SkFOE OF BONUS,
PRINCETON IS TOLD
Dean West Praises harding's
"ouist" Attitude Against
Compensation for Soldiers.
HIS ADDRESS SURPRISES

Nv Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Princeton. n. j., June 1o.-After
President Harding delivered the prin-
ripal address at the dedication OF the
Princeton Battle Memorial. ccmmem-
Grating the turning point or the Kew
olutionary War, ne received an hon
orsry degree OF Doctor of LAWS from
Princeton University yesterday.
But above the events OF pictur-
ceque day. booming OF cannon tne
glitter OF century-old military UNI
forms. simple. dignified ceremonies ana
stately academic PROFESSIONS s'oo"
out the startling directnees OF the
words OF Andrew Fleming West. Dean
of Princeton's Graduate School, when
ne presented Mr.. Harding as a cand'-
date for the degree.
Disregarding the usual custom OF
universities in avoiding nil reference
TO controversial subjects In ther
awards OF honorary degrees Dean
Yves, praised Harding's quiet cour-
age" In hie attitude toward the SOL
dicr bonus. reported out in the Sen
ate yesterday. and his vote while a SEN
ntor for the anti-etrike clause in the
Cuumins-E ESch Railroad act Ihere
was prolonged applause when the
princeton Dean told the President that
his act in calling tho Washington Con-
f.Tencc on Limitation Of Armament
Ind earned tho gratitude of tho
world" but there was more enthus-
.sstic applause for Dean Vests men,
,ion OF MFR. Harding's opposition to the
honu. mes ssure ae IT stands at present.
Senate and House have left the White
House declaring that President Hard
Ing Will not veto the Bonus bill be-
cause he had not told them definitely
that he would do 50. But Princeton
apparently. thinks otherwise, and has
given a degree TO the President for
among other things. his opposition to
the bonuA. Thus was the twelfth Presi-
dent OF tho United States to be hon.
ored By one OF the oldest colleges IT
the country praised for an act In ad-
vance OF performance.
President Harding was plainly I'm
pressed. not only by the words or the
Dean. but by the manner of their re
ccption. In responding he forgot fol
tho momen; his text or prepared man
uscript. lie made no direct reply to the
vehement appreciation Of his stand oi
the bonus and against Gripping labol
strikes.
All of yesterdays ceremonies had al
impressive historical touch OF th'
Revolutionary period. Frederic w
MacMonnies's heroic relief commemo
rating the Battle OF Princeton wa!
dedicated In the presence OF two mill
tary organizst tions that slipped aroun'
from Trenton TO surprise the British
at Princeton. These two organiza
tions, the First Cavalry Troop O
Philadelphia. and detachment from
the Fifth Infantry, Maryland Nationa
Guard, acted as guard of honor e
President Harding yesterday.
In the afternoon. on the steps o
Nassau Hall, where the honorary de
gree Was awarded, President Johl
Grier Hibbcn reminded Mr.. Hardin;
that no was standing in front OF
building that in 1883 was the capita
q, a new nation. President Hardin
replied that il 1t wasn't true tha
Alexander Hamilton trained his gun
on the building during the battle be
cause a portrait of George II. wa
within, Il should be. and that as a
adopted alumnus Of the university h
would accept the story as fact.
The presentation Of the degree fol
lowed luncheon at the Stockto
home. one Of its most picturesqu
features was the singing by the multi
tude interspersed with the under
graduates CT three verses OF "Ol
Nassau"
The President was welcomed to III
university by President Hibben. Late
he had dinner and attended a recer
ton at the Hibben home. where Mr.
Thomas J. Preston. widow of Grove
Cleveland. helped receive the guest
He left for the return journey I
Washington al 7.45 o'clock.