Evening journal., 1921-05-31

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has never failed humanity. and as
long as America remains true 10 the
traditions OF the Republic America
will measure up 10 the demands Of
the world. Selfishness, little Amer
icanism.' can have no place in the
nations future program. which must
be designed, first, to discharge the
obligations America owes to itself
and "in the measure Of that per-
formance find the true gauge OF the
nations capacity to be helpful to
others"
That constitutes the essence OF the
message President Harding yester-
day gave the world through the
medium OF a simple Memorial Day
address in Arlington National Gene
terry The broad expanse of the
whito-columned ampitheatre filled
with the eager, upturned faces Of
the veterans OF three wars, gathered
in solemn service for the country's
dead, lent a splendid setting for the
President and gave color of in
spiration to his words.
The men who lie here" said the
President, rendered a service great
er than they knew, for they saved
our nation to the cause OF human
freedom and paved the way for the
power and influence which enabled
t. to play its part in behalf OF man
kind in the time OF the supreme
crisis Of the world. The
heroic dead. for whom this day was
originated. preserved the ark OF the
covenant OF Union and nationality
and in that service they made pos
sible the exalted peace so recently
won for our country.
The rest Of the speech follows:
We are met on sacred soil
today, for a solemn hour OF
sacrament and conservation.
But the soil whence we come is D.
itself sanctified through the sac
rifices Of those who lie here.
Wherever our flag flies, within
the boundaries OF the republic,
il IS over lands whose freedom
and security have been wrought
through these sacrifices.
II is the privilege Of this COM
pany to utter our tribute Of love
and gratitude in this sacristy
OF beauty within sight OF the Ma
tional Capital. But others. no
less devout, will assemble all
over our land, and other lands.
under foreign skies and among
alien peoples. to pay like tribute
of love and memory.
There are no restricted boun-
daries to the reverence of this
day. There is no discordant note
in the hymn Of gratitude. With
old wounds healed. and a new
= generations Offering on the al
tars OF our patriotism, there isno
sectionalism in our memorial
Above the murmurings Of grief
is the swelling concord Of union,
and the dominant note is our
faith in the republic.
Tribute i'm Many Tongues
II will be a tribute today
spoken in many tongues. and by
diverse races. Wherever men
are free they are wont to give
thought TO our country's serv-
ices in freedoms cause. Where
men may aspire to a freedom
not yet achieved, their instinct
turns the eye and the thought
Of hope this way, and they pray
that their cause may gain our
appreciation.
They know that we have never
drawn the sword OF oppression,
that we have not sought what
was not our own, nor taken all
that we might have claimed.
They have seen our protecting
arm stretched over the outposts
OF liberty on every continent.
For more than a century our
pIghted word warned tyranny
from haif the world; then,
when the gauze was taken up
by mad ambition men felt the
blow that arm could strike when
freedom answered in its utmost
might Across the seas we sent
our hosts of liberty's sons, COM
missioned ITO redress the eternal
scales
To-day. the sons and daughters
Of other lands TO which they
gave their all are placing with
loving hands their laurels on
American graves, not less rever-
emily than we are doing here.
To me. no thought comes with
more of inspiration than this,
that now our Memorial Day is
become an international occa-
sion; that it calls upon the for
tunate free OF many lands and
countries to help in its observ-
ance; and that equally to them
and us IL is a reminder Of our
common truth to civilization,
humanity and everlasting justice.
Attest Veneration for Hero Dead
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