Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-08-04
SEES
NEW WORLD ERA
Harding, at pilgrim Shrine, Pre-
diets End OF Depression.
SAYS WORLD STATUS BETTER
Arrives at Plymouth on New MayfloW-
er and Sees Reproduction of Old
Time VesseI-Takes Part in
Big Parade.

Plymouth, Mass, Aug. 2.-Another
Mayfiower ctrne to Plymouth Monday,
this one the presidential yacht bring
ing President Harding and an official
party to join in formal observance OF
the ter-centenary Of the landing OF the
| Pilgrims.
The Mayfiower's passengers OF 3OO
years ago landed on wild coast
marked only by Indian trails. These
made landing to an official welcome
in scenes that offered striking con-
trast with those that faced the ia
theirs. Through the streets Of the
town streamed thousands of persons
100000 was acknowledgements
| lesser officials, men of high social de-
gree and those of labor.
Harding in Parade.
In this parade the President him
self took part both as participant and
reviewer. The parade and other in
cidents served to set the scenes for
the principal feature of the days
commemorative program, public eXer
cises beginning at 4 p. M, at which
President Harding delivered his only
speech of the day and his only adj
dress of the summer.
A hope that the disarmament con-
| ference called by the United States
may bring to the world a new era Of
peace and freedom was expressed by
President Harding in his address.
"a new hope looms today" said the
| President. 1--WE are slowly but very
surely recovering from the sorrows
! and utter diSarrangements of cata-
clysmical war. Peace is bringing its
new assurances, and penitent realiZa-
! ton and inSistent conscience will pre-
serve that peace. Our faith is firmer
that wars causes may be minimiZed
largely diminished. And these, too,
I without surrender of the nationality
which has aspired or the good con-
science which has defended.
Conditions More Promising.
"The international prospect is more
than promising, and the distress and
| depression at home are symptomatic
of early recovery. Solvent financially,
sound in policy, unrivaled in genius,
unexcelled in industry, resolute in de-
termination and unwavering in faith,
these United States will carry on.
"It is not too much to say that the
three centuries which have passed
since men of our race came here to
found a new state have been the most
momentous and the most pregnant in
all the progress of human kind.
'"TO this and the Virginia shore were
transplanted the seeds of representa-
tive democracy, the new ideals of ma
tionality through association and rep
resentatiOn, and there has developed
seemingly, the most dependable form
of popular government ever witnessed
| in the world.
"rhe community of free people Of
our race, whether in Europe or Amer
lea. in Africa OF Australia, under the
northern or southern skies, was begun
when Jamestown and Plymouth were
founded. It has carried it's ideals
wherever it has set its standard. 1t
has won recognition of these ideals as
the basis of social conduct, of COM
munity relations throughout the world,
it's work it not finished, but, pray
! God, it has come triumphantly through
! it's determining ordeal. 1t comes forth
from that test, nerved and heartened
for further tasks; confident, assured,
reliant. None questions either its
place or it's right of leadership; few
doubt its destiny to establish, under
| that divine guidance, the splendid
| structure of human brotherhood In
peace and understanding.
Duties Of States.
"The outstanding danger of today
is the tendency to turn to Washing
ton for the things which are the tasks
| or the duties of the 48 commonwealth
| which constitute the nation. Having
| wrought the nation as the central
power of preservation and defense,
let us preserve it so.
"Here was early dedication to re-
ligious liberty and political freedom.
It was a sublime gift to posterity. We
cannot better express our reverence
today than by sweeping aside the
errors, the failures, the disappoint-
ments, the betrayals of our day, and
plant here for all America and all the
world the standards Of highest justice
and real human brotherhood. This
would add to the volume Of rejoicing
on earth and give echo to the heavens
of the nobler aspirations Of united
mankind. It would dim no torch of
liberty which was lighted here, but