The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-23
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During his address before the Army War Col
lege last week, President Harding cite the fact
that lack of understanding has been the primal
cause of conflict among men. He might have
added that lack of understanding between nations
had resulted from the chickering's OF politicians in
secret-politicans, many of whom were serving
some unrghteous Interior purpose.
No better reason could be advanced for making
the coming conference the Limitation of Arma-
ments open, the first step in a new order Of
world progress to the ultimate Parliament Of
Man. Such broad vision would the
cited cause that has repeatedly carried nations
backward into the lowest depths of barbarity
Among the pleasures that fell to President
Harding this week was the writing of message
70 commemorate the completion of an interna-
tiona arch in the state of Washington that stands
tribute to more than 100 years of peace along
unfortified 3,000-mile international border-a
condition made possible by understanding alone.
Canada is a great nation and the fellowship
that has made peace with her possible has
been laid upon a table for diplomatic bar
ter In fact, diplomacy the world knows it,
is unknown between Canada and the United
States What Canada is doing and thinking today
is known to today what the United States is
doing and thinking today is known to Canadians
today News facts and arguments have flown
freely back and forth across that border for
more than 100 years; travel has been as easy as
between states.
Canada and the United States have had their
differences-smaller differences have carried 9th
nations into war. There have been times when
these nations were smoulderng powder houses
that needed but match thrown from behind
closed diplomatic door to cause a conha grafton
Instead. those nations entered into debate not
between diplomats, but instead between the pub
lie opinions of the two nations
In a hundred scattered sections of Canada the
arguments of her people. views expressed in
hundred news and editorial opinions, that were
brought swiftly across the border to the American
people. who, in a hundred scattered sections, were
stating their for the benefit of Canadian pub
lie opinion, which they knew would pass upon it,
Not diplomats but public opinion formed in
conference that embraced all the people of two
great nations, and at times extended over period
OF several years. has been responsible for the
peace that has endured for more than one hun
dred years and has kept the 3,000-mile interna
tonal border north free from forts and
ornaments.
South, there has been different story for more
than century. STEPPED in the traditions of old
world diplomacy, censorships, lies, and behind.
closeddoor-bartering, wall OF ignorance has
been erected between the United States and Mex
leo that has brought bloodshed and blind hate and
kept it alive by crumbs of misinformation that
have been fed to the peoples of both nations by
outriders of secret diplomacy
President Hardings voice and attitude will de-
eide whether or not the coming conference on the
limitation of ornaments will be held behind open
or closed doors He has commended more than
one hundred years of peace as a tribute to in
ternationa Celations based upon understanding
1t is now for him to decide whether or not Amer
icas new place of leadership in the world shall
be established on the understanding that recog-
nizes no international traders in matter so vital
to the wellbeing and peace of the world