Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-31
NATION WON'T FAIL.
HARDING TELLS VETS
WI Meet Every Test Of Civili-
cation, he Says at Graves
OF Dead IN Arlington.

NaahiuEton, May 81 The national
,AfNtalA memorial ceremonies for
American war dead were colored by a
heW touch of International significance
a1erdaN at scrNices held IN Airing
lui cemetery. under the lead OF
! President Harding.
epcaking in the Arlington amphi-
~. htn tn veterans 81 three wars and
N 4 distinguished company OF uf-
h.aalN and diplomats the President re-
dt4ilCatcd the nation Ia the cause Of
~ rtpm and civilization and promised
that ID never would fail % measure up
Ca every demand presented % Il in
D. hait of civilization Ry striking
aecoas th, s,a u thc world war. he
de Jared America had nuctihed again
hrr lalth ln iree institutions for
nrunies every ~ here
Wherever men arr free said the
president they ar wuni 81 give
thnuehl "a pur country services in
frtedom + cause To-day The sons and
dauEhtrra 81 other lands art placing
with loving hands thcu laurrls on
American graves cur Memorial haN
Is eecomc an international oecasion.
Al the con, huston Of tho address Sin
Auckland Gtddr- thc BRUSH Amhas
wadpr -, ondtd thp sentiment ~ plac-
IVA on Tho Ancriran tag beside tho
president e wreath 81 roses presented
tN Tho ncople ~ The nited Kingdom
and h,r dainn icne lin undimmed
tnvnur, - thr sacrifices that America
hAa madc for individual liberty
~ vp,caI reference o. thr world
war president Harding declared
America had ap,ncd The door q free
Institutions rY,u In the countries
tsalntt which she fought and had
r.Ntu pppnrfun.tN 81 planting dcmoc-
tl, .es Whpro ,rsoHti~m had held
aWat 81 naktug tho people supreme.
IIr l,idrd ihat tho troubled state Of
OrdUnn. abroad still made i doubt
ru WhtthDi the tanquishsd peoples
,,olid ,.rrpt mat opportunity and
WoHid p8N tho pricr required -
4#uta4u th, freedom % which the
Gu. has been opcncd
Tho rNcu4scs al Arlington. with
Jt,u background ~ thousands of fag
dfaipd graNrs. formed the ccntrC of
iht tptars Memorial naS ceremonies.
.housh various smaller gatherings
Ntae held in other parts q thc city
4u ns the daN parad, 81 Veterans.
n. ird bN Lieutenant General Nelson
Nars. WaA reviewed hy ID, lrrSi-
u,3a ana Mrs HARDING from thc steps
81 fhc Executive office and many
if..salnds iuurntyrd u Nrlngtun and
,ih,r ,,myteri,s u pay their tribute
tu ~, dead
on, unusual feature was gather
lue ot survivors uf the NaNal Acad-
,n, class of lNNl IL decorate the
griNeA of th,r drnr classmates Ad-
mtal Baron Sotokichi Urla. ~ thc
Japanese nnN> thc only living Lam
nn,s. graduate 81 tho academy. was
nmaue thosr who attended. having
com, to this countr, particularly for
rs, n,easinn and for class reunion
to a. held TODAY ~ ANNAPOLIS other
members 81 the class include Secre-
TINS 1T War Weeks senator Weller.
N Maryland Ndriral "a. Il. Wilson
noj Nalor General George Barnett, of
th, Marine Corps
IN, scntatlon 81 the memorial wreath
hN Nnlmssador Goddes VAS not part
of IL, prosrraugcd program for the
ArIlugtou ceremonies. his request Tor
prrmiss,ou al make thu offering haV-
ing trn,bcd officials in charge Just
hefnre me President began speaking.
m, Marine Band seated on the plat
torm rendered 'God save the King
when thr ambassador came forward
a. speak.
sAz ambassador - my king, George
" said sir Auckland as representa-
i've II this republic ~ ms govern
ments throughout the world, in the
name 1T the people 81 the United King
dom at the British dominions and
dcpendencios. 80 the Empire 81 India.
~ british communities on every con-
tinent and on the islands 81 All the
ssas m token of their admiration for
tho garantry and devotion q
Americas sons and daughters in the
rrrat war. IN evidence Of their sym
pathN for America. who to-day mourns
and riorihes her dead and il undim-
med memory ~ the sacrifices that
America has made for individual lib
crty. with your permission, Mr.. Presi-
dent. ] lag this wreath upon the fiag
~ America