South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-07
HIarding's Farewell Speech
To Delegates of Conference

cooperate and sustain led it 90 one
81 The supreme tragedies which have
come To national eminence. Vienna
and Berlin sought peace founded on
tho injustlces OF way and sOwed the
seeds of future conflict and hatred
was armed where confidence was
-'Ided.
No seed Of Conflict.
1t IS fair TO say that human pro-
gress. the growing intimacy OF inter
rational relationship, developed
communicated and transportation,
attended by "a directing world opin-
ion. have set the stage more favor
ably here You have met IN that
calm elaboration and that deter
mined resolution which have made "A
Just peace. In righteous relationship,
It's own best guaranty.
1T has been tho fortune OF this
conference 10 sit i'm a way far enough
removed from wars bitterness, yet
near enough to wars horrors. TO gain
the benefit of both the hatred OF
war and the ycarning for peace Too
often. heretofore. the decades fol-
lowing such gatherings have been
marked by the difficult undoing of
their decisions. But your achieve
ment is supreme because no seed or
conflict has been sown; no reaction
In regret or resentment ever can
Justify resort to arms.
Preparedness of Public Opinion.
"It little matters what we appraise
as the outstanding accomplishment.
Any one of them alone would have
justified the conference But the
whole achievement has so cleared
the atmosphere that IL will seem like
breathing the refreshing air OF a
new morn Of promise.
You have written the first DELHI
crate and effective expression OF
great powers. in the consciousness OF
peace. OF wars utter futilitZ and
challenged the sanity Of competitive
preparation for each others destruc-
ton You have halted folly and
lifted burdens and revealed TO the
world that the one sure way to re-
cover from the sorrow and ruin and
staggering obligations of a world
war is 10 end the strife in prepare
ton for more of it and turn human
energies TO the constructiveness of
peace.
Not all the world is yet tranquil
lied. But here is the example, TO
Undue with new hope all who dwell
i'm apprehension At this table came
understanding and understanding
brands arme5 conflict as abomin-
able i'm the eyes Of enlightened civil
ization
81 once believed in armed pre-
Taredness. I advocated it. But
have come now to believe there is a
better preparedness in a public mind
and a world opinion made ready 10
grant justice precisely as it exacts il.
And justice is better served i'm con-
ferences of peace than in conflicts al
arms.
No Foreign Intrigues.
How simple il all has been. When
you met here weeks ago there was
not a commitment, not an obligation
except that which each delegation
owes to the government commission
ing it.. But human services was call
lliE, NDIiu tOUSiItutt was Alllptlllllh
and world opinion directing.
NO intrigue. no offensive or de-
fensive alliances. no involvements
have wrought your agreements. but
reasoning with each other to COM
mon understanding has made new
relationships among governments
and peoples. new securities for
peace. and new opportunities for
achievement and attending happi-
ness.
Here have been esta blished the
contracts Of reason, here has come
the inevitable understanding of
face-to-face exchanges when passion
does not inflame. The very atmos-
phere shamed national seifishness in
TO retreat. Viewpoints were eN-
changed. Differences composed and
YOU came to understand how com
mon. after all. are human aspira-
tions: how alike indeed and how
easily reconcilabie. are our national
aspirations. how sane and simple
and satisfying TO seek the relation
ships of peace and security.
When YOU first met I~told YOU OF
our America thought to seek less
of armament and none of war: that
we sought nothing which is another $