Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-26
Is Colonies Fought in
Early Days Along Lines
of World Arms ParLey

peace which Is destroyed by war, the
unity Of the family-of the father, mother
and child-against which there is no
greater element Of destruction than war
and preparation for war, which breeds
the lust of slaughter in the hearts Of men.
1t is, therefore, appropriate to call ut
tentiUn to the great mural painting which
is The climax of Miss Oakleys Unity,
and Il symbolical of the final union Of the
States which may lead to the union of
nations
A small color reproduction Of it is in
the portfolio which she has brought to
Washington. There is u movement to
present copies to the foreign delegations
because il presents In tabloid form the
experiment of unity in America when
the thirteen States, almost as wide apart
as the powers are today, finally fought
through their jealousies and their selfish
ness to the ratification of the Constitution
after much wrangling first in the con-
vention and later before ratification by
the State Legislatures.
The portfolio, containing twenty four
plates In color and ffty-ive pages of
excerpts from early American history
showing the growth of the idea of unity
through &c the Federation of States (the
Constitution, will be privately printed in
Philadelphia.
WOULD GIVE COPIES
TO EX-PRESIDENTS.
Miss Oakley wishes to make gift Of
three copies, one to President Harding,
one to ex President Taft and one to ex-
President Wilson. President Harding
called the present conference. Chief JUS
tice Taft has been a leading feature in
the league to enforce peace and Woodrow
Wilson crusaded for the League of Ma
lions.
Miss Oakley was given the privilege OF
personally going over the illustrations OF
her paintings and the accompanying text
with Mr.. Wilson last summer. He was
deeply touched, especially by William
PENIS prophesy in 1923, that some day
there would be a league Of nations with
parliament representing all civilized
nations.
"And America is not civilized" Mr..
Wilson is said TO have remarked, visably
affected by the remembrance that Amer
lea had not Joined the league. Miss Oak
ley has not yet had the opportunity Of
presenting her work to President Hard
ing or Chief Justice Taft
The copy of a letter by George wash
ington is a part Of Miss Oakley's his
torical evidence of the cimilarity OF the
expe- iment Of the States compared with
the experiment Of the Washington confer
ence
WASHINGTON PRESIDED
OVER EARLY MEETING.
Just as Secretary Hughes is presiding
officer Of today's conference, George
Washington presided over the conven-
tion in Independence Hall made up OF
representatives Of The thirteen States
called together to try tc centralize, unity
or federate the States There had been
some kind Of a federation since the revO-
luton had been won. with a Congress
sitting now and then in Philadelphia.
but the States were really separate en-
titles and most Of them wanted to stay
that way.
In conversation with Miss Oakley on
the subject Of that letter she pointed
to the pleas for unity by George Wash
lngton TO the States. One wonders. il
George Washington were alive today.
whether he would not extend that plea
Of unity TO the nations meeting today
In the capital named in his honor
Copyright 1921. by Public Ledger Com
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