New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Il Firle!' Harding
60 sal1n ents on
lIplggInes's 9 Coup
r Am Glad He Did It, He
Adds Wscn Void of Let
Ter 10 Underwood Claim
ing authorship of Treaty
Trip May BE Prolonged
Decision Depends on Siiua-
lion in Washington: No
New Expression on Bonus

ROCK LEDGE. Fla. March t. (By
The Associated Prcss). President
Harding to-day expressed approval Of
the letter Of Secretary Hughes to Soma
tor Underwood on the four power Pa
ciiic treaty.
"lhats inc, am glad he did it,
the President said when told pv news
paper men the substance OF the letter
as carried in news dispatches from
Washington.
The houseboat carrying the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding and shcir party,
which is cruising down the Florida
East Coast, had stopped for few min.
utcs here for mail, tclegrams and
newspapers. None Of the party came
ashore as the boat Jicd up to the
docks. but to a group OF waiting news
paper mon the President expressed his
satisfaction over the Hughes letter.
Nv Harding evinccd much interest
when told of the fight in the Senate
yCstc rday over tho treaty and the use
by Senator Underwood as enc of the
weapons of argument in SUPPORT OF the
pact Of the letter from Secretary
Hughes asserting he himself had pre-
pared draft of the treaty after con-
sulting the other American delegates
and which draft, with minor changes,
became the final text
Daughcrty Also Pleased
Attorney General Daughcrty also
questioned the spondents on hap
penings in Washington, and, with
other members Of the party. registered
satisfaction over developments there
Pres dent and Mrs. Harding during tho
brief stop here to-day were Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B. King and daughter.
Mr.. King is q brother OF Mrs. Har-
ding and lives at Rock Ledge. Both
the President and Mrs. Harding recog
nized them before the boat docked and
greetings were exchanged. Aftervard
be TIL the Chief Executive and his wife
shook hands with the group on the
dock
The entire day was passed by the
President and his party aboard the
houseboat, proceeding leisurely down
the boat anchored near Titusvillc. To-
night the boat was anchored above
Fort Pierce, where the President plans
to go ashore in the morning and motor
to the links, fourteen miles to the
north, for a game of golf.
Urged to Prolong Trip
Just how far south the President
plans to go remains unknown, but
some of the members Of the party are
urging him TO continue beyond the
middle Of the week the time originally
set for returning to st. Augustine 1t
is believed that the weather. which has
been ideal, as we'll as developments at
W ashington. will have considerable to
do with the final decision Mr. Har-
ding is improved greatly. as is APP
parent by his healthy tan.
No expression has come from the
President on the proposed soldier
bonus legislation beyond the state
ment carried in his letter to Chairman
Fordney Of the House Ways and Means
Committee, but developments in Con
gress as reported daily in Washington
news dispatches are among the first
things which have the attention Of the
party. TO each request for any state
ment from the President on the newest
House proposal on the bonus Admins
tration spokesmen have said, the Pres
ident's position is unchanged from the
suggestion stated in the Fordney let
of sales tax to raise
the bonus funds OF postponement OF
the legislation.
Any other or additional publications
to give the Presidents
views, this same spokesman said. are
nothing more than conclusions drawn
by individuals.