Evening star., 1921-10-19
PRESIDENT URGES
j, s. PARTICIPATION
IN WORLD AFFAIRS
Points to Need of Co-0pera-
ton in Speech at York
town Celebration.
DOCTRINE OF FRIENDSHIP
WITH BRITISH DECLARED

Says That ANY Program to Sub.
merge Nationality
Must Fail.
By the Associated Press.
YORKTOWN, Va, October ia
doctrine Of enduring friendship be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain was pronounced by President
| Harding today at ceremony COM
memoratiug the final surrender of the
British expeditionary forces here to
the revolutionary army of Washing
ton.
President and Mrs Harding were
guests of honor at the celebrations
| marking the 140th anniversary of the
surrender of Lord CORVALLIS.
The presidential party arrived from
the capital after an overnight trip on
/ the Mayfiower. which cast her anchor
in cove which through many sum-
mer weeks 14O years ago reflected the
grim ports of the anchored French
fleet. as 1t lay watching the be-
leagured British army.
-
of the days program, was delivered
| at the foot of the Yorktown Monu-
ment. erected in 1881. At its con-
clusion. ne proceeded to Williams
burg to participate In the installation
of DR.. ]. A. C.. Chandler as president
Of the College of William and Mary:
Since the original celebration of
Yorktown day. students of the college
have made IT an annual holiday.
journeying to this place in a body
to Join in the ceremonies.
Peace for Evermore.
The President declared in deliber-
ately chosen words a sentiment of
peaceful relationship between the two
great English-speaking nations for
all time to come. That either should
! ever again lift the sword against the
other, he said. must be "unthinkable."
I'm the trusteeship of preserving
civilization" he continued. we were
naturally arrayed together. and the
convictions of a ci1ilization worthy
Of that costly .presel> alton will exalt
peace and warn against conflict for
all time to come"
Four members Of the cabinet. in
cluding the Secretary of State. were
| in the company Of officials who heard
the pronouncement and participated
Other distinguished guests included
promiaapt members Of the diplomatic
ccrps az MnhaAgtsns
IN the course OF h1s prepared ad-
dress the President also took occa-
sion te5renew the nations pledge Of
participation in the broader affairs
Of the world and declared his belief
that the time had come for "essen-
tial cooperation" among nations gen.
orally for the betterment of the
world.
Century Of Peace.
I'VE must not claim for the new
world" said MIR. Harding. Certainly
liberal thought of century and a
half ago. There were liberal views
| and attending sympathy in England
| and a passionate devotion to more
liberal tendencies in France. The
triumph OF freedom in the American
views in the old world. Inevitably
this liberal public opinion, deliberate
! and grown dominant, brought Great
Britain and America to policy Of
accommodation and pacific adjust
ment for all our differences. There
| has been honorable and unbroken
peace for more than a century, we
| came to common sacrifice and en-
| sanguined association in the world
war. and a future breach Of our
| thinkable. In the trusteeship Of pre-
| serving civilization we were naturally
arrayed together, and the convictions
| of civilization worthy of that cost
| ly preservation will eXait peace and
warn against conflict for all time to
| come.
| "Our thoughts have lately been
| concerned with those events which
| made history on the scale of a world,
rather than of a continent Yet the
| Of real interdependence among the
nations which lead civilization.
I'm our great crisis. nearly a CEN
tury and half ago. France came to
our aid and made our independence
possible. In her supremely anxious
and did our part to secure her lib
erty. A grateful republic fulfilled an
| obligation which the passing gen.
eratiops had not dulled.
HunEerinE for Undertaking.
"Renecting today on the Inevitable
| ness Of our participation. on our ties
Of kinship., friendship and fellowship,
world-God's good world-must share
| the aspirations to realize the noblest
| ideals for mankind. there is a fresh
hungering for understanding, a new
tion Of purposes and devotions and
| loyalties not limited to sovereignties
or national boundaries. AS the for
tunate. successful citizen is both in
nifty of his growth, SO must the fortu-
nate and successful nations help the
world to the higher and nobler levels
Of accomplishment. Here at York.
town was sealed the charter Of the
i new and free America, but in the
charter was written the rational lib
| eralism Of the maturing eighteenth
century crying out from both conti-
nents.
for generations, for centuries, know
| ing but refusing to- - guided by
these truths? Not If conscience and
reason are properly asserted. I be-
lieve the time is. come when there
must be recognition of essential CO.
operation among nations, devoted,
each of them. in its own peculiar ma
progress, the advance OF all human
kind. Let us hope that we stand at