Evening star., 1921-08-01

come triumphantly through its deter
that test nerved and heartened for
further tasks: confident. assured. re-
liant. None questions either its place
or it's right of leadership: few doubt
it's destiny to establish under that
divine guidance n,andd Whidh atretyre nas Ee of
human brotherhood in peace and
understanding.
saThe perspectives of history are not
safely to be judged save from the
1oftiest peaks of human experience.
1t is the dearly bought privilege OF
our generation to stand on one of
those heights of. the long ages, to
look back over the pathway by which
we have come thus far, to see clearly
what have been the main Travelled
roads and what the by-paths. If we
will but let our minds record that
which our eyes tell u.s., we will note
that the wide-spreading landscape be-
hind US is now vastly changed. 1t is
not what it seemed when we were
passing through it. We see that some
Of the routes which we supposed were
the high roads of progress we're the
futile ways of wasted effort. Others,
which in the journeys heat and toll
we counted only as it's marches of
anguish. we recognize as the short
cuts that carried us quickly to loftier
Confidence in Future.
I'VE stand today before the un-
known, but We look to the future
with confidence mistaken. There is
We welcome the theories wrought
out in new hope but we cling to the
assurance founded on experience. All
that is not bad; all that is to be will
not be ideal. We cannot lift the veil
to the future. but we can analyze and
understand what has gone before. 1t
is good to keep our feet firmly on the
earth though We gaze in high hope
for human brotherhood and high at
tainments.
"Just as the Pilgrims had practi-
cal mind for material things amid
effective pursuit of their higher
ideals, so must we with our inheri-
tance.
'.Just as these fathers drew together
toward ample authority to make the
nation and still preserve the freedom of
those who compose it, so must We guard
against the supreme Capitalization of
power at home, and the superstate for
the world. More, We must combat the
menace in the growing assumption that
the state must support the people, for
just government is merely the guaranty
TO the people of the right and oppor-
tunity of that people to support them
today is the tendency to turn to Wash
ington for the things which are the tasks
L or the duties of the forty-eight common
weaiths which constitute the nation.
Having wrought the nation as the CEN
| tral power Of preservation and defense,
let us preserve it SO.
New Hopes for World.
Here was the early dedication to re-
fiEious liberty and political freedom. 1t
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not better express our reverence today
than by sweeping aside the errors tbs
failures. the disappointments. the be-
trayalS of our day, and plant here for all
America and all the world the standards
of highest justice and real human
Brotherhood This would add to the
volume Of rejoicing on earth and give
echo to the heavens of the nobler aspira-
ton of united mankind. 1t would dim
no torch of liberty which was lighted
here, but would set the world aglow with
new hopes. new confidence and new exal-
tation."
The President with his official party
was welcomed at tine dock by a dele
cation headed by William Kyle, chair
man of the Plymouth tercentenary
committee. and backed by New Eng
land governors. Mr.. Kyle pinned on
carrying with it the freedom of the
town Mrs. Harding did not think
the badge was on straight and she
set 1T right.
President Harding then presented
the medals to the New Bedford school
children. With broad smile and a
"Wen, Manuel. l congratulate you on
having won this medal" or Rose. I
am pleased to see that you have mas
tered the English language" he gave
them their prizes.
The Presidents passage at the head
of the parade through crowds that
pressed closely on every street was
continuous ovation. Behind him
trooped the marchers and floats. to
pass later under his eyes; and those
of thousands massed on the review
ing stands at Coles hill. The pro-
cession was more than an. hour in
passing. =