Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-19
Harding Pays Tribute
To BOliIur
At Unwilling of Statue

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bonds of friendship among the
American republics, with re-
conservation to peace and liberty
as an example for a war-weary
world, were plighted by President
Harding today at the unveiling
here OF a statue to Simon Bolivar,
the South American patriot.
In the example Of a prosperous
family of states living together in
peace on the western hemisphere,
the president declared, the old
world might well find inspiration
for the reconstruction Of its In
dustry and its politics along the
lines OF progress and amity. To
that reconstruction, he said, the
American republics could also con-
tribute by giving of their strength
and resources to aid their stricken
sister nations across the sea.
Reasserts Monroe Doctrine.
Re-stating the Monroe doctrine,
Mr.. Harding asserted that it never
meant a policy of selfishness or
narrowness, but was a charter Of
American independence TO main
tain which the United States was
willing to fight, IL necessary" He
added that the policy Of the Amer
lean republics must not err on the
side Of too great aloofness and that
in the present world chaos Pan
Americanism must mean "sympa-
thetic and generous American
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The address follows in part:
There is significance in dates,
as though some days were des-
tined for high place in the his
tory OF human progress, also an
abiding place in human affections.
This day is the anniversary of the
battle OF Lexington, where the
colonies of North America made
their first sacrifice in blood for
independence and new standards
Of freedom. On this same day
generation later Venezuela's strug-
gle for freedom had its immortal
beginning.
Compares Great Patriots.
II wish April 10 might have an
added significance from this day
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1T is an interesting thing to
compare the careers of the two
great fathers of American liberty,
Bolivar and Washington. Each
wrought an empire of freedom and
bullded more vastly than dreamed.
Their concept of liberty was not
inspired in individual unrest.
Each was wealthy, each rated
among the personally fortunate,
but a peoples freedom was i'm
pelling.
ut is not too much to say that
out of the liberations wrought by
Washington and Bolivar grew the
republican constitutional system
which is Americas gift to man
kind.
1T Is fine to be able to say new
world temples of liberty were not
wrought in the destruction of the
old. We speak historically of the
revolution, when In reality wei
mean severance and freedom for
evolution. The world is not call
ing today for destruction, it needs
reconstruction, whore the test of
justice is applied to the things,
which were as we'll as the things
which are to be.
Monopoly Not Plan.
Perhaps the miracle " as in the
divine plan and the new world
marvel was an inevitable part In
the supreme scheme for develop
ing civilization.
The doctrine proclaimed undOr
Monroe, which ever since has been
jealously guarded as a fundament-
al of our own republic, maintained
that these continents should not
again be regarded as fields for the
colonial enterprises of old world
powers. There have been times
when the meaning Of Monroeism
was misunderstood by some, per-
yeTed by others, and made the
subject of distorting propaganda
by those who saw in il an obstacle
to the realization of their own am
6itions Some have sought to
make our adhesion to this doctrine
a justification for prejudice
against the United States. They
have falsely charged that we
sought to hold the nations of the
world at arms length, in order
that we might monopolize the
privilege of exploitation for our
selves. Others have protested
that the doctrine would never be
enforced if to enforce it should in
volye us in actual hostilities.
Protection Unselfish.
The history of the generations
since that doctrine was proclaim
cd has proved that We never in
tended IL seltishly; that we had no
dream OF exploitation. On the
other side. the history of the last
decade certainly must have con-
WINGED all the world that we stand
willing TO fight, il necessary, to
protect these continents. these
sturdy young democracies, from
oppression and tyranny.
III we could consult our Wash
ington and our Bolivar today, and
II they could advise us cut OF their