The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-05


 Day address here yesterday. He said in part:
 ''The Fourth of July oveTshadows ali other anniversaries in America. It takes precedence and is paramount Kindred holidays are subordinate.
 To-day wherever the American flag flies this anniversary is celebrated It bespeaks the birth of the Ameri- can republic in the adopton of the Declaration of Independence one hundred forty-six years ago.
 Every state and territory gives recognition to this natal day of ours. It is uniformly a legal holiday.
 What transformation in the cen- tury and nearly a half which has passed since the signing of that historic document!
 What mighty events have marked the march and progress of this great est republic of all the ages!
 Originally homogeneous nation, small and compact and confined to a small area, it's dimensius have broad ened and extended until now it is populated for many thousands of miles by one hundred millions an more people and it's influence reaches and is felt around the globe.
 America has undergone many crucial tests. It has survived them all and is today admittedly the great est and strongest of nations. The world looks to it for guidance and helpfulness. But for America all of Europe might today be a coatic ruins.
 "In the early stages of the repub- lie, even in the middle of the nine teenth century, English philosophers and historians, watchin6 the lise of this infantile nation, predicted tbat it's stability and integrity would be secure only so long as its activities were confined to it's own broad do- mains. Once it's aloofness ceased and it's sphere widened, these prophets said, then the American re- public would be imperilled and it would be doomed to dissolution. But these forboings have signally failed of realization.
 America, dreaming no dreams of expansion, has nevertheless expanded. Fate decreed that it should rule strange peoples and the Stars and Stripes be hoisted on foreign soil. Expanding against it's will America courageously took up new burdens and responsibilities and has carried them well. Old Glory shines all the more brightly for this duty righteous ly performed.
 -Four years hence the one hun dred fiftieth anniversary of Inde- pendence Day will be made memor able by eXpositions commemorating the notable event in history. The Centennal of 1876, celebrated at Philadelphia in a manner that con- manded world attention, revealed an astounding progress in the arts and industries and agriculture. It marked in every line of endeavor a marvellous America. All mankind gave heed to the nations growth. But the one hundred and fjftieth anni- versary of America Independence will signalize more momentous strides.
 Achievements of the last half cen- tury have been the most amazing in history.
 While other nations are rehabili- tatfng themselves after destruc- tive world war, in which America played the decisive part, and other countries, torn asunder, are still groping in the dark; while thrones have tottered and fallen and mon- archies passed and the doctrine ot bNSOh-io thing of scorn and derision--wAiie the old world has gone through con- vulsions and replaced one form of government with another, the Amer ican republic stands out today in sublime grandeur, inviting the respect and challenging the admiration of the universe.
 America in this nearly twentieth century is the most powerful factor in the world equation. Yet America only one hundred forty-six years ago was the smallest and feeblest nation of them all.
 "Founded in righteousness it's con-