Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-06
PEACE SERMON is
DELIVERED AT VALLEY
FORGE BY PRESIDENT
lContInued ION Page 90
our Superior Tnsk.

Our Superior Task.
81 do not mean to say that the
order established by Washington
and the heroes of Valley Forge r
TO be held TO resist tile order Of
human progress our supreme
task is to preserve the fuuda-
mentals Of our new world liberty
end guard against abuses and i'm
Justices which have sought go att
tach themselves to the established
order The rational work Of every
civilization IS TO cure without de-
stroying, and guard against enc
mics of liberty which come to rs
cloalted in pretended helpfulness.
In the turbulence and upheaval OF
world war the vandais WHO pper-
ate amid calamity have sought to
loot suffering civilization But an
America dedicated to It's standards
at Valley Forge will hold fast ana
suffer IL need be until our inherited
Institutions are justified and guar
anteed anew.
IF we could only bring all Amer
lea to This shriue we should effect
la realization which would strength
O.
Greeted by school Children.
II am less impressed by our
helpful example to the world. in
whose armament there are the
shining stars of scores of new re-
publics, than ! am impressed, by
libortys bcstowal on those who
came TO join us in the American
achievement
II had an exceptional and IN
expected and most delightful wei
come yesterday. Before we had
fairly viewed our surroundings
there came romping and rollicklng
several hundred school children
from Philadelphia,
"Enthralled as I was by their
cheers of cheer, ! found myself
riveted to a study Of their faces.
PERHAPS they were all American
born, but their parents came from
other lands as well gs our own,
Among their pareuts there may
have been distinction in employ
ment, in pursuits or in social
status. but you could not distin-
gush it in these children, They
were the budding youths of honest
righteous iustice-loving democ-
racy, destined TO come to radiant
bloom IN the equality Of American
opportunity.
Heritage From valley Forge.
This is the heritage from Val
lev Forge equality of opportunity,
sustained In justice, with maintain
ed authority under law and order.
This is what made America; 1t VIII
lead us to future triumphs.
II believe ] speak what is In
your hearts, and in the heart OF
America, when 1 say we ought 10
have the courage, the appreciation,
the resolution. the conscience, ana
the Judgment. to maintain unen-
dangered the inherited foundations
of the Gathers. and ever mindful OF
their sufferings, still play our part
10 humanity. l can think OF an
America that can maintain every
heritage and yet help humanity
throughout the world to reach a.
little higher plane,
A Commanding Position.
"But when ] pledged our Ameri-
ca to world hepfulness, at the same
time | expect the pledge that Amer
lea will cling to her own independ-
ence of action and to her own con-
science. Who can say what to-
morrow has for the world We are
only a century and q half from
valley Forge and yet ] can say that
ours is commanding position,
The world could never settle its
turmoils without the helpfulness Of
American influence and example
Who shall say il we hold fast TO
the traditions Of Valley Forge what
the future shall have in store?
Sun of Our National Life.
Il want an America of preserved
conscience want an America of
preserved ess-aye, an
America clinging to the religious
devotion which has been the an
cherage of our civilization, Who
shall say If we cling to these things
what we may accomplish? We arc
up in the world, but the
sun OF our national life has not yet
fairly approached it's meridian II
is only morning in our natural life.
[ can well believe that long be-
fore the sun of national life has
passed its meridian the one hum
dred million Of today will be
myriads of the future l like to
think of them as loyal Americans |
With faces to the front, marching
On to achievement. clinging to theif |
traditions, and joining in a great |
swelling chorus Glory be TO God IN
he highest, on earth peace, good |
will to men,.