The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-05
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confdants about his chances for
election and the prospects of four
years ia the white house. The pas
sage Of time has removed the man
Tie OF confidence that was thrown
about what he said that day.
Don't Kid Myself"
YOU know" he remarked
thoughtfully, II don't kid myself
that IL elected l will make the best
president we ever had. But / pride
myself that there is one thing / do
as well If not better than most men
Il have the faculty of bringing men
together; | can reconcile minds that
are widely divergent, minds that are
perhaps better than my own. And
II seems to me that is what we need
today-somebody who can bring
men together instead of keep them
apart
That was in October. 1920. How
faithfully President Harding has
pursued the conference idea" in his
iirst year as chief executive may be
seen in the fact that there have been
more conferences in Washington
since March 4 last than in any other
single year in recent history.
At the top OF the list, of course,
stands the international armament
conference, which for three months
met in steady succession of daily
meetings and at the end produced a
uo@eh treaties and agreements which
lEelr proponents claim will firmly
esta-.sh the peace Of the world for
least.
Bur not only in international af-
Ia4Is has the president pursued the
NOHleltnco idea. In Two national
Crises in the past year he has
summoned TO Washington leading
i'gures IN the nations financial and
industrial life TO try to work out
programs of hetterment These
were the unemployment crisis and
lhe more recent agricultural
cIlsls' which is still with us.
opinions differ radically as to the
oehetlts derived from these two
meetings of best minds" but in any
event they both adopted programs
VI oetterment and adjourned with
9ut engaging in any fist fights or
usual
IN his contact with congress and
tH attempting to keep guiding
Hdhd on the course of legislation the
pes!lents pursuit of the CONFER
ehee ldea' has been even more pro-
nouhted' A score of Times in the
paSI year the party chieftains and
ue leaders in congress have gath
1,eu about the hospitable Harding
SI''her table in the white house to
u's.9ss affairs OF state over a good
meal Sometimes democrats have
,u included, although for the most
I'It me invitation lists have been
SSontlned to members of the presi-
uehts own party.
ere things in a snarl at the capt.
a. a. Is the party success being en-
a sanseIed by the stiff opposition OF
~ minority in some committee? Is
o,.a. sIoup or that group kicking
0'er the party traces?
invite 'em down to dinner, and
Su talk II over and see what can
We done about it,"
ne first legislative conference,
called few weeks after the Hard.
10 81 TOOK up their residence in
Shhsyiyania avenue, created some
%ndI OF a stir in Washington. Per-
baps there was a precedent for q,
~ so It was so old that everyone
- forgotten IL, and reporters
dd'socked to the executive offices In
tiSSEes tiS that night, staying on duty
~ ong past midnight. At the end
ne president himself came. bare
,ntusu' TO The big, bread portico and
Ma nled the newspaper men what
n,is. been discussed and accom-
lssi.llce that first conference OF the
e's'2liye heads OF the government