The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-30
Pres3;<ssss:Snt :
Vets
at Helena
Chief Executive Visits United
States Hospital Before Max.
ing Speech-Talks on
Social Justice.
To Visit Yellowstone
BY Associated Press.


Helena, Mont, June 29.-President
Harding arrived in Helena late this
afternoon for seven hours stay and
an address tonight on the subject of
social justice, women and labor.
When he leaves here late tonight he
will lay aside speech making for two
days and give himself up to enjoy
ment of the wonders of Yellowstone
National park.
chief executive and Mrs. Harding
were taken for drive about the city
and to the United States Veterans
hospital, where they shook hands and
spoke kindly words to the soldier pa
tents. A pubic reception followd at a
hotel and after dinner the presidential
party went to Shriners' hall. where
MIR. Harding delivered his address.
Stop at Three Towns.
Stops were made at three Montana
towns enroute here from Butte. At
Basin the president shook hands with
several hundred who gathered at the
station and at Boulder and Clancy
he made brief addresses. speaking
few words of thanks for the greetings
extended.
Lack OF time and inability Of his
audience to hear him at the open air
address at Butte earlier In the day
caused the executive to shorten his
remarks and 1t was regarded as likely
that he would take occasion at some
future date, while Ell route to the
Pacific coast, TO discuss more fully
the subject selected for his Butte ad-
dress. National Business Conditions"
Outlining the steps taken under
government direction to wipe out un-
employment and restore confidence
in business, the president asserted
IF our procedures have been rather
plain and oldfashioned. they have
yet produced results that justify
pride and require no apology
Getting Better and Better,
IF we are accused OF getting no
where in particular" he added. we
rate we have been able TO stay right
here, that we regard it as a good
place to stay and that day by day
we have been getting better and bet
ter. / am disposed freely to adj
NIT that some other folks have had
more excitement than we have had;
but a good many people in this world
would be glad TO exchange their
stroke of excitement for modest
share in our American accumulation
Of simple contentment and dinner
table necessaries.
The president said he did not pre-
sent the report on revived business
conditions as the accomplishment OF
particular administration or the
justification Of any party's claim
upon the public confidence,
Genius of Nation.
Rather it Is placed before you as
testimony to the common sense and
sound genius of a nation which could
make its cooperation extend TO
continent and its altruisms embrace
100. 900 900 Of humanity" he added
Two years ago we made a careful
census of unemployment in the United
States and found 100000 or 100000
workers without jobs. That was bad;
but since then matters have been
reversed and II nowadays we are dis
posed to worry about the problem
of unemployment We have 10 con-
slider ways and means To fill 100000
or l 100000 jobs which want workers
and cant find them. That Is the
simplest picture of the industrial eyo-
luton Of the last two years. That
is the bedrock foundation on which
American and American administra-
ton have erected their confidence that
this people will not be led into the
paths of devious experimentation. the
mazes of untried economic theory.
the labyrinths of doctrinaire al
trusm."