Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-09
Canadians Give
Harding Painting to
II. S. NeWSnapermen

| Washington, May s.-Ine trauillouai
friendship of the American and Cana
dian peoples was pledged anew by
President Coolidge and Sir Esme How
ard. the British ambassador. in ad-
dresses delivered tonight on the occa-
sion of the presentation by the Van
! couber, b. c., Sun to the newspapermen
| of the United States of a painting en-.
titled president Harding in Canada
The painting, which Is to be hung
| in one of the press galleries Of Con-
| gress, was presented by Ambassador
Howard on behalf of the Vancouver
Sun and the Canadian government and
| PEOPLE, and accepted by President
| Coolidge on behalf of the Washington
newspapermen and the American peo-
pie. The ceremonies of presentation
and acceptance were held at the Ma
| tionai Press Club.
| Ambassador Howard. In addition to
bespeaking his own earnest hope for
continuation of the more than century
long friendship between Canada and
| the United States, read message from
| Mackenzie King, prime minister of
| Canada, who declared he was glad to
| express his earnest desire that the
| ceremony which marks this occasion
1 may tend to promote and develop these
| feelings of mutual confidence and good
| will between the two peoples which it
| Is ever my fervent wish to foster and
maintain
President Coolidge recalled the set
ting depicted on the oanvas-the
scene in Stanley Park, Vancouver,
late last July, when President Hard =
ing, the first president of the United
States to set foot on Canadian soil
being visibly moved by TIE enthusi-
| OIL hn "a
4G, 900 Canadians present on that oc-
casion, stretched his arms as though
to embrace the whole Canadian peo-
pie and made a plea for ever increas-
ing friendly relations between the
American aud Canadian peoples.
Mr.. Coolidge devoted much of his
address to a tribute to the late presi-
dent, noting that the painting showed
Mr.. Harding standing there In Van
couver before that splendid body OF
Canadian citizens as we have seen
him so many times standing before
his own Americans.
His arms are extended truly rep
! resenting his desire To express the
friendliness, not only OF himself, but
the friendliness which he represented
in the capacity of his Office for the
people of Canada" he added. I'VE re-
member him here in Washington fol
his many notable accomplishments
for the many achievements he has
left behind him which affected our
domestic welfare.
But more especially we shall re-
member him for his being able tC
usher in a better understanding be-
tween our country and the people
Of other countries. and a better un-
derstanding among all the peoples OF
the earth. That he accomplished in
n large degree through the Wash
ington conference, and had he &C
complished nothing else, his name
would 60 down in history, l believe
as one of the great benefactors OF
mankind.
Ambassador Howard in endorsing
the message of Premier King, added
that ito us in the other more dis
tant parts of the British Empire
whether Great Britain herself, OIL
Australia, New Zealand or South
Africa. apart from the affection we
feel for her and the gratitude toward
her for various reasons, Canada
seems to have a special mission, q
special destiny-that of bringing
closer together the English-speaking
peoples scattered over the face OF
the globe, that of acting, as it were
as link between ourselves and you
between the rest of the empire and
the great American republic"