South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-07


The address made by Prcs't Hard
ing a. the concluding session Mon
day follows.
MIR. Chairman and members Of
the conference
''NearIv three months ago 10 was
my privilege % utter % YOU SINGER
est words Of welcome 20 the capital
81 our republic. % suggest the spirit
in which YOU were invited. and TO
intimate the atmosphere in which
YOU were asked 90 confer. In a very
general way. perhaps. ] ventured 90
express a hope for things toward
which our aspirations led US.
Today 81 is my greater privilege,
n nd an even greater pleasure. %
ZONE 20 make acknowledgement. 1t
g. one OF the supreme compensations
Of l'fe TO contemplate a Worthwhile
accomplishment
1T cannot be other than seemIy
for me. as the only chief 0f govern
Tuent 50 circumstanced as 20 be able
20 address the conference 90 speak
congratulations and 20 offer the
thanks OF our nation. our people,
perhaps. 7 dare volunteer 20 utter
them FOR the world. Ny own graft
fcation IS beyond my capacity 10
express.
Marks New Epoch.
This conference has wrought
truly great achievement. II fs haz-
srdous sometimes 20 speak In SUI
perlatives. and I will be restrained.
but 7 will say. with every confidence
that the faith plghted here today.
kept IN national honor. will mark
tho beginning OF new and better
epoch In human progress
Stripped 90 the simplest fact.
81 hat is the spectacle which has in
spired a new hope for the world
Gathered about this table nine great
nations or the earth-nOt ALL % he
sure. but those most directly con-
cerued with the problems az hand
have met and have conferred on
questions OF great import and com
mon concern. on problems menac-
Ang their peaceful relationship on
burdens threatening common
peril.
In the revealing light Of the pub
lie opinion OF the world. without
surrender Of sovereignty. without
impaired nationality or affr0nted
national pride. a solution has been
found in unanimity. and today's ad-
jOurnment is marked by rejoicing
in the things accomplished. II the
world has hungered for new assur-
ance. it may feast at the banquet
which the conference has spread.
Nations Agree For Peace.
Il am sure the people of the
United States are supremacy graft
fed. and vet there Is scant apprecia-
ton how marvelously you have
wrought. When the days were drag
ging and agreements were delayed,
when there were obstacles within
and hindrances without, few stopped
20 realize that here was n confer
ence OF sovereign powers where only
unanimous agreement could be made
the rule
"Majorities could not decide with
out impinging national rights. There
were no victors TO command. no
vanquished TO yield. all had voIun-
lGEllH 10 agree III trans ldlluE .ne
conscience or our civilization and
give concrete expression to world
opinion.
And YOU have agreed. in spite of
>all difficulties. and the agreements
re proclaimed TO the world No new
standards OF national honor have
been sought but the indictments Of
national dishonor have been drawn
and the world is ready TO proclaim
the odiousness OF perfidy or infamy.
Not War Inspired.
1T IS not pretended that the pur-
suit OF peace and the limitations OF
armaments are new conceits. or that
the conference IS a new conception
either in settlement Of war or i'm
writing the conscience OF interna
tional relationship. Indeed 10 is not
new to have met in the realization
OF wars supreme penalties The
Hague conventions are examples of
the one. the conference OF Vienna,
90 Berlin or Versailles are outstand-
ing instances Of the other.
The Hague conventions were de
fcated By the antagonism of one
strong power whose indispositiou TO