Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-05
PLYMOUTH SEES
new MAYFLOWER
Presidential Yacht Carries Har-
ding to Pilgrim Tercente-
nary Celebration.
U. S. EXECUTIVE IN PARADE
President in Speech Predicts Disarm-
ament Conference Called by Him
Will Usher in New Era for
WorId-Lauds Pilgrims.

Will Usher in New Era for
WorId-Lauds Pilgrims.
Plymouth, Mass, Aug. 3.-Another
Mayfiower came to Plymouth Monday,
this one the presidential yacht bring
ing President Harding and an official
party to join in formal observance of
the tercentenary of the landing of the
Pilgrims
The Mayfower's passengers Of 300
years ago landed on a wild coast
marked only. by Indian trails. These
made landing to an official Welcom e
in scenes that offered striking con-
trast with those that faced the IA
theirs. Through the streets of the
town streamed thousands Of persons
100000 was estimated governors,
lesser officials, men of high social de-
gree and those of labor.
In this parade the President him
self took part both as participant and
reviewer. The parade and other in
cidents served to set the scenes Tor
the principal feature of the days
commemorative program, public exer-
cises beginning at p. M, at which
President Harding delivered his only
speech of the day and his only adj
dress of the summer.
A hope that the disarmament con-
ference called by the United States
may bring to the world new era OF
peace and freedom was expressed
by President Harding in his adj
dress.
"a new hope looms today" said the
President. 1--WE are slowly but very
surely recovering from the sorrows
and utter disarrangements of cata-
clysmic war. Peace is bringing It's
new assurances, and penitent realiza-
ton and insistent conscience will pre-
serve that peace. Our faith is firmer
that wars causes may be minimized
and overburdening armament may be
largely diminished. And these, too,
without surrender Of the nationality
which has aspired or the good con-
science which has defended.
'The international prospect is more
than promising, and the distress and
depression at home are symptomatic
of early recovery. Solvent financially,
sound in policy, unrivaled in genius,
unexcelled in industry, resolute in de-
termination and unwavering in faith,
these United States will carry on.
1T is not too much to say that the
three centuries which have passed
since men of our race came here to
found a new state have been the most
momentous and the most pregnant in
| all the progress of human kind.
"To this and the Virginia shore were
transplanted the seeds of representa-
tive democracy, the new ideals of ma
tionality through association and rep
resentation, and there has develc ped,
seemingly, the most dependable form
of popular government ever witnessed
in the world.
'sThe community of free people of
our race, whether in Europe or Amer
lea. in Africa or Australia, under the
northern or southern skies, was begun
when jamestown and Plymouth were
founded. It has carried it's ideals
wherever it has set its standard. 1t
has won recognition of these ideals as
the basis of social conduct, Of COM
munity relations throughout the world,
its work is not finished, but, pray
God, it has come triumphantly through
its determining ordeal. 1t comes forth
from that test, nerved and heartened
for further tasks; confident, assured,
reliant. None questions either it's
place or its right Of leadership; few
doubt it's destiny to establish, Under
that divine guidance, the splendid
structure of human brotherhood in
peace and understanding.
'The outstanding danger of today
is the tendency to turn to Washing
ton for the things which are the tasks
or the duties Of the 48 commonwealth
which constitute the nation.
"Here was early dedication to re-
ligious liberty and political freedom
1t was a sublime gift to posterity. We
cannot better express our reverence
today than by sweeping aside the
errors, the failures, the disappoint-
ments, the betrayals of our day, and
plant here for all America and all the
world the standards of highest justice
and real human brotherhood. This
would add to the volume of rejoicing
on earth and give echo to the heavens
of the nobler aspirations of united
mankind. It would dim no torch of
liberty which was lighted here, but
would set the world aglow with new
hopes, new confidence and new ex-
altation.