The New York herald., 1921-06-06
|ORLD LEADERSHIP
! Y UNFETTERED us.
J HARD|NG'S POLICY
baking at Valley Forge,
e Declares This Country
Holds Commanding
Position on Earth.
JST CHERISH LIBERTY
eedom of Action Com
lined With Helpfulness
Is Role That America
Should Take.
!. PICTURE OF FUTURE
sident Makes Address From
Woodland Pulpit on Scene
of Washington's Camp
ing Ground.
PICTURE OF FUTURE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALIEY FORGE, June 5.-A sermon
hith in established American In
[tions and of hope for day o
g and good will throughout tn
ID was preached by Presiden
hing to-day from a woodland pul
overlooking George Washington
Pric camping ground in Vale,
ke.
be Presidents address was de
ted from the cloister Of the Wash
pn Memorial Chapel to a crow'
several thousand persons az
bled under the auspices Of tn
by Forge Historical Society. Jus
re the address he had attended
Ices within the chapel itself, Il
h he and Mrs. Harding motoret
the country home Of Senato1
hnder G. Knox, with whom the!
spending the week end.
be President said:
Text OF the Address.
have always been grateful to my
d friend Senator Knox for the
yice he rendered to the nation as
Of its ablest statesmen, but I
myself paying the tribute Of
ed gratitude because to-day for
second time he has made it pos
for me to come TO this shrine Of
|erican patriotism and join with
in tribute to those who gave US
heritage of liberty and nation
thought while the rector was
liking how indissoIubly we are
ed with tho beginning. Wash
on came to Valley Forge in the
king Of the Republic. and you
lie him President because of the
gs he did here, and a century
a third aftcrward I come as
sident because we share the
tage he left US. and we can join
laying tribute to his service.
Is good to come to this shrine
iberty, not alone to offer willing
ute to those who perished here
to rededicate ourselves to the
-iotism which suffered and sacri-
J here In order that our new
ldards Of freedom and democracy
lld abide.
Test mt valley Forge.
alley Forge tested the heroic
lution of the New World con-
lers for liberty. In the crucible
suffering they blended the con-
ing elements Of the colonies and
Ialed the metal of the Republic.
hey proved that lofty heroism Is
always tragic. but develops It's
RENE Offering in the dull. pro-
red suffering which eiorifles abid-
faith and unalterable resolution.
Americans have wrought so
vellously and so seemingly easily
IL brings us to n new appre-
ion TO stand amid the scenes OF
dearly purchased Republic. We
to know the making of an in
tanco 20 measure our own re-
hsibility in its preservation.
thought as we rode through the
to-day. yielding our emotional
lrencc to the outward signs Of
great memories. indicated by the
ervation Of the trenches and the
DEDUCTION of the huts in which
patriots suffered, that II we can
satisfaction In these outward
ifestations of their service and
ffce. how much more important
that we retain for all time the
stance of things for which they
ended.
do not mean TO say that the or
established by Washington and
heroes of Valley Forge is to be
to resist the order Of human
ress. The wonder OF 1t Is that
/ made that order 80 readily re-
hsive TO the mighty development
which they never dreamed. Our
-eme task is to preserve the FUN
entails Of our New World liberty
guard against the abuses and
stices which have sought to at
themselves to the established
lr since the world began.
WORLDS Chief Dfmcuity.
he rational work Of every civ
tion Is TO cure without destroy
and guard against the enemies
Iberty which come to us cloaked
pretended helpfulness Here is
chief difficulty of the world to-
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