The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-08-04
PRE- S|DENT SEES
NEW WORLD ERA
Harding, at Pilgrim Shrine, Pre-
diets End of Depression.
SAYS WORLD STATUS BETTER
Arrives at Plymouth on New MaytloW-
err and Sees Reproduction of Old
Time Vessel-Takes Part in
Big Parade.

Plymouth, Mass, Aug. 2.-Another
Mayfiower came to Plymouth today
this one the presidential yacht bring
Ing President Harding and an official
party to join In formal observance of
the precautionary of the landing of
the Pilgrims.
The Mayfiower's passengers of 300
years ago landed on a wild coast
marked only by Indian trails. These
made landing to an official welcome
in scenes that offered striking con-
trast with those that faced the fa-
theirs. Through the streets of the
town streamed thousands of persons
100000 was estimate-governors
lesser officials, men of high social de-
gree and those of labor. Many of
them formed in colorful parade in
which were direct descendants of
both the first settlers and of the
friendly Indians with whom they lived
In peace.
Harding in Parade.
In this parade the President him.
self took part both as participant and
reviewer. The parade and other in
cidents served to set the scenes for
the principal feature of the days
commemorative program, public eXer-
cises beginning at 4 p. M, at which
President Harding delivered his only
speech of the day and his only adj
dress of the summer.
A hope that the disarmament con-
ference called by the United States
may bring to the world new era of
peace and freedom was expressed by
President Harding in his address.
"A new hope looms today" said the
President. We are slowly but very
surely recovering from the sorrows
and utter disarrangements of cata-
clysmical war Peace is bringing its
new assurances, and penitent realiza-
ton and inslstent conscience will pre-
serve that peace. Our faith is tirmer
that wars causes may be minimized
and overburdening armament may be
largely diminished. And these, too,
without surrender of the nationality
which has aspired or the good con-
science which has defended.
Conditions More Promising.
The international prospect is more
than promising, and the distress and
depression at home are symptomatic
of early recovery. Solvent financially,
sound I'm policy unrivaled in genius
umeXcelled in industry, resolute in de-
termination and unwaverfng in faith,
thee United States will carry on.
1T is not too much to say that the
three centuries which have passed
since men of our race came here to
found a new state have been the most
momentous and the most pregnant in
all the progress of human kind
"TO this and the Virginia shore were
transplanted the seeds of representa-
tive democracy, the new ideals of ma
tionality through association and rep
resentation, and there has developed,
seemingly, the most dependable form
of popular government ever witnessed
in the world.
1.-THE community of free people Of
our race, whether in Europe or Amer
lea, in Africa or Australia, under the
northern or southern skies, was begun
when jamestown and Plymouth were
founded. 1t has carried its ideals
wherever it has set its standard. 1t
has won recognition of these ideals as
the basis of social conduct, of com.
munity relations throughput the world
It's work is not finished, but, pray
God, it has come triumphantly through
Its determining ordeal. 1t comes forth
from that test, nerved and heartened
for further tasks; confident, assured,
reliant. None questions either its
place or It's right of leadership; few
doubt its destiny to establish, under
that divine guidance, the splendid
structure of human brotherhood in
peace and understanding.
Duties of States.
"The outstanding danger of today
is the tendency to turn to Washing
ton for the things which are the tasks
or the duties of the 4S commemorative
which constitute the nation. Having
wrought the nation as the central
power of preservation and defense
let us preserve it so.
"Here was early dedication to re-
ligious liberty and political freedom.
It was sublime gift to posterity. We
cannot better express our reverence
today than by sweeping aside the err
rors, the failures, the disappointments.
the betrayals 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 aspirations of united mankind.
1t would dim no torch of liberty which
was lighted here, but would set the
world aglow with new hopes, new con,
fdence and new exaltation."