Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-10
PRESIDENT SEES
NEW WORLD ERA
Harding. at Pilgrim Shrine, Pre-
diets End Of Depression.
SAYS WORLD STATUS BETTER
Arrives az Plymouth On New Mayfov-
er and Sees Reproduction Of oic-
Time VerseI-Tskss Part IN
Big Parade.

Muyn0Wer came 60 Plymouth Monday.
this one the presidential yacht bring
Ing President Harding and an official
party % join la formal Observance OF
the ter-ccutenary 81 the landing O. the
Pilgrims.
The Mayf0wer's passengers Of 30
years a-o landed on wild coast
marked only by Indian trails These
made landing 60 an official welcome
In Scenes that offered striking con
trust with those that faced the IA
theirs. Through the streets 81 the
town STRAINED thousands ~ persons
10000 was sstImated-gOvernors,
lesser officials. men u high social de-
s1ee and those % labor.
Harding in Parade.
In this parade the President him
self tDuk part both as participant and
reviewer. Tire parade and other In
cideurs served % set the scenes for
the principal feature OF the days
commemorative program. public eXer-
CIses beginning ut p. m- az which
President Harding delivered his only
speech of the day and his only ad-
dress 81 the summer.
A hope that the disarmament con
ference called by the United States
may bring Co the world a new era Of
peace and freedom was expressed by
President Harding In his address.
"A new hope luUms today" said the
President I'VE are slowly but very
surely recovering from the s0rrows
and utter disaruu-emeuts ~ q cata-
cIysuicll war. Peace IS bringing its
new assurances. and uenitent reali7a-
tiuu and lnsistent conscience viii pre-
serve that peace. our faith Is firmer
that wars c1uscs may be miniInized
AMI OverburleuinE armament may be
largely diminished. And these. too,
without surrender OF the nationality
which has aSn'ued or the good con-
science which has defended.
Conditions More Promising.
THE International prospect is more
than promising. and the distress and
depression at home are symptomatic
az early recovery. Solvent financially,
sound In policy. unriyaIcd in genius,
uHexce'led in industry. resolute IN de-
termination aud uuwaverinE in faith,
tEsse United States win carry on.
-It is not ton much 90 say that the
three centuries which have passed
since men 90 our race came here Co
found new state have been the most
mrmaufuus and the most pregnant in
uu tfe progress ~ human kind.
ITO this and rhe Virginia shore were
trau~rIauteI the seeds 81 representa-
tive democracy. the new ideals ~ ma
tIFra1Ity through association and rep
fezgr,atIun. and there has deve'oueI.
seemingly. the most dependable form
If popular government ever witnessed
in the world.
p The community az free people Of
our race. whether Gen Europe or Amer
fra iu Africa az Australia. under the
northern ur southern skies. was begun
when jamestown and Plymouth were
founded If has carried its ideals
wherever Go has set its standard. II
has won recognition ~ these ideals as
che basis 20 social conduct. ~ COM
rauuiry relations throughout the world.
ffs work 81 NOT finished. but. pray
Cod. .t has come triumnhantly through
It's determining ordeal II comes forth
from that test. uerved and heartened
Tor further tasks; confident. assured.
reliant. None questions either its
rlaee ~ its right ~ leadership; few
doubt Us destiny 20 establish. under
that divine guidance. the splendid
structure 20 human brotherhood In
peace and understanding.
Duties Ct States
Tile outstanding danger ~ today
Is tire tendency Ca turn 90 Washing
tru fer she things -hich are the tasks
ar tha duties ef the - commonwealth
which constitute the nation. Having
wrought the nation as the central
power 90 preservation and defense.
IEr as preserve CO SO
-IIere was early dedication 20 re-
u-.ous liberty and political freedom.
Ne was sut-iwe ella % r.,sterlty. We
cannot better express cur reverence
today than by sweeping aside the
crrors the failures. the disappoint-
mguts. the herayais of our day. and
plant here Tor al America and AN the
world the standards ~ highest Justice
ana real human brotherhood. Ths
would ada to the volume IL rejoicing
80 rrrtE and give echo to the heavens
80 the uohlcr aspirations 90 united
mankind 10 would dim NO torch ~
liberty which WIS li-htcd here. but
would sat the world a-low with new
hwes. new confidence and new *.
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