Evening star., 1923-01-01
THE PRESIDENTS YEAR

The year just passed was an un-
who, besides having innumcrable
highly important governmental mat
ters to adjust was called upon to
personally settle number Of vitality
important domestic situa ions.
Most important among the latter
was his successful handling Of the
coal ard railroad workers strikes.
Through his Initiative .there was Il
conference here Of representatives Of
the Central American countries The
President personally addressed the
closing session Of the arms confer
ence last March. and through his
efforts representatives Of Chile and
Peru came to Washington and
thraShed out differences regarding
their boundary lines. From time to
time important conferences We're held
at the White House, the most notable
being the discussion of prohibition
enforcement by governors of sixteen
states: Il group of steel officials TO
discuss a standard of working hours
for their employees: promiacnt tinin
ciers and bankers 70 assist in Stlhl-
lizinE condition throughout the coun-
try. and large group Of prominent
agriculturis'tS to suggest means Of
extending aid 10 farmers aai stock
raiSers
tention during the year WAS given
to preparation and passage Of the
tariff bill. Among other important
Legislation urged BY he l'residcnL
and passed during the years Was
revision of the internal revenue Laws,
additional appropria tions for the II.
lief of disabled veterans Of the world
war, an appropriation - assist in
the development of state HIGHWAYS
and hill increasing pensions IT Mex
lean and civil var veterans and
widows.
The President vetoed the so-called
soldiers bonus hill and has recon-
mender among other things. extend
ing federal assistance in the deyel-
opment of large merchant marine;
amendments 10 the tritnspor riltIon
act and the extension Of credit to
farmers.
Four messages To Congress We're
delivered by the President. three Of
which he personally read g Joint
sessions. What are looked upon as
Mr. Harding's most important punlIc
speeches during the Year was the
one at the one hundredth anniversary
celebration of the birth Of Gen. Y. ;.
Grant at Point Pleasant ohio. aud
the one at the official dedication Of
the Lincoln Memorial in Potomac Iark
last Memorial day.
President Harding did comparatively
little travelling during the past twelve
months Two weeks We're spent i'll
Florida the latter part nf March. BrIet
trips were made to ATLANTIC CITY. Kart
tan, n. j., Gettysburg, Ia. Marion,
Ohio. and Point Plea asant. Ohio. On each
of these trips Mrs. Harding accompanied
her husband. The first bulletin telling
the world of Mrs. Harding's illness was
issued at the White House September
Q, and it was not until November IL
that she again sat up.
Among the more important appoint
ments made by the President were
those of George Sutherland and Pierce
Butler to the United States supreme
Court DR. Hubert Work as Postmas-
ter General to succeed VIII H. HAYS,
at the mixed claims comission TO pass
on claims made by Germans and Ameri-
cans for property seized during the war.
The public reception on New Year
day at the White House was not re-
, sumed. A number of proclamations
were issued by the executive, prominent
among them being the annual Thanks
giving day edict, Education week. Fire
Prevention week. and one declaring that
| a national emergency existed as q re-
suit of the railroad shopmen's strike.
The policemen attached to the White
House and grounds We're transferred
| to newly created White House police
| force.
| 1t is estimated that the President
J shook hands with more than 100000 per-
| sons during the year. lie formally and
| informally received many nationally and
/ internationally prominent men and
women, among them being Georges
J Clemenceau. NJ. BRAND, Earl Balfour
and NJ. Viviani.