Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1920 — ADDRESS BY HARDING [ARTICLE]

ADDRESS BY HARDING

BPEAKB To' BIG CROWD AT BROWNSVILLE, TEX. Many Mexicans Hear the PresidentElect of the U. S. Talk on Armistice Day. ♦ Brownsville, ‘Tex., Nov. 12.—Interrupting his vacation at Point Isabel, President-elect Harding made an Armistice day speech here before a large gathering of Americans and Mexicans, from the lower Rio Grande valley section. Although most of the address was devoted to a commemoration of the signing of the World war armistice two years ago, Mr. Harding took cognizance of the presence of Mexicans in his audience and delivered from this border city an Informal message of assurance and goodfellowship to the republic to the south. He spoke from a stand on the parade grounds at Fort Brown and an escort of cavalry accompanied him in his movements through the city. Brownsville made great preparations for the event, a lonr program of parades and addresses preceding the speech of the President-elect. Special trains brought crowds from several 'dties along (he International boundary. The trip here occupied the whole day for Mr. Harding. Leaving Point Isabel by motor in the morning he played a game of golf and had luncheon at' the country club here before his address.