Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-18
HARDING INVOKES
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The address was a part of five hour
visit to New Orleans 10y the President
elect, who came from his vacation IN
Texas 10 take ship for a voyage to the
Panama Canal Zone. Ilo said IN part;
IL believe the American people have
come to realize that we must face monen-
tous problems and must face them with
rcsolutc courage and practical WIS
dom and patriotic determIlnation. There
must he no reason for pauA nor excuse
for despair. nor place for pcssmlsm f"r
if we are effective in solving our problems
nj home we shall be the better able 10
helm solve those of the world rs befts
our part in modern civilization.
The world has never witnessed such
m upheaval as that which came with
the great war. Its civilization was never
81 sorelv tried. Inevitably there must be
reconstruction. I'navoidably there will
he rpgdirstlncnts And the old order never
viii return. The incalculable sacrifice
would bc VAIN. But there must come sta
bilItv and ddcpcndahility We must put ASIDE
Tho debris Of war and continue TO build on
solid foundations We cannot escape
the consequences of fCvCred war or un-
settled conditions of its aftermath. There
are sure to he reverscs There will bC endless
discouragcmcuts but confident America
will face them with good courage. And we
will win We may slow up blt now and
then: We NAV have to bend our backs to
new burdens Surely we are gong To he
called upon nationally, collectively ana
individually to reuourcc CXtravagances
and learn thr old and the now lessons of
thrift and Of providence Ii VIII add To
onr power and emphasize our stability
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/ moro. Ii will add ~ the sum total of our
: happiness.
/ The big thing for all America 70 realize
/ now and always is the dignity of produc-
tive labor No matter how humble, the
/ producers are the makers OF the es-
/ seutials oi civilization and we must, each
! and oil oi us, accept and discharge our
I duty Of producing for the world or OF MN
/ ntcring 10 the needs of comfort or progress
/ of mankind.
There are certain fundamentals which
are everlasting Neither our own nor the
worlds salvation is to be worked out
through any ratcnt nostrum, through any
miracle Of craftsmanship, through any
government panacCa Government Is
but the agency to administer the collective
organized public service
SANITY clear thinking. Commonsense
honesty. corporation IN official circles
IL executive and legislative departments
will help nightly and bring us closer
together and will promote our under
standing but government alone VIII not
effect the whole solution The greater
task IS that Of the American people them
selves Ii IS for them under govcrnmcnta
leadership t. meet the great test
We have been talking about the new
south for a score Of wears and more
II il new III spirit. rev IN development
I would like to see il rew IN realization
This land Of raw materials ought e
manufacture and locate It's factories bN
mine and farm and orchard There vii
lie no jealousy il the north because you
greater glory viii bc glorious victory.
Here we are today at one OF the great
gateways Of Latin America Somehow
feel that the western hemisphere Is on
special field Of influence and trade. Com
rnerce marks the highways Of frlend
as well rs rivalry Bind our friendship wltr
the ties Of trade and we shall make J
lndissoluhlc
We want fortune 3 common posses
SION iii America We want the cottol
grower of the south 10 have his becom
lrg reward with The wool grower and tn
wheat farmer Of the norh. We wan
Southern factories TO be tuned % the mus.
of the mills Of the North We want you
ports to send their cargoes under IN
American tAg - bear The messages Z
peace and good Will TO All parts ot the
earth
There is no ~ectIonaEsm IN righteou
American ambitions. Il Is this wonderful
and Incompatible United States Of Amer
ca which sets out hearts aglow witt
becoming aspirat ions and patriotic love
the America Of the constitution, free an
confident Of the tomorrow.
While here only about five hours, II
president-elect found time 20 make w
addresses. IL the first made e y larg
crowd gathered II tie city hail, Senate
Harding expressed his gratitude ior II
receution accorded HIM through ID
South and declared one OF his fondest aI
bitIons was 10 sec a nation where secuoE
alisTn was completely forgotten
He also touched briefly or the tariff que:
ton. asserting that the South, as well ,
the North, would De interested IL 4
workn out Of = tariff policy that woul
prevent foreigu dumping at the expense
American Industry
After bis city hall address Mr.. Hardin
rode At the head Of & parade through L
crowded downtown streets. and 81 Hoo
made a formal address before the Ne
: Orleans Chamber of Commerce.