The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-30
NarrOw-minded Nationalism
Deprecated by President,
Speaking at Arlington
National Cemetery.
(By The Associated Prsss)

Washington, May 30.-The nation 10y.
al first Of all to itself, but never failing
to measure up to the demands of an
advancing civilization, was pictured by
President Harding as an American ideal
today in memorial day address at Arl-
ington national cemetery.
American heroes Of every war, the
president said, had accomplished far
more than the immediate end for which
they fought because they had helpea
erect and preserve shrine for the lib
erty loving of every race. He declared
the whole mission Of America would be.
come an unrealized dream IL this heri.
tage ever was sacrificed.
Our country said Mr.. Harding, "has
never failed to measure up to the de.
mands to present 1t in behalf Of human
ity and it never will. When it ceases
to meet these drafts, II will no longer bs
our country; it will be, If that time ever
comes, the wretched and dead and de.
caying memorial of another civilization
that has crumbled, another ideal
which has failed, of another ambition
for mems happiness which has some
how gone awry,"
In equally emphatic language ths
president asserted his conviction that
this duty to civilization could be ac.
complished only if the nation took care
first of its ovvn inteoritv
II counsel no selfishness,' he said
mo little Americanism, no mere par
ochialism when / urge that our frs
duty is to our own, and that in the meas
ure of its performance, We will fint
the true gauge of our capacity to be
helpful to others"
The text of the presidents address
follows in part:
In this solemn hour of sacrament
we come itself sanctified through tht
ever our flag flies, within the boundar
| sacrifices Of those who lie here. Wher
ever our flag flies within the obunda.
les of the republic it is over land
whose freedom and security havi
wrought through these sacrifices.
1T is the privilege of this compan!
TO utter our tribute Of love and graft
tude in the scarcity of beauty within
sight OF the national capitol. But other!
no less devout will assemble all over oul
land and other lands, under foreig,
skies and among alien peoples, to pay
like tribute of love and memory. Their
are no restricted boundaries to the rev
erence Of this day. There is no dis
cordant note in the hymn of gratitude
With old wounds healed and a new
generations offerings on the altar o
our patriotism there is no sectionalisn
in our memorial. Above the murmur
ings Of grief is the swelling concord o
union, and the dominant note is ou
faith in the republic.
1T will be a tribute today spoken /,
many tongues, and by divers races
Wherever men are free they are won
TO give thought to our country's serv
ices in freedoms cause. Wherever mel
may but aspire 10 a freedom not ye
achieved, their instinct turns the ey
and the thought OF hope this way, an.
they pray that their cause may gail
our appreciation. They know that W
have never drawn the sword of op
preston, that We have not sought wha
was not our own, nor taken all that w
might have claimed"
They have seen our protecting
strength above the outposts Of libert
on every continent. For more thai
a century. our plightei word warnc
tyranny from half the world Then
when the gauge was taken up by ma
ambition, men felt the blow thnt arm
could strike when freedom answers
II with its utmost might, Across tn
seas, We sent out hosts OF liberty
sonos, commissioned 10 redress IN
eternal scales" Today the sons an
daughters Of other lands to whic
they gave their all are placing wit
loving hands their laurels on Amer
Gun graves, not less reverently th2
we are doing here. To me no though
comes with more inspiration than thi:
that now our memorial day is be
coming an International occasion. Tha
1t calls upon the fortunate free 1
many lands and countries to help /
It's observance and that equally
them and Us II is a reminder Of ou
common troth to civilization, human
'ty and everlasting justice
There are gathered here the ashe
Of a great army Of those who tough
in the struggle which preserved ou
union and insured our high place /
the community OF nations, Our del
to them will never be paid, but "
can come. for them and for ourselvc
on this national commemoraton da
to attest our yeneration and undyin
love.
They rendered a service create
than they knew. FOR they saved ou
nation to the cause OF human fret
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