FOR PEACE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 1 June 1923, Page 6

FOR PEACE.

AMERICA’S ASM. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT (Received 10 p.m., May 31.) Washington, May 30. Speaking at the grave of the American Unknown Soldier, Mr Harding recommitted himself to the pledge to unite America with other nations in.a plan to prevent future wars, declaring this is a world relationship which we cannot avoid and will not avoid. ' The President added that if the United States was ever again involved in war it will prevent profiteering, which marred the record of the past war, by drafting not only men, but every resource and every activity and all of her wealth to make common cause for the nation’s preservation. Tie concluded: “God grant that no conflict will come again, but if it does j it shall be without profit to non- I combatant participants, except as | they share the nation’s triumphs. i “We must do things which rational thinking leads us to believe will tend to render war less ■ likely. I believe it , is a. God given duty to give our influence to establish the ways of peace throughout the world. We cannot guarantee, but we can promote peaceful adjustments of districts. We ; can aid the establishment of agencies ! of peace.” I The President said that while the 1 gratitude of the nation was expressed,! to-day to its soldiers most genuinely, ! it felt that real gratitude consists of action rather than words. “It is the gratitude of action which was committed to us. The preservation of civilisation for which the world war ; veterans fought, is our task, and the task is only a little less difficult than theirs. I devoutly wish the United States to do its full part towards making war unlikely if not impossible. While I would abhor a Pacifist America, I would rejoice to have the United States proven unafraid, yet most peace LViug and the foremost peace promoting nation in all the world. We have already proven that we can have less armament. Let us strive for the assurance that we shall have none of war!”