Evening star., 1921-04-20
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. April 20.-Reneweo
bonds of friendship among the Amer
ioan republics, with a reconsecratior
of peace and liberty as an example
for a war-weary world, We're plighted
by President Harding Yesterday at ths
unveiling here of statue to Simon
Bolivar. the South American patriot
In the example of a prosperous
family of states living together in
peace on the western hemisphere. the
President declared. the old world
might well find inspiration for the
reconstruction of its industry and its
politics along the lines of progress
and amity. To that reconstruction
he said, the American republics could
also contribute in material sense By
giving of their strength and II sources
TO aid their stricken sister nations
across the sea.
Amid the roar of cannon and the
plaudits of a distinguished gathering
President Harding proclaimed anew the
fundamentals of the Monroe doctrine.
simultaneously, in Caracas, Nene-
zuela's capital. Presdent-eiect Gomez
and the people of Bolipar's native land
gathered around the statue of George
Washington, which was unveiled with
appropriate exercises in Washington
Park, a new site to which 1t had been
transferred.
President Harding's brief visit to New
York gave the public there its first op-
portunity to greet him President with
the enthusiasm always reserved for the
nations chief executive. From the mo-
Inent of his arrival until his departure.
three and half hours later. crowds
waited good-naturedly in the chilly
streets through which he had to pass
and cheered a cordial welcome.
At $50 the ceremony ended and the
presidential party left to catch train
back to Washington, stopping on the
way at the Lighthouse for the Blind.
RestatIng the Monroe doctrine. Mr..
Harding asserted that it never meant
a policy of selfshness or narrowness,
but was a character of American in
dependence. to maintain which the
United States was willing to fight. II
necessary" He added that the policy
of the American republics must not
err on the side of too great aloofness,
and that in the present world chaos
pan-Americanism must mean sym.
pathetic and generous Americanism.'
Service in Standing Together.
Our greatest service" he said. lies
in standing firmly together. making
ourselves strong that we may give
our strength, rich that we may con-
tribute our riches, and confident that
we may inspire others with conf
dence Herein lie for us both
duty and opportunity; duty to those
whom we may help: opportunity in
helping others, also to help ourselves
In his reference TO the Monroe doc
trine- the President reviewed miscon-
structions he said had been placed
upon it and alluded to the skepticism
in some quarters that it ever would
be enforced in an emergency.
1.-The history of the generations since
that doctrine was proclaimed" he con-
tinued, has proved that we never in
tended it selfiShly: that We had no
dream of exploitation. On the other
side, the history of the last decade GER
tainly must have convinced all the
world that we stand willing to fight,
!; if necessary, to protect these conti-
. nents. these sturdy young democracies,
from oppression and tyranny"
The President's Address.
The address follows, in part:
There is significance in dates. as
though some days were destined for a
high place in the history of human
progress, also an abiding place in human
affections. This day is the anniversary
of the battle of Lexington, when the
colonies of North America mNle their
first sacrifice in blood for independence
and new standards of freedom. On
this same day, a generation later, Vene-
Zuela's struggle for freedom had it's
immortal beginning.
Il wish April 19 might have an added
significance from this day on. Similar
1y born and dedicated to new-world
freedom, would like this date to mark
anew for North and South America not
alone the avowal of mutual trust in
the fellowship of freedom and democ-
racy. but new confidence and a new
mutually of purpose in achieving the