Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-05
us. CAN LEAD WORLD
IN PEACE MOVEMENT,
HARDING DECLARES
Bases Strong Hope on Disarm-
ament Farley, in New
Hampshire Speech.
SAYS WARS SHALL CEASE

Lancaster y. H.. Aug. 5.-The
moral leadership OF the United States
viii bring about disarmament, Presi-
dent Harding assured Lancaster citi-
Hcns in a speech from his automobile
in Centennial Square yesterday.
Surronded on all sides, the President
warmed 60 his audience and gave his
bearers little account of his steward
ship during the past five months. lie
touched on many of the problems
which he has encountered since he
hcCame President.
Speaking on the seventh annivsr-
Eary OF the date when Great Britain
declared war upon Germany, thereby
enlarging the scope of the European
conflict to the proportions of world
war Mr.. Harding took as a text White
Mountain scenery and said: Though
the clouds obscure and the picture is
momentarily dimmed. you need not
lose faith because under the eternal
plan God works out his ultimate in
tent
Accompanied by Secretary Weeks
and other guests al the Weeks sum-
mfr home on Prospect Mountain, the
President and Mrs. Harding motored
10 Lancaster where 5000 citizens of
neighboring towns had come to greet
them. Mr.. Harding. introduced by
former State Senator Irving Drew,
stuud upon the tonncau seat of the
open andaulet, resting as ocC asionally
hC glHnched at his notes.
rb, President spoke in part as fol-
lows
senator Drew said you had come
here 20 see youc President. want to
add that your President is very happy
a. come here and see you. | think IL is
a perfectly natural and Commendable
trait of the American people that they
like a. see and know those whom they
commissioned 10 places Of authority.
And On the other hand, il IS a good
thins for those who arr in authority
a. Uome 70 know little better the
An, rican people. II | could only have
my way. il the exigcncies of the public
service would only permit, | would
like somehow 20 come in conatct with
all the people OF the great United
States.
After referring 10 the beauty Of the
surrounding scenery the President
continued
In century and a third Of Amori-
y
states have outstripped every record
Nf civilization in all the world and the
republic which had its beginning here
fn New England only a century and a
fhlrd 10 Il today voluntarily conceded
tn leadership of the world.
II had another thought while / was
eaxing on the mountains this morn
ing Far in the distance seemed
thing that man might require for his
sustenance and his comfort and in the
.ldcn times OF mans primitive state,
ono section locking on this beautiful
spot with the desire to possess, would
simply arm themselves and in their
might they would seize it and make
IL their own. Such was the primitive
Inheritance Of man. and the whole
preoess 81 Civiiizs ton has been
wrought out Of this turmoil and con-
fiiCt ~ might.
But the developing civilization has
called mans attention to the fact that
i Is not the Just or right way to
acquire a thing. And so the story of
the world is one age after another OF
developing warfare until we of this
generation have witnessed the most
g,santie conflict Of all time and this
conflict was 50 gigantic, so colossal in
treasure and 50 costly in sacrifice that
] behave that We OF today are stand
ing in conviction and a defermina-
ton that the whole development
has been wrong, that the requirement
through might is contrary 10 human
justice. and We OF America and ali
the world are resolved today that wars
ought TO come 10 an end.
II am happy 10 bring you word that
your Government is doing all il can
a. bring about a conference of nations
and have their spokesmen here and
come 10 an understanding that viii
remove the causes Of war-not a sur
render Of nationality. not a surrender
OF our liberties or our rights TO de-
termine the ways we Will pursue. but
10 remove the reasons for war and put
sn end TO costly armament. l believe
We shall succeed. ] would like to have
little less. or much less, destruction
and more resources for construction
an America. ] would like to have less
of toll to maintain armies and navies
and more play TO hearten the Ameri-
can people. ] do not believe the best of
success comes ont of the constant
grind. ! would like an America where
there is some becoming leisure AMI
opportunity for recreation not for