The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-01
PRESIDENT AT PILGRIM
TERCENTENARY REFERS
TO DAWNINC OF new ERA
Seed Planted by Fathers
May Bear Fruit at Dis
arming Farley.

Plymouth, Mass Aug. IA
hope that the disarmament
conference called by the United
States may bring TO the world
a new era of peace and free
dom was expressed by Prasi-
dent Harding To-day in an ad,
dress here at the tercentenary
OF the Landing Of tie Pilgrims.
Characterizing the interna>
dOnai situation Us "nOre than
promising, the president as
serted that the seed of COM
EIGn tolerance and understand
ing planted by the fathers here
WAS beginning tC. bear fruit
tE0uSaBd-fOld in the relations
between nations.
"A new hope looms today"
said the president; 1--WE are
slowly bat very surely reoOV-
eriRg from the wastes and SOr-
rows and utter disarrangements
of a cataclysmical war. Peace
is bringing its new assurances;
and penitent realization and in
siStent conscience viii preserve
that peace. Our faith is firmer
that wars causes may be min
imized and 0ver-burdening ar
mament may be largely dimin-
ished. And these, too, without
surrender of the nationality
which has inspired or the good
conscience which has defended,
the principles of democracy.
"The international prospect Is
more than promising and the dis
tress and depression at home are
symptomatic of early recovery
Solvent financially, sound econom
ically, unrivaled in genius, uneX
celled in industry, resolute in de
termination and unwavering ii
faith. these United States will
carry on
In the course of his speech Mr.
praised particularly the
part religious freedom and other
New England traditions had play
ed in development of the nation.
He also took occasion to depIoTe
he common tendency to concen-
rate governmental authority IN
Was shington, and to reaffirm his
,aith in religion as an essential
element of good government.
Pregnant Centuries.
The president said in part:
''It is not too much to say that
he three centuries which have
,assed since men of our race came
.ere to found a new state, have
een the most momentous and he
1ost pregnant in all the progress
+ human kind.
ITO this and the Virginia shore
rere transpIanted the seeds of rep
sentative democracy. the new
ieals of nationality through as
ociation and representation, and
here has developed seemingly the
lost dependable form of popular
ever witnessed in tIe
-orld.
whether we reflect upon the
estraints upon Freedom which The
sthers imposed. or measure the
roader liberty under the law Of
oday, here began the reign OF de-
endable public opinion, which IN
ailingly is the law of highest civ
Iization.
Plymouth. Mass. Aug. 1--Anoth-
+ Mayfower came to Plymouth To-
ay. this one the presidential yacht
ringing President Harding and an
,fficiaI party to join in formal OBJ
,ervance of the Tercentenary OF
ne landing of the Pilgrims
The Mayfower's passengers OF
hree hundred years ago landed on
wild coast marked only by Ia
lian trails. Those OF today made
sDding to an official welcome IN
scenes that offered striking con-
.rast with those that faced the fatn-
er. Through the streets OF The
own streamed thousands of per
;ons-1OO, 900 was one estimate
governors, lesser officials, men OF
ligh social degree and those Of la
Jor. Many of them formed IN
parade in which we're ii
.ect descendants OF both the first
and of the friendly Indi-
ms with whom they lived in peace.
In this parade the president him
elf took part both as participant
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