The New York herald., 1922-04-30
DEPEW AT SO HOLDS
Faith IN DEMOCRACY
Worlds Road Clear Ahead,
He Says at Party at Mon
tank Cln5.
ADJUSTMENT NATURAL
Political, Industrial and
Economic Haze Soon to
Lift, He Believes.
BOUQUETS FOR HARDING
Importance Of Idols in Making
ideals of Young Stronger
Is Emphasized.
BOUQUETS FOR HARDING


unmuddled by political quackeries and
economic mostrums and looks straight
at the future and not around it. was
told to large crowd in the Montauk
Club, Brooklyn. last night by that man
himself-Chauncey M. Depew
The occasion was celebration of
Mr.. Depews birthday. At least half
his hearers were forty years and more
his junior. They listened to him like
children. One of the men present said
1t was a remarkable scene in a day
when youth patronizes but suffers no
dictation from age.
Mr.. Depew was the guest of William
Fl. English, president of the club. He
was the only speaker. A dinner pre-
ceded the introduction of Mr.. Depew
to an audience that filed the clubs
auditorium.
Briefly, he said that the old order
Is passing as a natural course Of
events. Old orders have passed be-
fore. They will continue to pass as
new orders are required lie saw no
reason for II. G. Weiss pessimism.
The road to the future was straight
and had been cleared of serious block
ade by the defeat of the Hohenzol-
lerns, the Hapsburgs and the Ro-
manoffs.
"Fog soon to he Lifted"
He saw prosperity and peace for the
Irish Free State: lasting peace on the
Pacific because OF the -Four Power
Treaty, and gradual but uninterrupted
lifting of the social. political. economic
and industrial fog that now dms the
eyes Of those inclined to hysteria. His
speech in part follows:
''When / was youth the whole world
accepted Bishop Usher's calculation that
man had been upon the earth 1000 years.
Scientific investigation and discovery Of
remains have satisfied the present gem
Grafton of scholars that man has been
upon the earth in his present form at
least 100000 years. or nine-tenths of
that period we have no history.
THE arcnaologist. whose intense in
dustry Is doing so much, Is finding cities
overlaid upon other cities, and these
built again on prior cities, which develop
that during the greater part of this time
there was high civilization at different
periods. When we come down to his
toric times we find there are centuries
hardly worth recording and the people
not progressing. but marking time.
III. G. Wells is one Of the most pro-
life and one of the most brilliant writers
OF our Generation. He has condensed all
history into two volumes. 1t is won
derful work, but l cannot agree with
- ~ ,rf, \ hal ~,
supreme leadership and that whole eras
can be accounted for In the achievement
Of one superman. Mr.. Wells Is an ICON
oclast and smashes idols. For him
Cesar and Bonaparte have been greatly
exaggerated. I had the pleasure Of
hearing Mr.. Wells make speech at a
large dinner soon after his arrival in
this country. 1t was a pessimistic ad-
dress. He said: The world Is going TO
smash and there is very little hope for
the future y
"Called upon afterward, I disagreed
with him. as / do now. The situation
is@traglc to degree. II you take in the
whole world. Nevertheless there are
evidences everywhere OF returning san
ity and of recuperation. because OF hope
and mutual assistance. As long as the
United States Is developing 50 finely
and not only repairing its own losses
but helping the rest of the world: as
long as the British Empire with its
self-governing colonies Is doing the
same. the English speaking peoples Of
the world win prevent Its going to
smash.
sHerocs Inspire Our Youth.v
II said then, as I say now, that the
inspiration of youth Is it's IDOLS The
more I,Imerous and the greater these
idols are in ones memory and In ones
library, the more there is of growth
and achievement. They may differ ac-
cording to environment or temperament
or race. but the world could not lose
its great authors and heroes. nor could
any nation develop on secure lines whose
people had not been brought up on the
achievements of those of supreme intel
ligence who had made it's history. No
pessmist can take away from us our
Webster. Calhoun and Clay. Washing
ton, Lincoln. or any of our great authors
OF the English tongue.
I'VE have passed through the greatest
tragedy OF modern times. We have res
joiced in the success of right, civilization
and liberty. The struggle has cost fifty
million lives, and has left enormous bur-
dens of debt upon all nations. and de-
vastation and chaos among many. But
we are now witnessing and participating
IN the efforts for reconstruction. The
conference at Versailles to settle the
affairs Of the world was partially sue
cessful The same ambition, greed and
jealousy which have marked all the con-
ferences for treaty making In history
predominated at that gathering. While
continents were being divided Islands
distributed, boundaries fixed, rationale
ties dsntegrated and new ores created,
the United States stood there alone. ask
ing nothing, seeking nothing. except
the welfare and liberty of mankind.
Confere nee on Inspiration.
'.After two years of efforts, some sue
cess and many failures. an inspiration
came to President Harding. II can be
called by no other name. II can be
ascrbed to no other source. A confer
ence could not be held In London be-
A1se OF the suspicious Of France, nor
IL Paris. nor in italy. nor anywhere in
rh,<ppe, Asia or Africa, without starting
with The Inherited jeaiousies OF genera
tl5Hs " 6enfifeE The eity pf whshing.
ton was absolutely free from any heredi-
ty OF ambition or strife. The people Cf