Evening star., 1921-06-09
PRESIDENT LAUDS
CANADIAN BONDS

| Preliminary to the address which
exercises Of the American Cniver-
sity yesterday afternoon. President
Harding declared for the preservation
Of peace by sovereign states with
out tire interference of world super
power" and cited the many years Of
friendly relations between this coun-
try and Canada.
| 'lf all the nations of the earth
shall become as unselfsh and as de-
voted TO their ideals as the United
| states and Canada. there never will
! be another war" the President stated
There was no mistaking the execu-
i fiNes feelings in the sentiments he
was expressing and it was plainly
! evident that hls stirring utterances
! made deep impre son upon the
| large and distinguished gathering.
There were assembled i'll the grove
: on the grounds about The university
where the exercises were held NJ
Jules Jusserand. the French ambassa-
! do: Hon. Newton w. Rowell. n c.
OF Toron.o. canada, member Of the
! Canadian parliament and Canada's
! representative at the Geneva meeting of
the league OF nations. and number
Of other men and women of promi-
nence.
Inspired by Remarks.
| The Presidents departure from his
prepared manuscript was inspired by
the remarks OF Mr.. Rowen. who
preceded the President and who elo-
quently lauded the friendship ex-
| listing between the United States and
| Canada and who suggested that the
| best contribution North America could
| make to civilization was ".or men on
this side Of the water to stand to-
gether behind the movement for
! peaceful settlement Of international
| disputes" He then ca He'd attention to
the 3.400 miles of unguarded bound
aries between these two notions and
| to the fact that their government always
| had succeeded in satisfactorily set
,tlins disputes. The worst settlement
either nation received was thousand
times better than a settlement by
! war. he declared.
! President Harding followed as the
next speaker Il do not think I can
/ let this occasion pass without giving
assent to many OF the appropriate and
appesl ling things just uttered by Dr.
| Rowell." he said. II like his express
sions that American and Canadian
| ideals are in common. And while he
spoke about the North American con-
and to the world. it occurred to me
that the picture Of the two great peo-
pies living side by side in peace. in
confidence and mutual understanding
| Is about the finest exemplification that
two nations can give to the world:
Il have said on many occasions that
il all the nations of the earth were
as honest and unselfish as our republic
there never would be another war. !
| shall revise 1t today and say that II
all the nations of the earth are as
unselfish and devoted to their ideals
as the United States and Canada there
never will be another war.
If 1 may suggest, without a dis
cordant note. for there is none in my
heart, should like to call attention
America and tie Dominion of Can
ada have dwelt side by side and set
tied their controversies without .e-
sort to q superpower: but by the ex-
ercise Of the sovereignty of free peo-
pies dealing with one another. II We
can commit civilized humanity to
abiding riEhteousnesS and everlast-
ing justice and inspire 1t with our
example. we shall have made a long
stride toward the peace the world
lcr1veA"
| N. Jusserand Speaks.
Another speaker wro touched. on
the question of peace was NJ. jus
serand, the French ambassador, and
the general discussi on developed such
a tf6n0 tn2t blShOp JOnn W. ndHtt-
ton. the presiding chancellor. referred
to the gathering as peace confer
ence."
| An added touch OF the same cf-2r-
acter was given by the singing Of
song which appeared on the COM
mencement program under the title
Of An International Anthem" and
which, rendered to the tune OF
America" and God Save the King"
recounted how two nations by the
sea. two nations great and free, one
anthem raise" Before the singing be-
gan the American, British and French
haSs had been raised together over
the outdoor speakers' platform.
In introducing the French ambassa-
dor. Bishop Hamilton declared that
| the American and French armies had
| plighted at Yorktown a marriage
bond" which actually was sealed years
later in Flanders.
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