The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
PRESIDENT SCORES
 ANY SUPERP0WER
Would Be No Wars If World Followed Examples of u. S.
 and Canada
By Associated Pres.

Washington. June s.-President Harding, delivering commencement address today at American university here, found the subject of world peace occupying so prominent \ place on the progrslnme that he was prompted to depart from his prepared manuscript and declare for the pres ervation of peace by sovereign states without the interference of a world super -power."
 The Presidents remarks followed an address by Newton w Powell, K. C., of Toronto, Canada, who suggest ed that the best contribution North America could make to civilization was flor men on this side of the water" to stand together behind the movement for peaceful settlement of international disputes. Another speaker who touched on the question Of peace was J. J Jusserand, the French ambassador and the general discussion developed such trend that Bishop John W. Hamilton, the presiding chancellor, referred to the gathering as a peace conference"
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 An added touch of the same char acter was given by the singing of a sonE which appeared on the com mencement programme under the title of An International Anthem, and which, rendered to the tune of America and God Save the King" recounted how two nations by tho sea, two nations great and free, one anthem raise" Before the singing began, the American, British and French flags had been raised to- gether over the outdoor speakers platform.
 'sI do not think I could let the oc- casion pass" said the President in beginning his address, without giv- ing assent to many of the appro- priate and appealing things just ut tered by Dr. Rowell. I liked his ex- precision that American and Canadian ideals are in common. and when he spoke about the North American con tribution to present day civilization and to the world. 1t occurred to me that the example of two great peo- ples living side by side in peace, in confidence and in mutual understand ing. is about the finest contribution that two nations could give to the world,
 'T have said on many occasions that if all the nations of the earth were as. honest and as unselfish as our republic, there never would be another war. would revise it today and say that if all the nations of the earth were as unselfish and de- voted to their ideals as the United States and Canada there never would be another war.
 No super-pewer Needed.
 ,sI C cordant note--for there is none in my heart--I call attention to the fact that the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada have dwelt side by side and settled their controversies satisfactorily without resort to q super power but by the exercise of the sovereignty of free peoples dealing with one another and if we can commit civilized humanity to abiding righteousness and ever lasting justice and inspire them with our example, we will have made a long stride toward the peace the world craves."
 With that Mir. Harding plunged into his prepared address in which nc enjoined the graduates of this June ali over the United States to dedicate themselves to the task of restoring stability in world where f"almost nothing remains secure from the att tacks of iconoclasts. Humanity. he said. never before had such need Of sober, unselfish leadership.
 In introducing the French ambas- sador. Bishop Hamilton declared that the American and French armies had plighted< at Yorktown a marriage bond which actually was sealed years later n Flanders"
 "The bishop has referred to York town, said M. Jusserand in begln~ ming his speech, and well he may: The three flags above us represent the three nations of Yorktown; one of them in those days on the wrong side of the trench but on the right side now. Those three flags arc dlf- ferent in their arranEement of cb1- ors. but heaven be praised they gre blessed with the came colors, the >ad vklaitN aA h244