Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-05
HARDING INSISTS
THE RIGHT TO WORK
SHALL Be UPHELD
Declares 18th Ame endmsnt Must
be Enforced, Though Deny
Ing "Fancied Liberty"
PERSHING DeN0UncES M0BS

Marion. Ohio. July 5.--oiving an
account OF his sixteen months In the
White House. President Harding told
his Marion neighhors yesterday that
his outstanding conviction" from
these experiences was that the great
srt traitor To his country is he who
appeals 10 prejudice and inhames
passion. when sober Judgment and
honest speech are 80 necessary 10
firmly established tranquility and Sc
Curity."
II was two years ago when Mr..
Harding. just nominated by the Re-
publican National Convention, re
turned 20 Marion 20 begin his front
porch campaign FOR the Presidency.
and sent people 90 the dictionaries with
his return 20 normalcy" speech. Yes
tordiAy. speaking before $4,000 people
NJ the Marion County Fair Grounds.
whore eNercees were held cornmemor-
sting tho one hundrcth anniversary
ot hts homo town. his theme was "A
plea for the observance of law and
order and the rights OF others.
For the first time since his inaug
0ration. Mr. Harding referred publicly
to the Prohibition amendment. and his
car~filly phrascd language on the sub
,ect appeared 90 leave no doubt in the
minds II his hearers that when Secre-
tnry OF War weeloa recently declared
sor the sale of light wines and beer his
rtterance Was an expression OF person
Sl opinion and not inspired from the
White House.
Tho Eighteenth Amendment" raid
The President "dcntes TO n minority a
fOncicd sense OF perSonsl liberty. but
the amendment is the will of America
and must be sustained 10y the Govern
m,nt and public opinion. else contempt
ior the law viii undermine our very
j. undhtions.'
Although making no mention OF the
mine massacre A. Herrtn, H. the Presi- %
u,nt is~ued a warning that "the right
tC work and live by that work" must
pot hc denied and that no Government
ran tolerate class or group domination
through force"
The Presidents remarks on the
sight 90 work were paraileled by Cen
eral Pcrshlng. who preceded Mr.
Harding iu speaking al tho Fair
Grounds. In what is probably the
mos, outs''oken address tina; the Gen
erai ~ the armies ot the nitcd States
has made. he said:
Where whuie communities Openly
sympa thize with the ruthless murder
o' !nofrene,ve people IN tire exercise OF
their right 10 earn livelihood, and
where Wholesale murder goes un-
punished. {; Ia imperative shat public
opinion Should demand that the strong
arm of the INV. under fearless officials
cake positive action Servants OF the
pes>pie on whom .e Imposed the obi
Sation OF law endorsement mus, fore
eee impending danger aud take neces-
sary preventative measures OF be re
garted as Inefficient. criminaily negii-
gent. or worse II Is tine for all cit!-
sens who cherish our right OF free
government 20 assert Themselves and
cry out against iawiessnees and i'm
morality We must stand UP for
prompt enforcement OF che law or con
rede that free government IS a fail-
ure"
General persMinf declared that moi
violence should be crushed through
The intervention ~ the Federal au-
a.lNltNt Na'l'N'E ufA'tSS-sT!
The grandsnnd. hieacraers and near
j. half the Acid within the race track
~ the fair grounds was packed with
25.o0o people. BEHIND the grandetand
as many more cOngregated out O.
sight Of tn, speakers but within hear
Ing ~ the ampIfying devices. The
Granistsnd WAS rsserved for guests for
the Marion centennial. former Marion
:tee. and descendants o. the ORD SET
tlere
General psrzeling and Brig Gen
Charles q. lawes. former Director O,
the Budget. who made "A Characters.
TIC speech after President Harding's
address. arrived a. the scene accom-.
panied by The Presidcnts 5 physician
Genera Charles z. Sawyer and d. 4
Cri~inger. Controller of the CNlrrency