Show Sketch of o President III Warren dim ie Hardings Harding's Lile Le I I Warren Gamaliel Harding twenty twenty- ninth president of at the United States s was born November No 2 1805 1865 on his grandfathers grandfather's farm furm Just outside tho village of Blooming Grove In Morrow orrow county Ohio He was descended from two pioneer American families hardy hurdy Holland Dutch on t tho UlO e ono one side and ond lib erty loving Scotch on the other His father Dr George T T. Harding Is still sUll stilla sUlla a practicing physician In Marlon Marion 0 O. despite his advanced age of seven seven- ty nine years His lIis mother was Phoebe Elizabeth EIlzabeth DIckerson Hording Harding Mr Harding was a n self made man In Inthe Inthe inthe the best sense of tho the phrase He lie worked on his grandfathers grandfather's farm and attended the village school until he was fourteen years ears old and then he entered tho the Ohio Central college at Iberia He worked his way through that Institution by cutting corn paIntIng paintIng painting paint- paint Ing his neighbors neighbors' barns and helping on the grading of the roadbed of the T. T 0 O. C. C railroad He lIe also played In Inthe Inthe inthe the village band bond and was editor of the college paper When he graduated from the college college col col- lege Warren went to work in the village village vil vil- lage Ingo printing office At the time he heI I was nineteen years old his father moved mo to Marlon Marion with the family and there aided Warren financially In gaining gaining gaining gain gain- ing control of the Marion Marlon Star of which ho he was publisher until after he th the tho office of president of the United States Alrea Already y he knew how to set type and to do all the other duties of a printer and when hen the linotype lino lino- typo type Pe was Introduced he learned to operate operate operate op op- erate that machine Always he carried carried car car- ried as a pocket piece the printers printer's rule he used In those days The Star was his Idol and he was very ery proud of It and of the more than friendly relations that existed between between between be be- tween him and his employees There was never a n strike on the tho inner and 7 7 Classed when In to tho the senate crenate as os a conservative President Harding did not depart markedly from conservative conserva conserva- tive tivo lines when In the White House though his supporters always al said he hewus was as progressive as os the good of tho the country warranted and as us conditions permitted lie He lie like President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt had hud a great greut coal miners' miners strike on his hands and labored hard bard and with witha a LL measure of success to bring It to a peaceful and just end Arms Limitation Conference The outstanding accomplishment of his administration was the great greot international International International Inter Inter- national conference for the limitation of armament held in Washington openIng opening opening open open- ing on Armistice du day November 11 l 1921 1021 21 At his Instigation the conference conference confer confor- ence was authorized by congress and und niter alter feeling out the big powers and finding them agreeable he Issued Invitations invitations to Great Britain France Belgium Belgium Bel- Bel gium glum Italy Jup Japan n China the Netherlands Netherlands Neth Neth- erlands and Portugal Each Ench country sent some of Its most eminent statesmen statesmen states states- men inen as delegates those of the United States being Secretary of State Hughes chairman of the conference Senators Lodge of Massachusetts and Underwood of Ala Alabama and Secre ex tar tary of State Elihu Root The conference adjourned February 0 6 a. a 1 1922 22 after negotiating these treaties A covenant of limitation to naval armament between the United States Great Britain France Japan and Ital Italy A treat treaty between the same powers as to the use of submarines and noxious noxious noxious' nox nox- lou ious ious' gases in warfare A treaty between the United States Great Britain France and Japan relating relating relating re re- lating to their Insular possessions and their Insular dominions in the Pacific with a declaration reserving American rights In mandated territory a treaty between th thA e n nnA ine p ewers Nr In tn In u k W yo l nr 4 r. r F M 4 f. f ri n r y i f fj j rj lY c J. J e i Cr ry iC i iJ J i r ir nj r fi 3 r l ri ria a OL N r. r rh Yr f IY Q ya r Q J about tau n et ago ugo he instituted I a sharing profit-sharing plan whereby the employees employees employees em em- received dividends that were I paid them in the form of stock In the paper Mr Harding was Identified also with the industries that sprang up In Marion Marlon as It grew from a town of or to a city of more than He was a director In a bank and In several manufacturing companies and I was a trustee of Trinity Baptist church His Rise In Politics As editor and publisher of a lively Republican paper It was Inevitable that Mr Harding should take an active active ac ac- ac- ac tive Uve interest In politics and his attainments attain attain- attainments ments brought him to the front In the state He was a member of the Ohio senate from l 1900 1000 OO to 1904 1004 and then served as lieutenant governor go of the state In 1910 he was the Republican nominee for governor but was defeated defeat defeat- ed In 1 1915 15 he was sent to the United States senate serving until 1 1920 20 when he resigned to make the campaign for forthe forthe the presidency In the tho campaign that year he lie had been looked on as one of the possible nomInees nominees nomi nomI- nees for tor the high office but his defeat In the primaries for tor election of del dele delegates delegates dele dele- gates from Ohio seemed to spoil his chances However er the conservative leaders lenders of at the Republican party prevailed prevailed pre pre- In the gathering in the tile Chicago o Coliseum and ond Mr Harding was nomi nomI- His campaign was based largely large large- I ly Iy on opposition to American participation participation I pation Yin ilu the League of ot Nations and was so successful that in the election of ot November 4 he received recel electoral electoral elec elee- toral votes to for tor James M. M Cox the Democratic nominee He was Inaugurated inaugurated In in- March 4 4 1 1921 1021 21 with a El degree degree degree de de- gree of ot simplicity In the ceremonies that pleated pleased the American people the conference relating to tu principles and policies to be followed In matters concerning China A treat treaty between the nine powers relating to Chinese customs tariff Beca Because Because Be Be- ca cause se France refused to consider the limitation of ot land armament at the present time that part of ot the conference conference conference confer confer- ence fell ten through But what it did achieve was considered a great step toward the attainment of world peace pence The treaties were soon ratified b by the United States senate and the British parliament and the other nations followed followed fol tol- fol- fol lowed suit though for a long time it was feared France would not accept the pacts poets However President Harding Harding Hard Hard- ing lived to see them ratified by the thel l French r chamber and senate Favored Entering World Court Mr lr Harding had lead not been long in inthe inthe inthe the White House before It appeared that he did lid not favor entire isolation of the United States Slates from European affairs but believed this count country would have to do Its part In the restoration restoration restoration res res- res- res of Europe to peace pence and ond sta sta- sta This feeling became more evident evident evi l dent early In l 1923 23 when he proposed that America should accept membership membership membership member member- ship in the International Court of Justice Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice which had been founded under the auspices of the League of Nations The President was as os Insistent as ns ever that this country should keep out of the league but believed the court was or would be Independent of the greater organization Against the advice nd of some sOllie leaders of or hl his party part he reiterated this advice on several occasions and ond his plan formed the subject of some of ot his addresses on his last and fatal trip through the West Vest He did not think It would split spIlt his party and boldly continued to advocate It Notwithstanding Notwithstanding Not Not- withstanding this It was assumed to I be almost 1 a n certainty that Pres President l rt It IJar Harding would bo be in the I Republican national convention 0 1024 I Mr lr Harding's Hardings home homo life Ufe was i Ideal idea des save gave that he lie had no children He lIe and ond Mrs Harding who was Miss Fi Florence Florenc o r e KUng of Marlon were devoted to each other oilier and she ehe was always his tru true helpmate te both hoth in Ohio and in Wash 1 Ington in the national capital Mrs Irs Harding quickly made herself lov loved by all with whom she came come In la contact l and during the Western trip she vas sn more or ore eager coger e own even n than the Presidents President ent to to meet an and mix with all kinds a of f people His Western Trip President Alaska trip was orl originally planned for the summer o of ot f l 1922 1022 22 He lie Inherited the tile called so-called called so-called 1 y rY 1 r y t Mrs Warren G G. G Harding II L Alaska problem Alaska seemed tobe to tobe tobe be on the down grade with decrease tn population and mining output threatened threatened threat threat- ened extinction of the fishing Industry- Industry and numerous other unfavorable unfavorable- symptoms The situation apparently apparently- called for the establishment of a n. definite definite nite nHe Ala Alaskan kon policy Various plans were discussed Including a transfer of of- control to the Interior department from the score or more of governing bureaus President Hardings Harding's plans pl for l 1922 1022 22 came to naught but this year he determined to get hand first-hand mation He was accompanied by Secretary Secretary Sec See Work of the Interior department department department depart depart- ment Secretary Wallace Vallace of the Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural department and Secretary Hoover of the Department of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce all of whom are Immediately immediately- concerned In the Alaskan situation The President left Washington at atthe atthe atthe the end of June and Journeyed leisurely leisurely leisure leisure- ly to the Pacific Northwest by special train making speeches at St. St Louis Denver Den Helena Spokane and other cities Incidentally he visited two of the national parks First he went sent to to- Zion In Utah the newest of our national natIonal national na na- parks which Is a many colored gorge cut by the Rio Virgin Next Nest he he- visited Yellowstone in Wyoming created created created cre cre- in 1872 the first national park In history and largest and most famous of ot the nineteen parks of ot our system Here he motored boated fished fed the bears and had a good time His plans also Included a visit to Yosemite Yosemite- upon his Ills return trip but that was abandoned Saw Much of Alaska The President celebrated the Fourth of Jul July In the United States and then started for Alaska on the U. U S S. S transport transport trans trans- port Henderson His Alaskan trip was extensive He went the length of the the- new government o railroad and visited the capital Juneau and the principal cities On his return trip Mr Ml Harding g I stopped off nt nf Vancouver r. r f renting rr T 0 precedent In that he was the first American President to step on Canadian Canadian CanadIan Cana Cana- dian soil The President arrived at nt Seattle Jul July 27 and reviewed from the bridge of the Henderson a fleet of a dozen or orso orso so 80 battleships under command of Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral II H. P P. P Jones Jonee each of which gave him bum the national salute solute of twenty-one twenty guns Even then he was suffering from the ailment that resulted In his death and soon after that the rest of his trip which was to Include a return to the East via vin the Panama canal canol was cancelled President Harding RardIn made a n public address address ad od dress at Seattle setting forth his views on the Alaskan situation Some of his points were these Alaska for Alaskans There Is no need of government government- hothouse managed for federally development there must be no reckless sacrificing of resources Alaska Is destined for statehood In Ina Ina a few years Where there is possibility of betterment betterment betterment better better- ment In federal machinery of administration administration admin admin- Improvement should nn and will willbe willbe be effected Other conclusions presented by President PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident Harding were That generous appropriation should be made for road rond building That the federal government o should be more liberal In encouraging the technical scientific and demonstration work worl In agriculture That restrictions should be laid on the fisheries and on the forests That the development of ot the coal coalmines coalmines coalmines mines must await time and ond economic conditions That the government should retain ownership and operation of the Alaskan Alas kan railroad |