Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-02
SPEAKS AT CELEBRATION
OF LANDING OF PILGRIMS
Hopes Principles Of federation
and Freedom Will Awaken
New World Era.
LOOKS FOR ARMS REDUCTION
Declares Leadership OF English,
Speaking Peoples In Present
Crisis Cannot he Denied.
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PLYMOUTH. MASS. Aug. ! Fly
mouth Rock. for three cemtirl.a a
Landmarks Of American freedom. was
redid!catcd by Pres dent Harding
today us "a symbol of rcai human
brotherhood" for ali the world.
rpcahing at tho tcrccntcnary cole
ration cf tn" landing 90 the PHI
srims. the President declared his fer
vent hope ihat the principles Of toll
grafton and liberty. ~ which our
Gathers crossed the Atlantic. soon
might dwak" rcw world era IL,
which peace al understanding would
Il" "ssufed am"ug the nations Hc re
icrr"d In particular 70 the nations
effort toward disarmament. asserting
ms 't'th That TIA. movement would
succeed
wiz his tribute /" til" Pilgrims
Mr Hnrdiu- linked "a "uiogy 20 the
achievements Of tho English speak
lnr race everywhere. and declared he
"as convinced that the mission Of
the race would encompass even
greater things than II had set accom-
p'ished. The leadership Of tho Eng
llsh-Hpcnkius peoples an the present
"ofld crisis. hc shid, could not he
Denied nor doubted ! any one
Tie Presidents address. delivered
within few hundred fcct oi the
spo; where plymouth Rock has been
facloscd in iron pal!ugs to prcscrvc
u Tor Tosterlty, was part Of an ami
Neisary celebration in which Vice
President Coolidge and many other
Nigh 1i'ic.a;. OF State and milton par
tCipnted. Early In the day. b" had
headed and reviewed IL parade OF
civic military and naval organize :
tons through the historic streets Of
Plymouth, and tonight he witnessed
Tho tcrccntenary pageant reproduce
ing The landing Of the Pilgrims.
With Mrs. Harding and n party OF
friends. the President reached Ply
mouth from Washington shortly be-
fore noon on his yacht Mayiiowcr
named for the Pilgrin chip which
entered this harhor under such wide
ly din.rcnt circumstances 300 years
ago Three batticships and six de-
stroycrs corucd AN escort for the
Maviiuw.r of today. She was wei
coined by "A booming Of the prosidcn-
,lal salute from battery ashore
while British cruiser the Cambrian
dipped her flag ~ her anchoage. just
oute.dc plymouth harbor.
Ashore. "A rroop Of cavalry formed
a presidential guard OF honor. and
many ORGANIZATIONS, including a unit
o. British marines from the Cam
brian. marched In the parade. wEiCh
passed in review before Mr.. Hard
lug ana his party.
Echoes Presidents Hopes.
The r"csidcntr hope that plymouth
Rock mi"ht become "A shrine for all
free nations was echoed in brief ad
dresses by william n de beaufort. IL;
charg, OF the Dutch legation al
Washington, ana Captain sidney II
Eayloy, naval attaChc Of the British.
embassy there. Vice President Cool
idre. who was not scheduled To de-
liver an address. satisfied the de-
mands OF the throng by speaking
briefly. Secretary Of war Weeks also
had a place In the speakers stand.
The exercises, indeed. We're turned
INFO an old home week celebration
when. at the word Of the chairman
ma, they were To he closed. the crowd
called loudly for Nicc-rrcsidcnt Coo:
ijre. senator Lodge Major-GcncraI
. II. Edwards and Secretary Weeks
Leaving late tonight aboard th'
u,vnowcr. the President and his
nor,v expect to reach Portland. Maine
tomorrow morning, and there take
automobiles for Lancaster. y. H..
where they will spend the remainder
or the week at Secretary Weeks
president Harding and his party on
tho Yacht M :lOwcr ran into stormy
cxncricnc. of Block Island. X. l..
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