Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-25
Foreign ENJOYS Place WfeathS
on Tomb of George WASH
ington, and Pledge Them
selves to Democracy,
OF ALBERT'S
MEN GIVEN PRAISE
Secretary Daniels Recall S
Heaftbreaking Days Of LIege
and Namuri Visitor Lauds
Spirit of Americanism,

tsY moRniho JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED "iHs'
Mount Vernon Va, June 24.--Bel-
GUM and Russia united today at the
tomb of George Washington In pay
ing homage to the American patriot
and to the spirit of liberty and free
dom which his memory incarnates.
The official diplomatic missions from
the Belgian and from the new Rus
sian democracy pledged themselves
and their countries III every effort at
destruction of autocracy and the safe
ty of democracy.
The two missions, accompanied by
mem bers of the cabinet and other
thigh government officials, went down
the Potomac on the presidential yacht
Mayflower. The predominance OF
the military uniforms and white civil
ian dress made most impressive
| sight as the gathering formed in a
semi circle about the tomb, over
which flew the Belgian, Russian and
American flags.
Lay Wreaths on Tomb.
Secretary Daniels introduced first
Baron Moncheur, head of the Bel
gian mission, and then the Russian
special AMBASSADOR, Boris A, Bakhme-
tieff. Each made a brife address of
tribute to Washington and of recon
secration to the ideals he represented
Baron Moncheur, aided by Lieutenant
| General lie Clercq, and Ambassador
II. \, 49, xt;a 81 a. hx. far n nj
/ General Roop, placed floral wreaths
on the tomb beside similar wreaths
laid there by Foreign Secretary Bal
four of Great Britain, former Pre-
mier Viviani and Marshal Joffree OF
France and the Prince of Udine, OF
Italy.
Baron Moncheur replied, very
Earnestly and slowly:
"In this solemn hour, when free
dom is locked in a death struggle
with the powers of darkness, WI
come to, pay homage to the great
founder of American liberty.
Washington's. Spirit Lives.
although his body lies here, his
work survives, and his spirit still
lives in the American people
know of nothing which typifies tha
spirit better than the words of Wash
ington when, in bequeathing hi:
sword to his nephew, he added TIL,
J injunction that it should never b.
drawn except in defense of libert!
and justice, and that when one,
ldrawn, it should never be sheathet
before the complete victory of righ
over wrong.
1T is that spirit which animate
your nation in the present as in tn,
past. You looked across the sea ant
saw liberty struggling in the grasl
of autocracy that hideous monster
the enemy of mankind.
Homage to Whole Nation.
You have done what Washington
would have done And therefore, II
paying homage to the father of you
country, offer tribute of devo
ton and gratitude to the Who'll
= American people,"
Ambassador Bakhmetieff said.
with a feelin gof deepest venera
: ton have We approached this sacre
tomb In the life of nations ther
happen to be times when the trivia
matters of everyday existence, wit
all their common interests and pei
ty strife, shallow feeling and routin
activity, are supplanted by epochs G
n blazing and impetuous development
G unrestrained display of creative ger
ius; epochs when customs, habit
q national interests are swept away
the Irresistible tide of events. epoch
. when days count for ages, epochs {
y historical cataclysm, round points {
It history of mankind.
II Epochs Produce Men.
!. Such epochs breed their ow
i men, heroes and symbols of gran
l. feats, their witnesses and creator
George Washington lived at such a
epoch, when he was the hero an
= spokesman of his time. Fate h;
II bestowed on us the blessing to |
> witnesses and partakers of such q
. epoch from the horrors and ruin
J. of heroic Belgium and Poland. ruiz
! soaked by blood of nameless ma
~ tyrs. From the cries of sorrow an
misery of innocent victims there
rising the dawn of a new life, life
peaceful prosperity, justice and h,
g manity growing out of the conquert
y and smashed remnants of militia
autocracy.
ITO us Russians this epoch HI
II brought emancipation, has set o
pressed nations free, has abolish,
l., the injustice of racial prejudic
g nearly twoI hundred million bein
- - have got the blessings of freedoI
n which more than one hundred yea
a,iago George Washington had cons
Grated in this country.