, 1921-10-27

ing armament conference.
Speaking at the statue OF Henry w.
Grady. southern apostle Of national
reunion. the president declared Amer
lea would enter the conference 30 i'm
bued with the desire for international
friendship that the blame must rest
elsewhere should the negotiations for
reduction OF armament result In fall
ure.
IT believe It wholly consistent" the
president said. 'to preach a and
IL. trlumphs In that convincing sin
certify which an unselnsh nation com
mands, and yet make sure about our
proper defense"
With his praise OF Grady. the presi.
dent coupled a tribute to Theodore
Roosevelt. of whose Georgia lineage
he declared the whole south should
be proud. The address follows In
part:
ITO come TO Georgia Is to come to
the heart of the south. To some to
Georgia on this. OF all days. OF the
year-the birthday Of Roosevelt-is TO
realize that the heart OF the south
throba for all the nation
$50 It Is good. in greeting you men
and women of Georgia. TO recall the
career OF that outstanding American,
who in his life. as In his lineage.
taught us how much we are prosper
ed and exalted because OF being
united. And. coming thus among you.
II is particularly n satisfaction to
speak from the SHADOW Of the shaft
which you have reared to the memory
of one who taught c reunited nation
its duties. its obligations. Its possi-
lfttfaa Eor Y racafI tho thrill with
which ] read as a young man the ad-
dress of Henry w. Grady to hi New
England club; that most famous ora
ton, / think. of Its generation: that
inspiring call to a nation TO awaken
to itself to understand that ycster-
day was dead. its tomorrow pregnant
with magnificent opportunity.
'The other day there came into my
hands a volume OF the letters OF n
group of eminent Georgians OF the
Civil war and reconstruction period.
In the main they represented the cor
respondence OF Alexander H. Ste
phens, Howell Cobb. Robert Toombs
and Gov. Joe Brown. Especially was
I interested In the extensive cores |
pondenee between these southern lead
ers and prominent men of h north. |
which was carried IN at that period. |
1t was nothing less than astonishing
to note how little bit OF bitterness. re
sentiment or hatred and recaicitrance |
was manifested on either side. They |
were all back In the harness. work
ing for the restoration Of their state.
their people. their preserved country. |
1--WE would rather nave one immi.
grant from the north han SO from
Europe wrote one. a few years after |
nnnrnotfn< AVID he t,r1aA hiu -N.th l
ern friend to make the northern peo- |
pie understand how welcome they
would be. Not ever the unreconstruct- |
ible hatred of old Thad Stevens could
maintain an effective front against \
such appeals as that. The north did
come to you with olive branch In
stead Of sword: and you went to the
north and west and became full part
ners in making that new empir,
which together. we carved out of the
transMissouri wilderness: and now
truly. there can be described no sec
tionai division Of this land.
1T has seemed to me, nan times
in the period since the world wal
ended. that the world at large might
well let us show It the marvel which
was wrought through a reunited and
restored America
1 pele!e tnat every family which
has lost a member in the struggle to
save mankind from absolutism. every
citizcn-soldier. who hi given years
and sufferings to that cause; ever.
gold star mother or maimed veteran
will agree that peace is preferable tt
war and that to train a world in the
ways of peace is better than to pre-
pare 1t for war.
81 would not rave you m~isconstrue
j believe II wholly consistent to
preach peace and Its triumphs in thai
convincing sincerity which an unset
hsh nation commands and yet make
sure about u proper defense.
'Manifestly. mankind is disposed
to try that experiment II. trying It