Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
MONROE DOCTRINE
IS REAFF|RMED IN
HARD|NG'S SPEECH
President Assures Latin-Amer'-
can Republics OF Lasting
Friendship of U. ).
NE OFFERS A NEW PLEDGE
Repeats This Country Would
Fight. If Necessary, to Up
hold Monroe Policy.
lAllDS PATRIOT BOLIVAR

- frtapashio among the American re-
,,,,hics with n remuneration To peace
"a liberty as an example for war
weary world. were plghtcd 10y fresl-
dent Harding Yesterday At the unNellinE
herr uf q statue 10 Simon bolivar. the
south American patriot.
In the exampl, of a prosperous fam
n& of states liviuE together in peace on
the western hemisphere the president
declared tn, Old world might well ma
inspiration Ton the reconstruction oil
us industry and its politics, along the
lines Of progress and amitN. To that re-
construction hc said the American re
puhlics could also contribute in a ma
tertaI sense 10y giving of their strength
and resources tu aid their stTlckeh
sister nations across the sea
Restating tn, Monroe doctrine, Mr..
Ilarding assorted that II never meant
policy of selfishucsS or narrowness.
put was "A charter of American lnde-
tcndcncc e. maintain which the United
states was willing 10 fight II neCeS-
sary. tie added that the policy Of the
American republics must not err on the
sid, - too great aloofncss, and that IN
TN. present world chaos. Pan Amcri-
,anism must mean sympathetic and
generous Amcricanism.
cur greatest service. he said lies
IN standing fiTmly together making our
selves strong. that may give our
strength n, hlN that w may contributc
uur riches and confident. that we may
inspirr Others With confidence
herein lie Tor Us both duty and oppor-
tunity duty 10 those whom we may
help. opportunity IL helping others al
80 a. help ourselves.
The address follows In part
There Is significance in dates. as
though some days wcT, destined for 4
high place ia IN, history of human
progress. also AN abiding place IN hui
man affections This day is the anni-
Nyrsary oi the battle 81 Lexington when
IN, colonies oi North America made
their FIRST sacrin,, mi blood for inde-
pendencc and new standards Of freedom
On this sam, daX "a ceneration later
\,uc1uela's struggle for freedom had
Ills immortal beEiuuiug.
wish April T. might have an added
significance from TINS day on. / would
.5h, this date t. mark !, new bond for
North and south America not alone the
.,,owal of mutual trust N the fellow
ship 81 freedom and democracy. but a
new confidence and a new mutuality OF
purpose III achl,Nine Tho things which
independence and fellowship 80 natur-
ally 'rsplro.
HaNlnr sacrificed u arms 10 ,stah-
-h III, tsluau inheritance helot.G.nu
+, f.,t l.et the American republics
V,N tsu.h elbows TO prove thor
,ts,I InShuc~~. and show - mankind that
sghteuue achievement does not mean
i bud> destruction. individually Of
uunaiI> hat that real victory lies III
tnat human progress wherein every con
nd,t ltidaaI 81 rational. may
shar,
% .> sd lrterrs,uE thlug Is com
.rt th, careers III til, great fathers
,l N4etI,ar l-h,rtl Bolivar and Wash
l-tst Each wrought an empire of
..vrdou ard huildcd more vastly Than
j, dreamed Then concept Of liberty
N.a- .ot inspired H. individual unrest
Each Was wealthy. each rated among
ID, .-onauy fortunate hut = people 5
freedom was ImPellIng.
i - not too much to say that out Of
ID, ahcrauons wrought by Washington
and bolivar grew the republican con
s4tuuoual system winch j. America :
-4tt 10 mankind. Gar constitutions arr
tn, models OF the fashioned fundamental
4.4Ws u "a world Won L. d,,uuo racy
'Th.s, things are said with due defer
tuet - the older civilizations and the
.sus.l Established systems from which
al America came. IL = IN. 10 be abb.
~ that neW world temples of liberty
.r, not wrought ia destruction of the
ttd W -i.th historically Of etolu-
..sr when lu reality We mean seyerance
md freedom Tor cNolution The world
- not calling TO-DAY for destruction, il
I,.eds reconstruction where the test oi
yustIc, j. Applied L. In, things which
20 be.
Perhaps ths miracle was ia the Divine
I,iau and fh. new world marvel was an
inevitable pari IN tn supreme ;, hem,
.pi developing civilization. Bur We were
hen Washington and Bolivar uttered
American aspirations and hattled for
them. and are nov. 80 4ntcrlOcked with
the old world from which our founders
os,nle. that Independence does not maxi
tur aloofncse but the developments OF
civilization have brought Us more close
IS together Where ours has been the
greater fortune ours has become d
greater responsibility. and the endur-
snc' - our institutions Is no less i'm
lOftant than their creation.
Liberty without security would be
barren boast and inspiration without
atahIhzatlou would challenge every
Americans can do nothing Pan-America
may aspire 10 do. will surpass the con
uibutlpu of our youth and resources
and our steadfast allegiance to our
newer institutions phelp steady the
world aud prove the right Of present
"The struggles Tor independence III
clay civilization 10 20 on.
North and South America had differing
backgrounds. Union and independent
greatness were possible following the
northern revolt. Geogra phical condi-
t!ons and the long time isolation Of the
southern colonies from one another
made il well nigh impossible to effect
union among them.
We would make a grave mistake,
think If We concluded TOO readily thai
cur North American experience had al
the advantage on its side. While we
OF the northern continent have been
demonstrating one great truth about
the democratic form of government
that through representative institutions
IL can be expanded successfully to in
clude a vast imperial dominion and in
definitely increasing populations, the
southern continent has been proving
another equally important hypothesis
II is namely. that a family Of states
entirely sovereign and independent, may
1ips fopafbar in the same f.pntine4fai