South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-09
No Suber-POWer
Needed Betz0een
US. and Canada
Prevent Wars in Sovereign
States Without Outside
Aid. Chief Declares.
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b Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. June s.-Prest
Harding. delivering a commencement
address wednesday at American
university here, found the subject Of
world peace occupying so prominent
q place on the program that he
was prompted 10 depart from his
prepared manuscript and declare for
the preservation Of peace by sovor-
ciCn states without the interference
of a world super power"
The presidents remarks followed
an address by Newton ". ROwcll,
X. c. OF Toronto. Canada. who sug-
EeSed thac the best contribution
North America could make to civil
lization was FOR men on this sido
Of the water" 10 stand together be-
hind the movement for peaceful
settlement of international disputes.
Another speaker who touched on the
question Of peace was J. J. Jusser-
and the French ambassador, and the
general discussion developed such a
trendthat Bishop John w. Hamilton,
the presiding chancellor referred 70
the gathering as a peace confer
ence."
AN added touch Of the same char
acter was given by the singing Of
song which appeared on the COM
mcncement program under the title
of AN International Anthem and
which, rendered 20 the tune of Am
erica" and God Save the King" re-
counted how two nations by the sea,
two nations great and free, one am
them raise" Before the singing be-
gan the American. British and
French flags had been raised together
over the outdoors speakers platform.
Harding Approves Talk.
Il do not think I could let this
! occasion pass" said the president in
beginning his address, without Civ
ing assent to many of the appropriate
and appealing things just attended
by DR. Roweu. I like his expression
that American and Canadian ideal
are in common, and when he spoke
about the North American contribu-
tion 70 present day civilization and
20 the world, it occurred to me that
the example Of two great peoples
! living side by side in peace. in con-
/ ference. and in mutual understand
ing. is about the finest contribution
that two nations could give TO the
world.
Il have said on many occasions
that if all the nations OF the earth
were as honest and unselfish as our
Z ~
/ other war. l will revise il today and
. say that If all the nations OF the
earth are as unselfish and devoted
TO their ideals as the United States
/ and Canada, there never viii be an
{ other war.
But if I may say so without a
discordant note-for there is none
in my heart call attention to the
fact that the United States Of Am
erica and the dominion Of Canada
/ have dwelt side by side and settled
their controversies satisfa ctorlly
without resort TO super-power but
by the exercise of the sovereignty
Of free peoples deoling with one
another If we can CONT civilized
humanity to abiding righteousness
and everlasting justice and inspire
them with our example, we VIII have
made a long stride toward the peace
the world Graves"
Develops Prepared Theme.
l.. With that N. Harding plunged in
his prepared address. in which M
, enjoined the graduates Of this Jun,
all over the United States TO dedicate
themselves 10 the task Of restoring
D.. stability in a world where "almos
. nothing" remains secure from The
? attacks Of iconoclasts. Humanity
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