The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-09-05

tice which had been founded unde
/ the auspices of the League or Nation,
The President was as insistent as eve
that this country should keep out O
the league, but believed the court wa
or would be independent of the create
organization. Against the adsice o
some leaders of his party. he reiterate,
this advice ON several occasions, ant
his plan formed the subject of som,
Of his addresses ON his last and fata
trip through the West. He did not
think it would split his party, and
boldly continued to advocate il. Not.
withstanding this, 1t was assumed to
be almost a certainty that President
Harding would be renominated in the
Republican national convention of
1924.
| Mr.. Hardlng's home life was ideal
save that he had no children. He and
Mrs. Harding, who was Miss Florence
King of Marion, were devoted to each
other and she was always his true
helpmate, both In Ohio and in Wash
ington. In the national capital Mrs.
Harding quickly made herself loved
by all with whom she came in contact
and during the Western trip she was
more eager even than the President
to meet and mix with all kinds of
people.
His Western Trip.
President Harding's Alaska trip was
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1922. He inherited the so-called
ALASKA problem" Alaska seemed to
be on the down grade, with decrease In
population and mining output, threat
ened extinction Of the fishing industry
and numerous other unfavOrable |
The situation apparently
called for the establishment of def
mite Alaskan policy. Various plans
were discussed. including a transfer of
control to the Interior department
from the score or more of governing
bureaus. President Harding's plans
Tor 1922 came to naught, but this year
he determined to get first-hsSs isfor-
nation. He was accompanied ~ Sec
'etary Work of the Interior depart
nent, Secretary Wallace of the Agri-
cultural department and Secretary
1oover of the Department of Com
nerce, all of whom are Immediately
oncerned in the Alaskan situation.
The President left Washington at
ne end of June and journeyed leisure
to the Pacific Northwest by special I
rain, making speeches at st. Louis, 1
'enver, Helena, Spokane and other ,,
tiles. Incidentally he visited two of {
lie national parks. First he went TO
ion In Utah, the newest of our ma
onal parks, which Is a many-colored :
)rge cut by the Rio Virgin. Next he t
sited Yellowstone in Wyoming, Gre i
ed In 1872, the first national park In :,
story and largest and most famous 4
the nineteen parks of our system. "
ere he motored, boated, fished, fed y
e bears and had good time. His b
ans also included a visit to Yosemite IL
ION his return trip, but that was Il
andoned. =.
Saw Much of Alaska. tt
The President celebrated the Fourth
July In the United States and then
lrted for Alaska on the u. S. trans M
TT Henderson. His Alaskan trip was ".
tensive. He went the length of the til
W government railroad and visited 81
capital, Juneau, and the principal e e
les. He also was shown the best of of
} majestic scenery. ri
IN his return trip Mr.. Harding tn
pped off at Vancouver, creating -" ~
cedent In that he was the first fr
lerican President to step on Cana In
n soil. bh
The President arrived at Seattle bc
y u and reviewed from the bridge sts
the Henderson fleet of dozen or TN
battleships under command of Ad- '"'
al H. P. Jones, each of which gave
! the national salute of twenty-one De
is. Even then he was suffering
N the ailment that resulted in his NJ
tn, and soon after that the rest of are
trip, which was to include return IF
he East via the Panama canal. was IN M
celled. SIN
resident Harding made public adj to
s. Ut Seattle, setting fOrtn his views T 7,
the Alaskan situation. Some of his 20,
It's were these. am
Alaska for Alaskhns." We,
There Is no need of government
laged, DISQUALIFICATION dollhouse
elopment there must be no ~,1
less sacrificing of resources" lett
Alaska is destined for statehood In sibl
w years" to
Where there Is possibility of better aI ltl
t In federal machinery of admin obi
ltion, Improvement should and will cell
Effected" frol
- ject
lhei SonciuSiohS presented Dy PreS- the
t Harding were: risi
nat generous appropriation should her
lade for road building. ont
nat the federal government should "ea.
more liberal In encouraging the mar
meal, scientific and demonstration whe
III "Si ieuiture- is n
lat restrictions should be laid on ting
fisheries and on the forests. only
lat the development of the coal wni,