The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-20
Especial to n. w..Ains.sa Herald,

WILLIAMSBURG, va, Oct. 1s.-
| The dawn OF a new day, in which
nations shall be stronger for con-
tribution to the worlds betterment,
| because each will feel the assurance
Of common purpose and united as
! piration. and the security of COM
mon devotion to the ends Of peace
and civilization" was foreseen by
President Warren g. Harding, today
| in his speech from the foot of York
town Monument, where CORVALLIS
surrendered to Washington exactly
40 years ago.
81 believe the time is come" the
| President said. when there must be
recognition Of essential co-opera-
tion among nations, devoted, each
of them in its own peculiar way. to
the common good, the progress, the
advance of all human kind.
One need not picture a world
sovereignty, ruling over all the
varying races, traditions and ma
tional cultures, because it will
never be. That would mean a So
cial, institutional and intellectual
standardiza ton, utterly inharmo-
Nous with the plan that filled the
world with differing peoples, civil
lizations and purposes. No plan
which seeks to submerge national
ity will succeed. This republic will
never surrender so priceless a herf-
| tage, will never destroy the soul
which impelled our gratifying at
talnments.
Urgent Need for Understanding.
Tn the sober circumspection, ret
rospection and introspection of
these crucial times, We do believe
there is sanity and urgent need in
bringing the best thought Of all
great peoples into understanding
and cooperative endeavorA which
shuns the, alliances in arms and
strengthens the concords of peace,
SO that each may realize its rightful
destiny and contribute its utmost
| to human advancement and attend
ing human happiness"
President Harding spoke before
a crowd Of several thousand per-
sons, who gathered around the mon
ument. Grouped Immediately about
the President we're four members
OF his Cabinet, Secretaries HuKhes.
Hoover, Weeks. and Mellon, Prince
de Barn, in charge Of the French
Embassy at Washington, and nu-
merous other officials.
Made Trip on Maynower..
The Presidential yacht, Nav
flower, arrived or Yorktown early
this morning from Washington. The
party came ashore shortly before 4 q
o'clock. being greeted at the dock
/ by officials from william and Mary
College, who escorted the honor
guests to cars which carried them
up the winding road to the monu-
ment. TO .-=-,...
The ceremony at the monumen,
was simple. President Harding,
who: was introduced by Conway
Shields, Immediately launched into
the reading of his speech, commeml
orating the 140th anniversary of the
/ victory of the American army over
Lord CORVALLIS, and the founding
Of American Independence.
Recalls Lessons. of. Washington.
TT Is good to dwell in the atmos-
phere Of historic Yorktown" Mr.
Harding said, ''and to recall the les
sons of the immortal Washington
because our own feelings Of devo-
ton are thereby emphasized. we
would not wish ours to be other thar
forward-looking republic but we
win fail-tn coming to the supreme
fulfillment II we do not recall the
Beginning and the unalterabie foun.
dation upon which we have builded
"one Seeks in vain for parallel
to this campaign, and the import.
ancs Of the victory to the contend
ing colonies long since has been sur.
passed by its Importance TO the
world, because its paean Of victor,
was the morning song at the DAVIS