The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-11
orstlon of President Harding 81
Grave of unkro~n Stresses Fvsil.
~ of Deciding Issues BY
Great War.
AIMS BURNING WORDS
AT ARMS DELEGATES
Euloolfes American Dead: "Naslon
Takes Him to its Breast" Simple
Ending Of Address 10
Great Throna.
ny RAYMOND cLAPPER
United Press staff Correspondent

'ihN'u If'HA ctAit toFTrNpunuentf
Amphltheater. Arlington National
Cemetery Nov. 1.-THE command
Ing voice of the world was com.
mnndcd TO a crusade against armed
warfare by President Harding as he
stood At the bier Of Americas un-
known dead today.
Ellis sacrifice and that OF millions
dead. shall not be In vain" the
president promised In n solemn vow
that rang out over the silent mourn
crs In the vast amphItheater.
There must bc-thcre shall be-
the commanding voice OF conscIoua
civilization against armed warfare"
President Harding addressed HIS
mcarured words directly at the dis
armament delegates who sat group
ed In front OF him. His declaration.
uttered on the eve of the great con-
ference that meets tomorrow. car
rled special significance.
Then with tender tribute. he
swung into the climax OF his ora
tIon.
AS we return this poor clay to It's
mother soil. garlanded by love and
covered with the decorations that
only nations can bestow. can sense
tho prayers Of our people. OF all peo-
pes, that the ArmlstIce day shall
mark the beginning of new and
lasting era of peace on earth, good
will among men,"
Bending reverently over the cas-
ket. the president. with the vast au-
dience joining softly offered up the
Lords prayer as he closed his adj
dress.
"I shall not be as a paclflst fearing
war but as one who loves justice
and hates war; Harding declared in
voiclng his resolution that civiliza-
tion must make supreme effort to
end war for all time.
LET us give of our influence and
strength, yea of our aspirations and
convictions, to put mankind on q
little higher plane, exulting and ex-
lltlng, with wars distressing and
depressing tragedies barred from the
stage of righteous civilization" he
pleaded.
With vivid strokes. President
Harding painted the spectacular rain
If death he witnessed during mod
srn battle demonstration at Camp
Benning, Georgia, recently when the
earth trembled as big guns sent
lhells shriekig over his head and
tracer bullets flew past in deadly
concentration.
"As this panorama of unutterable
destruction visualized the horrors
of modern conflict, there grew on
me the sense of the failure of civ
ilization which can leave its prob
lens to much cruel arbitratment,"
he continued. Surely no one in au-
thority, with human attributes and
full appraisal Of the patriotic 10y.
atty Of his countrymen could ask the
manhood of kingdom, empire or re-
public to make such sacrifice until
all reason has failed, until appeal to
justice through understanding had
been denied, until every effort of
love and consideration for fellow
men had been exhausted, until free
dom itself and inviolate honor had
been threatened.
I'VE gather him to the nations
breast he said simply, within the
shadow of the capitol, Of the tower
ing shaft that honors Washington,
the great father, and of the exquis-
ite monument to Lincoln, the mar
tyred savior. Here the inspiration of
years and the conscience of today
forever unite to make the republic
worthy of his death for flag and
country"