Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-05
Harding Hopeful
OfDisarmament
Confab, He Says
President Feels Example OF
United States May Lead
All Nations to Per.
manent Peace.

fdence that the American institu-
tions are more firmly implanted than
ever before and that in the near fu-
ture Americas example will lead all
the nations to permanent peace was
expressed by President Harding to
day in an address at welcome
demonstration in Lancaster.
The coming disarmament confer
ence, the president said, gave prom
Use of an international agreement
that would end wars and turn the at
tention of mankind to constructive
and beneficial pursuits"
He asked for the support of the
American people in the governments
trial over the reconstruction period
and pledged in return that the ad-
ministration would serve the nations
to is highest ability.
Spoke from Auto.
The presidents speech was de-
livered from his automobile i'll Con-
tinental Square here to a crowd of
several thousand who had come to
bid him welcome to the White
Mountain country. He was cheered
many times while he was speaking
and after he concluded the crowd
broke police lines to crowd about
him and shake his hand.
To-day I stood on Mount Pros
pect and saw wonderful picture
said the president. "In some of the
valleys there were clouds and signs
of storm bedimming Our vision, but
above the peaks rose serene and un-
troubled. And while I gazed my
mind turned to the affairs of men
and I said, with some comfort to
myself, that though the clouds may
bedim, we need not lose confidence,
for I believe with all my heart that,
no matter what bedims the picture,
we OF America have a God-given
destiny to perform which nothing
on earth will ever prevent. g..
an a century and a third we Of
the United States have outstripped
every record of civilization in the
history of this world. This republic,
which had its beginnings in a little
group of colonies, now is conceded
the Leadership of the world.
Must End Warfare.
"The story of the world is one
stage after another of developing
warfare until we of this generation
have witnessed the most gigantic
conflict of all time. The cost OF the
conflict was SO great that we are
coming to have a consciousness and
determination that the whole devc..~
opment has been wrong and that ac-
QUESTION by might is unjust. (
1--WE of this country and all the
world are resolved today that war
Iare ought to come to an end.
II am happy to bring you word |
hat your government is doing all it |
,an to have conference at which !
he Representatives of the nations can
ook each other in the eye and work
:ogether for a way to remove the
;auses of war and put an end to cost
y armament. believe we shall sue
,eed."
Referring to his conferences at
Washington with leaders of various
rational groups, the president as
serted that his contact with these
nen had deepened his confidence in
he soundness of American public
opinion. He told how he had re-
:eived letter suggesting that he
'behead" all those who had more
han their share of wealth and con-
inued:
Work for Best Interests.
II have never believed that to be
he mission of this republic. I won
ler what wealth is; l like to think of
he leader in the community as the
nan to whom those about him turn
or counsel and advice. That's the
,reat man of America, no matter
low you measure his wealth.
I'm the past few weeks / have had
n opportunity to meet many such
eaders-leaders of capital, of labor
nd of the other groups that make
p the nation. And I want to say
0 you that there is not one in any
,roup who deep in his heart does
ot want to preserve our America
nd continue its onward course.
hose who are suspected most some
ines are the most generous of all
4 their tenders of help to those i'll
uthority.
Sometimes you think your govern
lent is not alert, but let me tell you
-and / care not what party is in
ower-your government is always
Tying to serve you as best it can.
'ou can't be told everything that's
ding on--that is hot a practical
lan--but it is fair to tell you that
cur public servants are honestly,
nd to the best of their ability, try
lg to promote the fortunes of our
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