The log cabin Democrat., 1921-03-04
HARDING ADDRESS
 SOLEMN IN TONE WORLD COURT FAVORED New President, However, Browns Upon internationally" Wants Tariff Readjustment.
(By United Press)

pate in any seemly program likely t, lessen the possibility of war;" but a the same time asserting that 'it cal enter into no political commitments nor assume any economic obligations which will subject our decisions tt any other than our own authority, President Warren G. Harding in hi! inaugural address today reiterated tn, position taken by him during his cam paign upon the international relations of this country.
 This, together with postwar prob. lens, constituted the major portion of the new presidents first utterances He made plea for cooperation by business and labor in bringing about readjustments of the economic mech anism of the nation, and urged that American standards of living could not be maintained unless our higher production costs are reflected in our tariff on imports. The presidents ad- dress concluded with a fervent appeal for divine guidance.
 President Warren G. Harding's in- augural address in part follows:
 My countrymen, when one sur veys the world about him after the great storm, noting the marks of de- struction and yet rejoicing in the ruggedness of the things which with stood it, if he is an American he breathes the clarified atmosphere with strange mingling of regret and new hope. We have seen a world passion spent it's fury, but we con- template our republic unshaken, and hold our civilization secure. Liberty liberty within the law-and civili- zation are inseparable and though both were threatened we find them now secure and there comes to Amer jeans the profound assurances that our representative government is the highest expression and surest guar anty of both.
 Standing in this presence, mindful of the solemnity of this occasion, feel ing the emotions which no one may r know until he senses the great weigh , of responsibility for himself, I mus utter my belief in the Divine inspi ration of the founding fathers. Sure f ly there must have been Gods inten in the making of this new world re , public. Ours is an organic law whicl had but one ambiguity, and we say that effaced in baptism of sacrifice and blood, with union maintaining tn, nation supreme and it's concord in spring. We have seen the world rivet it's hopeful gaze on the grea truths on which the founders wrought We have seen civil human and rel gious liberty verified and glorifed In the beginning the old world scoff ed at our experiment, today our foun dations of political and social belie1 stand unshaken a precious inheritance to ourselves, an inspiring example ot freedom and civilization to all man. kind. Let us express renewed anC strengthened devotion, in gratefu. reverence for the immortal beginning and utter our confidence in the su- preme fulfllment
 "The recorded progress of our re- public, materially and spiritually, in itself proves the wisdom of the in- herited policy of non-involvement in old world affairs Confident of our ability to work out our own destiny and jealously guarding our right to do so we seek no part in directing the destines of the old world. We do not mean to be entangled. We will accept no responsibility except as our own conscience and judgment, in each 1 instance, may determine.
 Our eyes never will be blind to a developing menace, our ears never deaf to the call of civilization. We recognize the new order in the world, with the closer contacts which prog ress has wrought. We sense the call of the human heart for fellowship, fraternity and cooperation. We crave i friendship and harbor no hate. But America, our America, the America builded on the foundation laid by the the inspired fathers, can be a party to no permanent military alliance. It can enter into no political commit ments, nor assume any economic ob- legations which will subject our decis- ions to any other than our own au- thority.
 Il am sure our own people will not misunderstood, nor will the world mis- construe. We have no thought to im- pede the paths to closer relationship We wish to promote understanding We want to do our part in making eff fective warfare so hateful that gov ernments and public who resort to it must prove the righteousness of thel1 cause or stand as outlaws before the bar of civilization.
 We are ready to associate our selves with the nations of the world great and small, for conference, fol counsel, to seek the expressed views of world opinion, to recommend way to approximate disarmament and re-