Evening star., 1924-04-16
GUARD SOVEKEIGN1Y OF STATES,
COOLIDGE 1,ELLSARIZONA PEOPLE
President Speaks at Inueiling of Stone From Petri-
fled Forest as STATES Contribution to
= WashingttNt Monument.

II there is to be perpetuated an "in-
destructible union of indestructible
states" there must be maintained the
integrity of each state by local laws
and social customs, which will place
it in comparative harmony with all
Others, was the warning sounded by
President Coolidge during a speech
yesterday afternoon at the dedication
of the Arizona state stone in the
WASHINGTON Monument.
The Executive said, in explanation
OF this. that there exists throughout
the nation an irresistible urge for
the maintenance of the highest nos
siole standards of government and
society and that undess this senti-
ment is needed by the states and OBJ
served by them there is always
grave danger of encroachment upon
ment.
Must Guard iSovercisnty.
The states must retain their soyer-
sisnty and not surrender it, the Presi-
dent declared
rms Impressive speech was made
Dy PRESIDENT Coolidge as he stood in
tne center of a small gathering on a
landing in the shaft of the monu-
ment $50 feet above the ground. His
words or caution were uttered after
taylng tribute to the state of
ARIZONA Tor its remarkable growth
ana development and congratulating
future. ~"
The stone in question consisted Of
three cross-sections of a petrified
tree from the petrified forest of
southern Arizona, with the name of
tne state cut deeply in its face 1t
was formally presented on behalf
91L tne Governor of Arizona by Mrs.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, who a brief speech, described d
tne mor"inrnt that resulted in the
selection "a this historic stone to
Gol. Claresce Q. Sheriff.. officer in
charge OF publ" buildings and
grSTnds, formally accepted the stone
on behalf of the government
Mrs. Dorothy Packard Parker of
arizona pulled the strings unveilins
the stone, following tha singing of
the Arizona state song.
Senn tor Cameron Prrsides.
Senator Ralph II. Cameron of
Arizona presided over these cere-
monies and introduced the partici-
PANTS. others who took part were
general, National Society. Daughters
of the American Revolution, who said
the invoc alton; John c. Crockett.
reading clerk of the Senate. who read
delivered by Senator Henry F.
Ashurst of Arizona, who was pre-
vented from being present because of
a death in his family; Representative
Carl Hayden of Arizona, Thomas f.
Campbell, former governor of Ari-
Zona, and Mrs Anthony Wayne Cook,
president general, National Society,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion.
The Presidents speech in full, fol-
lows:
Sees Historical Import.
I'VE have come this afternoon TO
dedicate, as part of the noble shaft
which has been reared in memory of
the Father of His Country. the stone
which will stand for Arizona. the
latest state to be admitted to the
Union, which Washington made pos
Sible. 1t is an occasion of peculiar his
torical significance, because it recalls
to US some of the curious anomalies
of our national history. Although
Arizona was last of the fortY-eiGht
states to take its place in the Union
1t is able to make a yer ywell found
ed claim that white men had settled
on it's soil long time before they had
established themselves in any of the
original thirteen states So ancient
was the beginning of migration in the
far southwest that there seems little
doubt that to this region is due the
distinction of having the earliest set
Elements of white men. Yet, despite
that we may very safely doubt
whether George Washington ever
heard of Arizona. Far less can we
imagine his vision of the nation which
he had founded including so soon
these distant regions of the conti-
nent's Pacific side.
The teeming millions and restless
energies of the nineteenth century
expanded our country to it's present
magnificent proportions, and gave
to us Arizona, now ranking as the
latest addition to the family of
states So it comes to claim, as we
are proud to accord, its representa-
tion in the national memorial to the
Great Founder.
Tribute to Washington.
Most fittingly this occasion has
brought together representatives OF
nation n-wide and historic patriotic or