The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Peace Preservation
By Sovereign States
Pres. Harding, Delivering Amer.
lean University Commence
ment Address, Departs
From Prepared Manu-
script to Discuss Free
dom From Strife in
Future

! Washington, June 8.-President
Harding, delivering g. commencement
address today at American university
here found the su5jtct Of world peace
occupying so prominent q place on
: the program that he was prompted to
depart from his prepared manuscript
and declare for the preservation OF
peace by sovereign states. without
the interference CT world super
power"
The presidents remarks followed
an address by Newton w. Rowen.
K. c.. of Toronto, Canada, who sug-
gested that the hesr contribution
North America could give to civilt-
zation was for men on this side->oS
the water" to stand together behta9
the movement for peaceful settlement
of international disputes. Another
speaker who touched on the question
of peace was ]. j. Jusserand, fae
French ambassador, and the general
discussion developed such a. trend
that Bishop John ". Hamilton. the
presiding chancellor. referred to the
gathering as "peace conference.
An added touch OF tfe same char
acter was given by the singing OF "a
song which appeared on the. COM
mencement program under the title
Of AN International Anthem and
which. rendered to the tune OF
America" and God Save the King"
recounted how two nations by the
! sea, two nations great and free, one,
anthem raise
Before the singing began the
American. British and French flags
| had been raised together over the
! out t-door speakers platform.
Il do not think could let the
occasion pass" said the president, IN
beginning his address. without ~
ing assent to many OF f,1e approp ate
and appealing things just uttered ~
DR.. Roweli like his express n
that American and Canadian ,iS ais
are in common, and when he poke
about North American contribusl lol, TO
present day civilization and to the
world, il occurred to me tina the
example Of two great peoples wing
side by side in peace In con te zee
and in mutual understand Is
about the finest contribution tn 1t wo
nations could give to the world
II have said o., many occasion Il At
! if all the nations of tile earth we as
honest and as unself1sh as our req %
lie. there never would he another
war. | will revise it today and say
/ that If all the nations OF the earth
are as unselfsh and devoted TO their
ideals az the United States and Can
ada, there never VIII be another war.
But if say so without discor-
dant note-for there is none in my
heart-I call attention TO the fact
that the United States Of America and
the Dominion Of Canada have dwelt
side BY side and settled their coatro-
versies satisfactorily without resort
20 q super-power hut by the exercise
OF the sovereignty of free people
dealing with one another. II we can
commit civilized humanity to abiding
righteousness and everlasting justice
and inspire them with our example,
we will have made 81 long stride to-
ward the peace the world Graves
With that Nh Harding plunged into
his prepared address in which he en-
joined the graduates OF this June all
over the United States to dedicate
themselves to the task of restoring
stability in a worlG, where almost
nothing" remains secure from the
attacks of iconoc'aSts.
Humanity. he SAID. never before
had such need of sober. unselfish
leadership.
IN introducing the French amoas-
sador. Bishop Hamilton declared that
the American and French armies had
pichted a: Yorktown "a marriage
bond" which actually was sealed,
Years later in Flanders.