The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-03-10
HARDING DELIVERS
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
America Anxious to Participate
in Any Seemly Program Likely
to Lessen Probability of War
and Promote World Peace.
ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSEL
Make Offensive Warfare So Hateful
That Governments and Peoples Who
Resort to It Must Prove the Right
eousness Of Their Cause or Stand as
Outlaws Before Bar Of Civilization.

I VOnS"eSS OF j hStT -CduSS OF SGdno 81
, Outlaws Before Bar Of Civilization.
Of President Warren 6. Harding was as
follows:
My countrymen-when one surveys the
world about him after the great storm,
noting the marks of destruction and yet
rejoicing in the ruggedness, of the things
he breathes the clarified atmosphere with
strange m1ngling of regret and new
\ nope nope; we have seen a world passion
republic mistaken and hold our civili-
cation secure. Liberty-liberty within
and. though both were threatened, we
mo them now secure; and there comes
TO Americans the profound assurance that
our representative government is the
highest expression and surest guaranty
=, Standing in this presence. mindful of
the solefhnity Of this occasion, feeling the
smotlons which no one may know until
h he senses use the great weight of RESPONSE.
| Dllty Tor himself, must utter my belief
IN IN the divine inspiration Of the founding
Gfa nI5. Surely there must have been
new world republic. Ours is an organic
law which had but one ambiguity, and
we seri saw thu that t, effaced in baptism Of
inspiring: We have seen the I World IGn riUet
which the founders wrought. We have
seen civil, human and religious liberty
yer Nee'n neg ana glorlfied; In the beginning,
the OLD world scoffed at our experiment:
TO-DAY our foundations of political and so,
clal belief stand mistaken, a precious in
example of freedom and civilization to ali
ntanhInu. Let US express renewed and |
snoa e devotion in grateful rever-
ence Tor the immortal beginning and utter |
our confidence in the supreme fulfllment |
Progress Proves Wisdom
ne recorded progress of our republic, |
the wisdom of the inherited policy Of non
se11votVement in old world affairs. Con
6 aaenf OF our ability to work out our own
20 40 so, we seek no part in directing the
destlnies of the old world. we do not
responsibility except as our own co NO
sclence and Judgment, in each instance,
Our eyes never will be blind to a de-
vtee H menace: our ears never deaf to
the 6 oe OF orde elV III to- We recognize
closer contacts which progress has has
n wrought ir+ we sense the call Of the hui
eea5e for felowship fraternity and
nnaroor no hate. But America-our
america, the America builded on the
foundation laid by the inspired fathers
can an be a party to no permanent miiitarv
1T can enter into no political !
SIN, nor assume any economic
clslons to any other than our own au
mi 4
understand, nor will the world mis fsllS
'true: We have no thought to IMPEDE
to We wish
10 our part in making offensive warfare
.Cbd na a that governments and peoples t
less OF their cause or stand as outlaws :
before the bar of civilization
Association for Counsel p
IVY, we ar are ready to associate ourselves 2
Win the nations of the world great and Q
mall, for conference, for counsel. to seal< a
ne expressed views of world opinion; to !,
and relieve the crnshine bus nus
ems OF military and naval establish
a ns4i3s we elect to participate in sug- t,
nd arbitration and would gladly ioin in | q,
nat expressed conscience of progress D
international relationship and esto% ~
sh world court for the disposition of h
ach 1ustlclable questions as nations are in
greed to submit thereto. In expressing h,
splrations, in seeking practical nIans i5 al
'ans1at1ng humanity's new concent IF m
gn ner ;rt and justice and it's hatred al
lady most heartily to unite but evarv fe
must be made in the exercise 81
om lmpelled and Independence Inspired sa
no nationality exalted world super- sh
lerish and can have no sanction hy o we st
public This is not selfishness: It Ia lig
nc'ity' II LIS IS not aloofness; it is secur- W;
adherence to the things Wits IS m
ade us what we are. oAA Oh
Today. better than ever before MO 1t
low the aspirations Of human kind and we
are them We have come to a. new new to
w appraisal of our nation by the WoriG co
'e unselhshness OF these United States NC
a thlng proven, our devotion to naacS an
Ourselves and for the world is well co
Iilization has had it's, inpassioneS1 e wy sy!
ro1c expression. There was no A-oani
n. failure to resist the attemntad 70 =
rslon OF civilization, there will he 10 cvi
lure today or tomorrow " A4o i19e
Rests on Popular viii du
me success OF our popular governnoar+ ~
JUS Wnolly upon the correct internroto for
n OF the del1berate, intelligent, derend tha
e &c 70 nIla+ WI OF America. In a de- fav
notio11oI S nIis OF suggested change aid
q to c1neroaSS 1870 Internationally tin
referendum to the American neonfe liel
ere was ample discussion, and therap fs me-
,uollc mandate IN manifest understand fac
- agr
america is ready to enoo,,r,n UNI
initiate, anxious to narfic;na3Se' eager wit
mly program likely to lessen The 10y 10y in
MY or war and promote that hrotboD or
"a or mankind which must ha Sn5. hu1
uest conception OF human relationshin soG
ce Ie we enerlsh Ideals Of justice and rfpF
lity ana helpful relationship no 1ass ma Iifo
my IMAM any people of the wor1d IS ne
ire TO a nigh place in moral Ieader f a
OF c1Vll1zat1on, and we hold nafn aue
le sLe Aineflca the proven republic the Iege
'racy to be not only an fnsniT. + ue- Oh
example, but the highest aEencT ~ ZIG
ngtnenlng good will and promotino +
ord on both continents. /
needs a world wide benedic IN