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W. Stearns at Swampscott, Mass., whim may be i'resident Coolidge's "Summer White House." 3? John Ooolidge,
i son of the President, passing inspection of Coloiiel Bowles, commanding officer of citizens' military training, at
1 Camp Devens.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Remarkable Expression of the
Nation's Grief as Mr. Hard
ing Is Buried.
WHOLE WORLD SYMPATHIZES
President Coolidge's Chances for the
Republican Nomination in 1924 Dis
cussed ? May Have to Settle An
thracite Strike ? Chancellor Cu
no's Rescue Plan for Germany.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
WARREN G. HARDING'S peculi
arly lovable character and all
the circumstances of his death com
bined to call forth, last week, a dem
onstration of mourning so universal,
so spontaneous ^nd so sincere that it
stands unequnled since the death of
Abraham Lincoln. During four days
the eyes of millions of Americans and
the minds of all the rest of the people
dwelt sadly on the funeral train as
It moved across the continent from
San Francisco to Washington. On
Wednesday all the officialdom of the
national capital followed the casket
of the late President from the White
House to the capitol, where it was
placed under the great dome and
where the peoplfe of the city and
thousands of others passed by it for a
last look upon the face of the man
they had learned to love and respect.
On Friday in Marion, 0., the body of
Mr. Harding was consigned to the
tomb in the presence of President
Coolidge and many thousands of offi
cial and non-official citizens, while
literally the entire nation stood silent
with bowed head. On that day, so
far as might be, all business and all
pleasure was suspended throughout
the land and the thoughts of all the
people turned to the little Ohio city
where a great nation was paying the
final tribute of respect to its chieftain
and a grief-stricken woman was laying
in the tomb a devoted husband.
From the day when the news of
President Harding's demise was
flashed around the world, messages of
sorrow and condolence came in a flood
to Mrs. Harding and to the United
States from foreign rulers and nota
bilities from innumerable organiza
tions in other lands. To realize the
world-wide character of the mourn
ing one needed only to read such news
items as that the German reichstag
began its special session by rising and
standing with bowed heads in mem
ory of Mr. Harding; that the Con
gress of Brittany Sailors in Saint
Servan, France, suspended its session ;
that three dayfe of national mourning
was ordered by the government of
Paraguay, and all oth#r Latin-Ameri
can countries gave expression to their
grief ; that Portuguese, warships flew
their flags at half-mast for a day;
that soviet Russia and Bulgaria offi
cially told of their sorrow, and that
memorial services were held in West
minster Abbey while the funeral was
taking place in Marion.
Standing beside the bier in the ro
tunda of the capitol in Washington,
Rev. Dr. Anderson read tile verse
from Micah upon which the lips of
Mr. Harding chanced to fall as he
took the oath of his high office on
March 4, 1921. It was :
"He hath shewed Thee, O Man,
what is good and what doth the Lord
require of thee, but to do justly and
to love mercy, and to walk humbly
with Thy God?"
What more need be added?
RETURNING from the funeral in
Marion to his temporary quar
ters in the New Willard hotel, Wash
ington, President Ooolidge plunged
into the business of the country, and
found plenty tp do. Already he had
conferred with many of the political
leaders and listened to their advice,
but volunteered little information con:
cerning his Intentions. He ia not es
pecially talkative, and he has the cau
tion believed to be characteristic of
the New Englander. He studies a
L Question thoroughly before acting, and
when his mind is made np he is as
firm as a New Hampshire mountain.
Inevitably Mr. Coolidge comes for
ward now as a leading possibility for
the Republican presidential nomina
tion next year. He has some ten
months in which to prove to his party
that he is its best choice, and fifteen
months in which to convince the coun
try that he should continue to hold the
office. At present his main strength,
politically, lies in the East. In the
Middle and Far West it is believed
Senator Hiram Johnson will be a
powerful opponent and Senator LaFol
lette is conceded a good many votes in
the convention. As one Washington
correspondent puts it: "It will be
mainly a tussle between eastern con
servatism, fortified by control of the
administration, and western progress
Ivi&in, running strong in the prima
ries."
Much depends on President Cool
idge's attitude toward American mem
bership in the World court, and what
this is no one seems to know. Not
withstanding his declaration of inten
tion to carry on the Harding policies,
the party leaders in Washington do
not erpect him to make the world
court an issue with the senate and
risk the chance of a party split, which
they say would be playing into the
hands of Senator Johnson.
MR. COOLJDGE may have a chance
to add greatly to his prestige, if
he is called on to settle the strike of
anthracite miners. Remembering how,
as governor of Massachusetts, he
smashed the policemen's strike, or
ganized labor does not feel comfort
able over the prospect. So far the
coal commission has been able to do
nothing in the case. It reported last
week that plans for compulsory arbi
tration of wage disputes in the coal
industry offer no hope for effectively
dealing with the problem. It recom
mends that future wage agreements
include a clause providing for auto
matic renewal except as to such points
as may be a subject of dispute. No
tice is to be given of these points
ninety days in advance of the expi
ration, and if an agreement is not
reached prior to sixty days before the
expiration, notice is to be given to the
President of the United States who
will appoint a commission to inquire
into the subjects at issue and make
a public report before the renewal
date.
New England uses a large percent
age of the anthracite cotri mined, and
the consumers of that section now
threaten to abandon its use entirely if
the miners strike.
Chancellor cuno, striving to.
save Germany from utter collapse
and his administration from downfall,
presented his program Wednesday to
the relchstag, called in special ses
sion because of the financial crisis.
Its three main points are:
. 1. A gold loan.
2. Placing taxation, including in
come and customs, indirect and direct,
upon a gold v^lue basis. ^ <
3. A levy upon : industries, which
have made millions of dollars.
His plan was applauded by the ma
jority of the assembly, but the Com
munist members raged and howled,
taunting Cuno and bitterly assailing
Hugo Stinnes, the Industrial magnate,
who sat unmoved and silent. The
ehancelleor retaliated only with the
remark that "the growing activity of
communism in Germany and else
where will lead to the ruin of Europe."
To' which the Communists replied
"She is ruined already."
Concerning the reparations muddle,
Cuno expressed extreme dissatisfac
tion with the British draft of a reply
to the German note, declaring it con
tained muchi that was impossible of
fulfillment and that England had gone
extraordinarily far in her concessions
to the French viewpoint.
"It- is necessary to continue with
all our strength passive resistance,
free from mad acts of violence and
terror," he said, "and to support ac
tively from the unoccupied territory
the population which is persevering in ,
a passive resistance of Its own will." !
Repeating the French statement
that the Ruhr was to be freed only
when the last pfennig was paid, and j
pointing out that the most vital in
strument with which Germany might
pay had been taken away \\>hen the
Ruhr was seized, Herr Cuno asserted
that if ^ermany's collapse was to be
accomplished "in the name of justice,
she must he under no illusion."
"Submission to the merciless obsti
nacy of French government," he add
ed, "would have to be sealed with a
document which would be worse than
the treaty of Versailles, which weighs
like a curse upon the peoples of
Europe."
THE United States and Turkey are
now formally at peace, or will
be as soon as the senate and the An
gora national assembly ratify the
treaties that were signed in Lausanne
last week by Minister Joseph C. Grew
and Ismet Pasha. By the new treaties,
which replace the obsolete document
of 1830, America loses all the special
privileges Its citizens have enjoyed In
Turkey. After the allies gave way
time after time the American accept- J
ance of the new conditions In Turkey
was inevitable. American commercial
interests will be treated the same as
Turkish Interests. American relief and
educational Institutions will not be dis
turbed, but they will not be given spe
cial rights to Import supplies duty
free.
With full diplomatic relations re
sumed between the two countries,
American capital will be better pro
tected on entering Turkey.
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
MELLON, unofficially In Europe
ion a sightseeing trip, has been de
voting much time In Paris to discuss
ing Interallied debts and reparations
with the French government and the
leaders of finance. It Is stated he has
not been considering the question of
details, and has made it plain to
France that the United States will
never cancel the debts owed It by the
allies, but is willing to arrange terms
conforming to the necessities of Eu
rope. After receiving cablegrams from j
President Coolidge, Mr. Mellon post
poned his return to America.
GREAT BRITAIN and France agree- ,
lng, the temporary mixed dis
armament commission of the League
of Nations *has submitted to the as
sembly of the league a new treaty of
mutual guarantees designed as an en- i
forcement act for Article X of the
covenant. In effect It makes the coun
cil of the league a super-government
in the conduct and settlement of fu
ture wars in which league states are
Involved. The French delegate made
a reservation In order that a possible
extension of th'e Ruhr occupation
might not be hampered. The treaty
gives the council the power to decide
which state Is the aggressor In case
of hostilities and to apply against It
an economic blockade; to decide what
other measures the signatories shall
give the attacked state and to arrange
for Its financial assistance; to appoint
a commander in chief; to determine
the details of reparations, and to draw
up a general disarmament plan based
on guarantees provided by the treaty.
ABOLITION of the 12-~$our day In
the steel Industry, which was one
of President Harding's last wishes, Is
at hand. A beginning Is being made
at Gary, Ind., where the eight-hour day
with three shifts Is being put into ef
fect in several plants of the United
States Steel corporation. Others will
follow, and the Independent steel com
panies, It Is predicted, soon will fall
In line.
The change to three shifts of eight
hours each means employment of 65,
000 more workers In the steel mills,
according to estimates. These same
estimates added $45,000,000 to the steel
industry's pay roll. In the readjust
ment, hour wages will be increased
about 25 per cent, it was stated, but
the per diem will be decreased as a
result of the change which will take
off one-third the steel worker's time In
the mills and give It to him for rest
and recreation with his family and
friends. In other words, workers re
ceiving 40 cents an hour will get 50
cents, while the daily pay will be re
duced from $4.80 for twelve hours to
$4 for eight hours. ?
TTENRY SULLIVAN of Lowell,
" Mass., succeeded last week In
swimming across the English channel
the third man and the first American
to perform the feat. He was In the
water 27 hours and 25 minutes, being
forced by tides and currents to swim
about 56 miles, though the distance be
tween points hi only 22% mjfrp,
HARDING LAID
TO FINAL REST
IN HOME TOWN
Marion Funeral Ceremonies for
Her Beloved Citizen Are
Simple.
IMPOSING CAPITAL SERVICES
Impressive Military and Civilian Pro
cession From White House to Cap
itol ? School Children Strew
Flowers ? Body Lies in State
in Rotunda ? Vast Crowds
Line Streets and Pay
Tribute at Bier.
Marion, O.? Followed by a throng
of mourners, the highest in the land
(ind the humble who also had been
his friends, the body of Warren G.
Harding was taken to the Marion
cemetery Friday and placed in the
receiving vault.
No imposing ceremony, no military
display, no marching of organizations
marked the mournful event, because
I Mrg. Harding wished it so, but as the
! simple services were being held in the
j cemetery, in every city, every town
j and village, every home of the broad
land the people of America were pay
ing tribute to the memory of their
chief whose life truly was sacrificed
in their behalf. Barter and trade,
financial business and exety other
worldly activity that could be sus
pended ceased for the time, all sports
and pastimes were abandoned? the
nation mourned.
Great Throngs In Marion.
Here in Mariop were gathered a
i host of prominent persons, from Pres
i ident Coolidge down and Including the
leading government officials, senators
and representatives, governors of the
states and delegations from hundreds
! of cities and organizations. All day
Thursday and on Friday morning
special trains brought in the throngs,
and other thousands of Ohioans came
by automobile. So great were the
crowds that it was necessary for the
! state officials to arrange to have the
roads for miles around Marlon pa
trolled to prevent accidents.
Thursday morning the funeral train
'arrived from Washington, and Mr.
Harding's body was taken at once to
the residence of his father, Dr. George
T. Harding. From 2 until 10 p. m.
that day and from 9 a. m. until 1 p. m.
Friday opportunity was given Ohioans
to view the face of their dead friend.
Then, quite without pomp, the casket
was borne to the cemetery. Follow
ing the hearse were the members of
the Harding family; next the Presi
dent of the United States with mem
bers of the cabinet and other high
officials; ^hen came Mr. Harding's
close friends and neighbors, and after
them a great concourse of mourners.
Simple 8arvipes in Cemetery.
It was Mrs. Harding's wish that all
who wished should have a place in
the funeral procession. Among those
who sadly accepted the Invitation
were all the employees of the Marion
Star who had worked for Mr. Hard
ing for years, and the Ohio newspaper
publishers, members of the Associated
Ohio Dailies, in which organization
Mr. Harding had taken an active part.
The Star had suspended publication
for the day, and Indeed all business
activity in Marlon ceased throughout
Friday. Not as a part of the funeral
procession but to preserve order and
direct the heavy traffic, 3,000 troopers
of the Ohio National Guard were
present. *
Reaching the cemetery about three
o'clock, the cortege proceeded to the
receiving vault, and there the brief
services were held. Prayers, readings
from the Scriptures and the singing
of Mr. Harding's favorite hymns ?
that was all. It was simple and dig
nified, as was befitting the obsequies
of a distinguished citizen of Marion.
The services were in charge of Rev.
George M. Landis, pastor of Trinity
Baptist church, of which Mr. Harding
was a member. He was assisted by
Rev. Jesse Swank, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, Mrs. Harding's
pastor.
Troops Guard the Casket.
Instead of being interred in the
family plot, the body of Mr. Harding
was placed in the receiving vault, and
there It will remain , until a mauso
leum has been erected to receive It.
As the weeping family and friends
moved away from the vault, National
Guard soldiers stepped forward and
took their place/On guard. In a few
days they will be replaced by the
guard from the regular army, that will
stand around the vault for the regu
lation period of six months. The de
tail for this purpose will consfst of
an officer and twenty-five men from
Fort Hayes at Columbus. ,
The Presidential party from Wash
ington, which came on a special train
Friday morning, started back for the
national capital almost immediately
after the conclusion of the ceremonies.
Mrs. Harding, who had borne so
well her difficult part, also returned to
Washington, on the same train that
brought her and her dead. It was an
nounced that she would remain in the
White House until she has finished
the supervision and removal of the
effects of the late President. This
probably will take about three weeks.
Services at Capital.
Washington^? Warren,. G.n Harding,
twenty-ninth president of the United
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States of America, most powerful and
wealthiest country of tbe world, re
ceived a magnificent tribute Wednes
day from official Washington, capital
of the nation, preliminary to the final
interment of his remains at Marlon,
O., his home cit* -
The ceremonies consisted in official
transfer in the morning of the body
from the White House to the Capitol,
where it lay In state until six o'clock
in the evening. The American people
participated by marching in the fu
neral procession and by passing by
the bier In the rotunda of the Capitol
and by lining the funeral route in vast,
reverent crowds. Ten thousand school
children carpeted with flowers historic
Pennsylvania avenue.
The body left the White House,
where it had lain during the night, at
10 a. m. Gen. John J. Pershing, gen
eral of the United States army and
commander of the military escort, led
the procession to the Capitol.
Guard of Honor.
Six generals of the army and six
admirals of the navy acted as an im
mediate guard of honor to the caisson
bearing the remains
Seven senators, including President
pro tem. Cummins, anti seven repre
sentatives, including Speaker Gillette
of the house, 6cted with members of
the Harding cabinet as honorary pall
bearers.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
marshal of the civic procession, the
clergymen In charge of the services,
and the physicians who attended
President Harding at his last illness
were assigned to places immediately in
advance of the caisson.
Chief Justice Taft participated as a
former president instead of as head of
the Supreme court. Ex-President and
Mrs. Wilson were placed behind him.
Procetsion Makeup.
Behind Mr. Wilson in the procession
were placed, successively, ambassadors
of foreign governments, associate Jus
tices of the Supreme court, foreign
ministers and charge d'affaires, sena
tors and officers of the senate, repre-.
sentatives and officers of the house,
governors of states and territories and
commissioners of the District of Colum
bia and acting secretaries of the vari
ous departments of the federal govern
ment
The following also were Included in
the official section of the procession :
Circuit Court of Appeals, Court of
Claims, Court of Customs Appeals,
Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia, under
secretaries and assistant secretaries of
federal departments, assistant post
masters general and assistant attor
neys general, United States marshal
and United States attorney.
The chairman or senior member of
the following groups:
Federal Reserve board, Interstate
Commerce commission, Civil Service
commission, various mixed commis
sions dealing with international prob
lems and other agencies of the federal
government.
Next In line came patriotic and
civic organizations, headed by men
who have won the Congressional Medal
of Honor for heroic deeds in the serv
ice of their country by land or sea.
They were followed by army officers,
led by Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt.
Next came officers of the coast
guard and public health service, head
ed by the assistant secretary of the
treasury and officers of the coast and
geodetic survey, under command of the
assistant secretary of commerce.
Delegations not to exceed ten per
sons, representing the following or- j
ganlzations, also were permitted to ^
participate in the civic procession, j
among others:
American Legion, World War Vet
erans, Knights Templar (detach-,
ment), Knights of Pythias (detach
ment), American Red Cross, Sons of
the Revolution, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Colonial
Dames, Sons of the American Revo- j
lutlon, Society of the Cincinnati, Sons
of Colonial Wars.
The services In the rotunda of the
Capitol were as follows:
Invocation, Dr. A. Freeman, assist
ant pastor of the Calvary Baptist
church, of which Mr. Harding was a
member.
' Hymn, "Lead, Kindly Light," mal?
quartet of Calvary Baptist church.
Scripture: Twenty-third ? Psalm
Mlcah, sixth chapter, eighth verse.
Revelation, twenty-second chapter
first to fifth verses.
Quotations.
Prayer, Dr. James Shera Montgom
ery, chaplain of the house of repre
sentatives.
Hymn, "Nearer, My God, to Thee,"
male quartet.
Benediction, Dr. Anderson.
The body then lay in state and from
four to six the general public was ad
mitted.
At 6 p. m. the casket was taken
back to the car in which it had been
brought across the continent. Then
began the journey to Marion ? back to
the home. town.
The special train bearing the Presi
dent's body arrived in Washington at
10:25 p. m; Tuesday after a transcon
tinental journey of 96 hours and 10
minutes. It was 9 hours late ? the
great/ crowds in the big cities had al
most blocked its way. President Cool
idge, cabinet members, members of
congress and civilian and military dig
nitaries were at the 0epot. The Ma
rine band played "Nearer My God, to
Thee."
Mrs. Harding walked to her car on
the arm of Secretary Christian.
The casket, escorted by Its guard
of honor, was taken on, a caisson to
the White House, where it arrived at
11 :30. It was placed in the East room.
At midnight the White House doors
were closed, leaving Mrs. Harding
with her dead.
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at Present Helping to Ml
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the London (?ayeiy. .Sli?
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remembrance. .Mrs. PhiliP5,1 ?
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ward Grey's old seat. "Mrl
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