Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
MEXICAN PROBLEM -,''
BROUGHT CLOSE TO
HARDING ON JAUNI
Continued from First Pase.)


and the military band of the Mata-
moraS garrison had a place Just be-
hind the 4th Cavalry squadron. which
acted as the President-eIect's escort.
Gen. Lopez, military governor Of the
who sat on the speakers stand
Text of His speech.
The text of Senator Harding 8
speech follows, in part:
November the 18th has an abiding
significance to America and the world.
For America II sealed our capacity to
defend our national rights and stamp
ed our effectiveness in aiding to pre-
serve the established order of world
civilization; for the world it marked a
new order for humanity. and for all
time 1t warns ambition and madness
1of, power that one mans or one peo-
pies domination of the world was
never designed by God and will never
be tolerated by mankind. = :.
The day is especially interesting
TO our own country because without
American participation it might have
peen later and different date, if. in
deed, there had been an armistice day
at all. We do not claim to have won
the war. but we helped nightly. and
recorded undyins glory to American
arms. and gave the world a new un-
derstanding of the American spirit
and a new measure of American re-
sources.
'Seiashnes. Not Trait.
Whatever the world may have
thought of us before. however incor-
rectly We may have been appraised.
the world has come to know that
selfshness is not a trait Of our ma
tional character. that commercialism
does not engross US, that neutrality
was conceived in fairness-not in fear
and that when our national rights
are threatened and our nationals are
Sacrlnced. America is resolved to de-
fend. and ever will. More, we gave to
humanity an example Of unselfishness
which il only half appraised before
misunderstanding led to confusion.
We helped to win the war. unaided
and unmortgaged. We fought with
the allied powers, but we were only
an associated power. and were never
committed, il fully aware of them
to the compacts of the alliance.
History will record it correctly. no
matter how much beautiful sentiment
has bec1ouded our purposes in the
world war. We did not fight to make
the world safe for democracy. though
We were it's. best exempfars. Nor did
we fight for humanity's sake. no mat
ter how such cause impeiled. De-
mocracy was threatened and human
ity was dying long before America
Indignation called for the republics
defense. But we fought for the one
supreme cause which inspires men to
offer all for country and the flag, and
We fought as becomes "A free America
and dropped tire sword and stiffed
greed when the victory for defense
was won.
We proved anew that here is free
and ample America which does not
ask, but freely gives. We were Amer
i.., in hnfn ha
made us America in fact, not col
lection Of peoples, but one people.
with one purpose. one confidence, one
pride. one aspiration and one flag. :,
Believes In Merchant Marine.
We learned a lesson, too. OF tran
scending Importance. Righteousness
and unfaliing. Justice are not in them
selves guaranty of national secur-
ity. We must ever be strong in peace,
foremost in industry, eminent in agri-
culture. ample in. transportation bet
ter transportation on land and an
adequate merchant marine would have
speeded our participation, and short
ened TIE conflict. l believe an Amer
lea eminent on the high seas. re.
spected in every avenue of trade, will
be safer at home and greater in in
fluence throughout the, world
Il like to think of an America
-
greater development and enlarged re-
sources and widened influence OF the
republic. and l like to think of gov
eminent which protects its citizens
wherever they go>on a lawful mis-
sion. anywhere under the shinig sun.
"All the way from my home in Ohio
to- the -fur;hermost port on the gulf
l have seen among the people Hhe
came to give US kindly greetings
scores of starwaft write. young
Americans, who served their country
50 CALAMITY and effectively at home
and overseas. One must have cause
for renewed pride in the character of
these men, in their readiness and ca :
pacity to serve in the calm gertrude
tism Of America ism.
These soldiers -of' the republic. like
their fataers. believe in an America of
civil and human religious liberty; they
believe in America OF American ideals.
They believe, in America first, for It is
in America that their hopes and inspir-
ationS center.
Morn Of National Life.
1--WE are only in the morn of national
life. Who dares to propnesy, in chatting
the cup of optimism, what. the future
has in store? One needs only to see
this magic valley, where the possibili-
ties are not yet touched, to see how
prophecy falls short. Texas is ample
for an empire of fifty millions Ships
of modern commerce ought to enliven
Laguna Madre lake, where primitive
craft marked activities of many years
ago. Texas. alone. is incalculablc Asri-
culture. transportation, factories, conf
merce-all are growing in the CLEAN of
the lone star and adding to the strength
of our common country. We have only
to 60 on, independent and free. untram-
rnoled and uDmoYtRa 9ed. TO write fne
supreme fuifillment
I'VE choose no aloofness. We shiSk
no obligation, We, forsake no friends.
But we built in nationality, and we do