The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26
HARDING PRAYS !. FOR WORLD PEACE
"A Nation So Righteous and So Imat That We Shah Never Be Called Upon to Make War" His plea
 Appeal for Children


 New York, May 24 A nation So righteous and 90 just that "we shall never be called upon to make war so long as God and mon rule together was the prayer of President Hat,iing as he reviewed survivors of the wotla war at regimental review in Brook lyn late today
 The same theme spoken before the living and the dead brought tears to his eyes and to the eyes of those who hau followed him thru days crowd. cd program,
 At luncheon of the Academy af Political Science and at a dinner ceie. Arating the i25th anniversary Of the New York Commercial, he expoundea the need of putting the government cn business basis and of recon. struotiis the nations business and in. dushy, His audiences listened to every word attentively, earnestly buf 1t was at the military functions that he stirred their emotions
 Chiljren's Welcome Stir aS Him.
 The presidents day in the metropo- lis was 30 crowded that he had scarce ly moment of rest from the time the Mayfower dropped anchor until he boarded the yacht late tonight tn return tn the capital.
 New York gave him an entkusias.ie welcome. Great crowda cheered asm everywhere he went. The preet,nas that reached his heart. however. was that given by young America the k million school children who tined ts,s three miles of tho route to the Brook lyn armory.
 These children. granted a half holi. day stood in a drizzling rain. waving flags, and cheering wildly as tho prps- idential car came in sipht Tho treble of their childish voices rose fin mighty ereaeendo that brought rad. iant smiles from the President and Mrs, Harding.
 A Visit to Wounded Soldiers.
 At the conclusion of the military re- view in Brooklyn. the president walked across the hall to a proup of tlfty-two wounded soldiers from the Fox Hills hospital, staten Island
 How are you, boys? 1 wish could shake you all by the hand" he said.
 Mrs Harding meantime stopped tn shake the hand of 2 paralyzpd soldier. and her eyes filled with tears as ale took pink rose from her gown and pinned it upon hia blouse
 Speaking at the regimental review in Brooklyn, the president said
 Somehow there ia new feeling i'm my breast today-~I saw five thous~ and soldier dead somehow there haa been prayer in my heart ever aimee that there shall be a nation so ripht eous and SO just that we shall meyer be called upon to make war SO long as- God and men rule together.
 An Appeal for the Children.
 And another impression came ta me today What wonderful vel come you gave us ih Brooklyn | dan't believe ! ever dreamed there we're 50 many children in the United States of ttnerlpa sweet. rolliekinR. laughing hopeful children of the republic dont believe anyone with responsibii- ity can ride thru such a company of American childhood as we did this af iernVon without 9 new resolve in his heart. have resolved, my fellow Americans, that 1 want the children who hailed Us this afternoon to have the same republic, the same libaffv. the same rights, tho same justice the same hopes that We inherited from those who went before us. | want them to have our America, free, unA trammeled, confident of itself.
 If you have ever had any doubt q the righteousness of the republic, if you have ever had any doubt about khe wisdom of the founders. 1 ask vo,. to turn again to the picture of this afternoon and see these children. garbed in essentially the same raj. Inent. participating in the same laughter, cherishing the same hopes. rising in the hopefulness of youth to the same opportunity in life. An. let