Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-01
Washington Briefs

Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadsi phia Public Ledger
WASHINGTON, March All being
well, President Harding's long -cherished
trip TO Alaska will be made On.Or about
July L Everything depends on whether
Congress by that time has a clean sla ,
in respect to vital legislation whic- the
President wants out Of the way before
he deserts Washington According TO
present plans the President and his party,
which will include Secretary Fall, pos
sibly other members OF the Cabinet and
some congressional friends, will proceed
to Seattle by the overland route. Mrs.
Harding and women friends who may be
in the Alaskan expedition are thinking
Of travelling through the Panama Canal
aboard the MsyfiOwer and joining the
Presidential party at Seattle. There
ships Of the Navy will be in waiting. On
his return from Alaska roughly, early
In August, President Harding viii visit
Portland, San Francisco and Los An
geles and then swing homeward across
country by way Of Utah in order to in
spect the new Presidential forest in Sen
stor Shoots domain.
The President expects to combine
vacation with official business and politi-
cal duty. That is to say, Mr. Harding
Will find himself, on the eastbound leg
Of his trip on the threshold OF the 1922
congressional campaign The Republican
management, OF course, is anxious for
him to do some speechmasing. Many
leaders consider the President the best
trump in the G. o. P. deck this year. Mr..
Harding, thoroughbred party man that
be Is, will need no coaxi4g Il the organi-
zation calls. The only absolute fixture
In the presidential program thus far
known Is an engagement just made for
a nonpOlitical talk at Chicago Sept. ID.
There the President will address "a lee
turers' conference On public opinion and
world peace called by the International
Lyceum and ChautauQua Association, Of
which Mr.. Harding is honorary president.
Five hundred professional lecturers will
assemble 70 derive inspiration from dis
tinEuished pOlitico- economists Of Amer
lea, Great Britain, Canada and South
America. Among invited guests from
abroad are John VI. Keynes, England;
Wickham Steed. editor OF the London
Times, and DR.. Wellington KoO Of China.
One Of his colleagues in the Cabinet
discussing VIII 81. Hays REIMBURSEMENT
OF the postmaster generalship, said they
all appreciate the soundness OF his rea-
sons for leaving Washington ''to fill the
position Of an American Cabinet officer.
as It needs to be filed" said the OBJ
servers informant, "a man wants about
$4,000 more than this $4,000 salary.
Those Of us not blessed with a private
income Of at least $4,000 must live in
cramped hotel apartments. To maintain
a house commensurate with Cabinet rank
and dispense corresponding hospitality
costs $4,000 a year in Washington. l my
self, during eleven months, have had. I
guess. 5000 people at my luncheon or din
ner-table. That runs into money. con-
slider the money necessarily and usefully
spent. The contacts of ones private
table mean UNNECESSARILY more for pub
lie service than the cut-and dried business
done at an executive department. At
least. that is my experience. Copyright
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