Evening star., 1923-06-25
HARDING ASSURES
VETERANS Of AID
Visits Army General Hos
pitaI and Promises Disabled
Justice viii Be Done Them.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Col, June 25.-President
Harding's first official act after his
arrival here yesterday for visit of
more than twenty-four hours was to
assure the soldier-sick at the Army's
general hospital that he would keep
"everlastingly at it" to see that full
justice was meted out by the govern
ment to it's wounded and needy veterans
of the world war and would "conse-
crate" himself his every influence
and endeavor. to prevent another war
on the part of the United States.
But" Mr.. Harding said addressing
a group who assembled to welcome
him and Mrs. Harding to the hospital,
81 want to tell you if ever there is an
other war we will do more than draft
the boys. If l have anything to do with
1t. we will draft every dollar and
every other esstential."
To the sick in the wards, the Presi-
dent also gave a word of cheer. while
Mrs. Harding vent from cot to cot.
handing each patient a flower and
leaving a message of love and good
wishes as she passed on. One pale
faced soldier who had lost both limbs
that he was all right and feeling
fine His wife. who sat beside the cot,
said, Jack tells all the visitors that,
but then he was always good sport.
Earlier in the day, soon after their
arrival in Denver the President and
Mrs. Harding, accompanied by Sem
ator and Mrs. Lawrence l.. Phipps,
attended church services. took Il short
ride through the citys parks and
then rested at the. residence of the
Colorado senator until the visit to
the hospital.
The President and Mrs. Harding
We're up early to enjoy the scenery as
their train travelled up through Colo
RADIO to Denver.
Several hundred persons were
gathered about the station at Colo
RADIO Springs, when the train arrived,
and the President with mention OF
wished he could preach a sermon,
adding that it was in his heart To do
Need Christ's Spirit.
II tell you. my countrymen. the
world needs more of the Christ; the
world needs the spirit Of the man of
Nazareth" The President said. IF
we could bring into the rela tionships
of humanity, among ourselves and
among the nations Of the earth, the
brotherhood that was taught by the
Christ we would have restored
of war, and we would have new
hope for humanity throughout the
globe. There never was greater
lesson taught than that of the golden
rule. If we could have that one
faithfully observed l would be will
ing to wipe out the remainder of the
commandments.
Il should like to say further that If
We are going to make of this America
of ours all that the fathers sought, if
We are going to make it true to the
institutions for which they builded,
we must continue TO maintain re-
ligious liberty quite as well as civil
and human liberty.
One more thought: should like to
have America a little more earnest
and thoroughly committed in its re-
ligious devotion. We were more re-
ligious a hundred years ago.. or even
fifty years ago, than we are today.
We have been getting too far away
from the spiritual and too much alb
sorbed in our material existence"
That is one of the reasons 1 have
been so Jealous in the last few weeks
in trying to have our country COM
mitted 10 something more of interna-
tional helpfulness. so that 1t may be
ready to play it's part in the uplift of
prevent in the future conflicts among
the nations. I think that is an ideal
worth pursuing.
Asks Golden Rule.
"One of the troubles with the world
today is that 1t is torn with suspicion
and hate. Europe is in a condition
of feverish restlessness and Is feel
ing the effects of the poison engen-
dered by old-time passions. enviess
and rivalries. so that one people will
not trust another Would it not be
better If somehow we could bring
into the lives of those nations the
spirit of Him whom the Father gave
for the salvation of men. and exerted
ourselves to spread brotherhood and
new trust and new confidence among
peoples, so that they may live in that
fraternity which tends TO solidify and
cement together mankind I should
like more of fraternity amongst our
selves in the United States; l should
like more of fraternity amongst the
nations of the world, and if we ap-
ply the golden rule, about which
none of you will dispute; for we all
believe in it and admire it-and the
only trouble is we do not practice
1t as we believe tiff we could bring
the golden rule into every phase of
American life, we would be the hap
piest people in the world.
There would be no injustice to
complain of, there would be no hate and
no rivalry, there would be no indus
trial conflicts. but human beings
would live among their fellows as
they would like to be lived with
That should bring a state of blessed
ness to mankind"