Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-02
Peace His Thought
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i race would encompass even greater
: things than it has Yet accomplished.
The leadership OF the English speak
ing peoples in the present world
crisis he said. could not be denied nor
doubted by any one.
The Presidents address. delivered
within 4 few hundred feet Of the spot
where 'Hlvmouth Rock has been en-
closed in iron painGs to preserve it
for postcrity. was part OF an anniver-
saIy celebration in which Vice Pres
iGcrt Coolidge and many other high
officials of state and nation particle
pated. Several thousands heards and
checred him, breaking down police
lines to crowd about the speakers
stand and get nearer to him and
overwhelming him with applause
wherever he went
/ Earlier in the day he had headed
anG reviewed parade OF civic, mil
tarN and naval organizations through
the historic streets of Plymouth. and
tonight he Witnessed the tercentenary
Pageant renrod. cling the Landing of
the Pilgrims.
With Mrs Harding and a party of
mouth from Washington shortly be-
fore noon on hls Yacht Mdyf1oWer,
named for the Pilgrim ship which en-
tered this harbor under such widely
different circumstances three hundred
wears ago. Three battleships and six
dcstroyers formed an escort for the
MayfoWer of today and she was vel
coined by a booming Of the presiden
tiaI salute from Il batteiy ashore
while a British cruiser, the Cambrian,
dipped her flag at her anchorage just
Out side Plymouth harbor
Ashore q troop of cavalry formed
presidential guard of honor but many
organizations, including unit Of
British marines from the Cambrian,
marched in the parade which passed
in review before Mr.. Hardng and his
party At the pageant tonight they
occupied a special box rs guests of
honor.
The presidents hope that Plymouth
Rock might become a shrine for all
free nations was re-echued in brief ad-
dresses by William II. de Beaufort,
charge OF thu Dutch legation a, NASH
Ington, and Captaln sydney Fl. Bailey,
hawai- attuche # the British mbassy
there
The exercises were turned into an
old home Week celebration when at
tn. word OF me chairman that they
were to he closed the crowd called
loudly for Vice President Coolidge,
Senator Lodge, Maj. Gen, Clarence r,
Edwards and Secretary Weeks. Pres
ident Harding FIRST brought TO the
front personally the senior senator
from Massach !Setts.
Senator Lodge in brief remarks re-
forrod 10 The fact that M Was the
c.4tt1 at the s, rmal tercenteudry cX-
trciees here on I'c.mbcr n las. He
commented on the carly Amcricanism
of thc Pilgrims, pointing out that
once they had set foot in The new
country they lad cut loose from vir-
lllalIy all tics III the old and mad be
gun to love Amerjca, notwiths landing
il was wilderness. and 10 build for
tt" future
The crowd again aud again de-
manded to heag the vice president and
Mr.. Coolidge also was escorted by
the president to The speakers stand.
last december, and said he mad moth
ling to ada to the presidents words
today or to his own references at that
time to the meaning OF the Pilgrims
to this country.
Again tho exercises were called TO
u close but the crowd would not have
! IT, They clamorcd for the appear
ance OF General Edwards The gen
esal came forward and said ii gave
, him much pleasure To lie Mere because
some months &go the vice president
had said tina, although lie was
neither a prophet nor the son of a
prophet" he would predict that Gem
eral Edwards would be back IN New
. England IN command before many
moons had passed
Il am here General Edwards OH
iserNed. adding that he attributed The
fact to the presence in WASHINGTON
i"f men from Massachusetts. "conspir-
ators. he termed them, whose actiy-
tiles, with the president 81 the I-nit-
I'd states" ha4 brought him hacl, to
his ''ycllUW-Y&nhs. who. like the Pill
gfims, have never gone baca.
Tire nroIonCation Of the exercises
cut short the half hours re4t when
the president lad planned and H. had
Z barely time for dinner before returp.
l ing to Coles Hin /" watch the ns-
5 eoan:
; Leaving late tonight aboar, IN.
:, MaNh"Wor Tia" president ana h;s party
p. expect to reach Portland Me to,nnr-
I row morning AID there axe auiono-
V hlleS for Lancaster y n ,rbaro ~.