Evening star., 1923-06-27
PRESIDENT TOURS
ZION PARK ON WAY
T0SPEAK IN IDAHO
Salt Lake City Plea to States
to Economic AppIauded
by Great Crowd.
KEEP EYE EVERLASTINGLY Y
ON OFFICIALS, HE URGES
High Enthusiasm Shown for Ap'
peal for America to Enter In
ternational Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ON BOARD PRESIDENT HARD
INGS SPECIAL TRAIN, June 27-
President Harding travelling into
southwestern Utah today to visit
Zion Park, the first Of the three ma
tional Fairgrounds he plans to see
during his western trip.
The entry point to the park selected
by the President was Cedar City, and
his train left for there shortly be-
fore midnight last night from sat
Lake City, after the chief executive
had concluded his sixth prepared ad-
dress of the trip.
Crowd Overfows Tabernacle.
The audience which filled the big
Mormon Tabernacle, seating 1000.
and overflowed into the temple
grounds and the assembly hall near
BY, heard the President discuss two
subjects-one of which was taxation.
which he selected prior to the begin
ming of his trip because of Utah be-
ing the home state of Chairman
Smoot of the Senate finance COM
mittee.
The other eubject was the adminis-
tration proposal for American MEM
international Justice and was dis
cussed by him in an eXtemporaneous
addition to his prepared address.
The President, in the taxation por-
tfon of his address, outlined what the
American government has accom-
plished in ecreasing government
costs and taxation and appealed for
decrease of expenditures and taxes
by state, county and municipal gov
ernments. This portion of the Presi-
dents discussion of taxation received
the most applause.
Vigilance LIS Urged.
Keep your eye everlastingly on
those who administer your govern
ment units for you-your town, your
county, your state. your national gov
ernment. Make them understand
that sou are applying the rule of
thrift and savings in your personal
affairs and require them to apply 1t
in their management of your public
affairs :
IF they fail find other public serv
ants who will succeed. If they sue
oeed, give such encouragement and
inspiration as will be represented by
full measure CT hearty apprecia-
tion for their efforts
In appealing for sentiment favor
ing American adhesion to the world
court. the President aroused greater
enthusiasm than in his discussion of
the tax problem. The war. he said,
had revealed the soul Of America and
given the nation an aspiration. But,
he added, the United States, under
the stress of postwar adjustment,
had drifted from its aspiration.
Wants to End War.
Il want America to have some
thing Of spiritual IDEAL" the chief
executive then asserted. II am seek
Ing American sentiment in favor of
an international court of Justice I
want America to play her part in
helping the world to abolish war"
Arriving in Salt Lake about noon
yesterday, the President was greeted
by school children in Liberty Park
after a tour of the business district
and then went to a hotel where he
received approximately 5000 persons
at public reception.
The chief executive got the first
full afternoon of recreation of the
trip here today. Immediately after
luncheon he went out to the Salt
Lake Country Club for a game of golf,
remaining there until dinner time.
Gift to Mrs. Harding.
Mrs. Harding later received a COM
mittee of Utah women who presented
10 the first lady a brooch of anapice,
a Utah semi-precious stone, mount
ed in Utah mined gold, and designed
In the form Of the Sego lily. the state
flower.
The President and Mrs Harding ar
rived at the tabernacle at $3.50 o'clock
and the audience cheered them and
Gov. Mabey for four minutes. One of
those who led in the applause 1t was
noted, was Heber Grant, head of the
Mormon Church. who sat on the plat
form.
Concluding his visit late today to
Zion Park, the President will retrace
his way northward and continue on
to Idaho, where tomorrow he will
make two addresses, one at Pocatello
and the other at Idaho Falls.