Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-04
President Pledges
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always nave the moral support of orr
government, and could not fail to
nave the commentator of the public
opinion of the world
ON what other basis can there be
any encouragement for a disposition
TO attempt to finance a revival of
Europe?"
The President was speaking at
celebration marking the 150th ami
versary or the day George Washing
ton took command of the Continental
army, and nearly the whole address
nad been devoted to a review of the
public services of the Father of His
Country. His reference to the pres
ent day problems of Europe came inst
at the end, and was compressed into
a Few studiously chosen words which
made no specific reference to details
or the security pact proposals recent
y under consideration abroad
recap1tulation of the virtues of
washington provided the cue for the
announcement which was the first
FORMAL statement on the subject to be
voiced on behalf of the administra-
ton. After recounting Washington's
faith in the principles of democracy
and honesty, Mr.. Coolidge continued:
The vigor with which he insisted
on the prosecution of war was no less
than the vigor with which he insisted
on the observance Of peace. He cher
1shed no resentments, he harbored no
hatreds, he forgave his enemies. He
felt the same obligation to execute
the terms of a treaty made for the
benefit of a former foe that he felt
to require the observance Of those
made for the benefit Of his own coun-
try He realized that peace could be
the result only of mutual forbearance
and mutual good faith.
HE harmonized the divergent and
conflicting interests of different ma
tionalities and different colonial gov
ernments by conference and agree
ment. He demonstrated by his argu-
ments, and our. country has demon
strated by experience. that more pro-
gress can be made by cooperation than
by conflict. To agree quickly with
Your adversary always pays.
THE world has not outgrown, it can
never outgrow, the absolute necessity
for conformity to these eternal prin-
ciples. 1 want to see America assume
a leadership among the nations in the
reliance upon the good faith of man.
kind. I do not see how civilization
can expect permanent progress on any
other theory If wat is saved in the
productive peace of today is to be
lost in the destructive war of tomor-
row. the people of this earth can look
forward to nothing but everlasting
servitude. There is no justification
for hope. This was not the concep-
ton which Washington had of life.
IF the people of the Old World are
mutually distrustful of each other let
Anfn INT ny,t F1v
their mutual security, and when such
covenants have been made let them be
colemnly observed no matter what the
sacrifice. They have settled the far
more difficult problems of PREPARATIONS.
they are in process OF funding their
debts to us, why can they not agree on
permanent terms of peace and fully
reestablish international faith and
credit? If there be differences which
can not be adjusted at the moment, If
there be conditions which can not be
foreseen, let them be resolved in the
future by methods of arbitration and
by forms of judicial determination.
while our own country should re-
frain from making political commit
ments where 1t does not have political
interests, such covenants would al.
ways have the moral support of our
government, and could not fail to have
the commentator of the public opin-
Ion of the world. Such a course would
be sure to endow the participating ma
tions with an abundant material and
spiritual reward. On what other ba-
sis can there be any encouragement
for a disposition to attempt to finance
a revival Of Europe? The world has
tried war with force and has utterly
failed. The only hope of success lies
in peace with justice. No other prin-
cfple conforms ITO the teaching of
Washington; no other standard is wor-
thy of the spirit of America; no other
course makes SO much promise for
the regeneration of the world"
President and Mrs. Coolidge motor
ed from Swampscott with U. S. SEN
ator Butler of Massachusetts and
Secretary and Mrs. Sanders. AS the
presidents automobile reached the
Charles River boulevard a salute of
twenty-one guns was fired.
The president rode in touring car
with the top down, at the head of
lengthy parade through cheering
lanes Of people to the reviewing stand
at, the edge of the common, across the
street from the famous Christ church.
In the reviewing stand Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge We're Joined by Governor AL
van T. Fuller of Massachusetts, May
or Quinn Of Cambridge and Mayor
Curley of Boston. The procession
took more than an hour to pass the
stand.
Military units were followed by
floats depicting important events in
American history and by many city
and fraternal organizations.
One of the fifty bands in the par
ade. marching at the head of body
of Elks, stopped in front of the re-
viewig stand to play Lord Godfrey
Amherst" the school song of the
Presidents alma mater. This brought
smile from the president.
AS the parade was passing, the air
ship Shenandoah poked her nose
above the horizon and eased her way
over the common. The president was
introduced by Mayor Quinn after
short pageant depicting the acene
when Washington took charge of the
colonial forces had been staged and
a group of Cambridge school children
had sung several songs. in which
Mrs. Coolidge, seated by the presi-
dents side, Joined.
AS the parade was getting under
way the presidents party became
separated, the confusion being in
creased by an attempt by mounted
national guard officers to put several
automobiles of city officials ahead of
some Of the cars which had brought
the presidential party from Swamp
scott. One lieutenant excitedly
flourished saber in the faces of
some of the presidents companions,
d uI1
superior, drew pistol to shoot the
tire of one of the automobiles. He
was restrained by more collected
cornora1