Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-02
HARDING SAYS MINE
TROUBLE SHOWS LACK
OF UNDERSTANDING
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satisfied to believe that the presi-
dent, after all, is just the agency
employed in focusing the Judg-
ments, the conviction and the
knowledge of those in America
whose minds and experience must
of necessity direct the trend OF
government. There would not be
man in America. even were he a
superman, who could fittingly serve
as president if it were otherwise
| have come to feel a new CONT
dence In myself because of the
capable men l find everywhere
about me who can take upon their
shoulders part of the great load
that comes to any executive.
feel so concerning the secretary OF
war, | feel so concerning Genera
Pershing and all men with whom
| have come in contact and VINO
are in authority.
Il can, from my own experience
remind you that If the war college
is the institution which brings the
knowledge of experience into 9
blend with theory. 1t Is one grea'
institution of practical value. the
trouble with the world today Is
that too many theorists know noth-
ing about actualities and have
learned nothing of experience, and
whoever in this life brings the
wisdom of experience into a BLEND
with the teachings of theory makes
contribution to real progress.
"I do not know what ought &c
be said about your profession for
the future. hut. men Of the army
no matter where the best aspira'
tons of the world may lead US. nc
matter what tremendous and grati'
flying progress is made, there ma!
never be time without the neces
sity for armed forces in every gov
eminent. / believe with all my
heart we are coming to a time
when we are going to diminish the
burdens Of armament.
AZ think there will be less o.
armies and less of navies. wlsf
it with all my heart, but there car
come a time when there is not
requisite agency for the mainte
nance of law and authority ane
for national defense. 1t is perfect
Nv futile to think there may neVe'
be conflict when you stop TO con
slider that in two thousand years y?
! Christian civilization ana .ou
thousand more of pagan ciViliIa
ton concerning which we are III
formed, we have only lately COM
to real civilized state of arme'
warfare and that does not app.
quite to all the nations.
at has been a slow proceedins
and I believe we of America, with
out unseemly Boosting can say W
have come the nearest to unseltisA
conscientious warfare of any PEG
ple In the world, and / pledge yo'
now YOU will never be called I
service during the present admins
tration for any war that you coul
not enter with all your heart an
souls as American citizens.
Now that may seem to be
strange statement TO make, out
want you officers OF the army l
precede your activities in the de
Tense of our national life with tina
Iinsistent understanding among PEG
pies that we must put furthes
aside any possible occa sion for con
Iflict. l am a firm believer tina
there are two essentials to the civ
Iilization to which we all subscribe
One is the understanding anon
d men at home. We ought TO haV
no conflict like that which Is dis
tressing us in West Virginia. Tha
is a lack of understanding. Ther
should never be a conflict betWee
civilized nations and there eve
will be If there are men In author
ity who will insist on full under
standing first. / do not know no.
you will approve, but I want yo'
for the time being, to be the advls
ers of an administration that seek
for America fullness Of understand
ing with the peoples of the worl
and IL we have that, there neVe
will come time when we will b
drawn into conflict that all Amer
Ca cannot answer with the fullnes
OF the heart and the depth OF tn
soul.
Gentlemen, I wish you well |
the year of study before you, and
know can say with all my hear
that with the aid Of knowledge {
the aspirations which will come I
this association, and study, you vi
contribute in proportion to the In
Itelligence, the power and the glor
Of the army, which is one branch c
American reliance for national de
lfense."