South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-22
NATION PAYS TRIBUTE
FRIDAY TO FEATHER
OF HIS COUNTRY
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Pausing
in the pressing drive Of war work.
official Washington today paid
tribute to the memory of the first
president of the United States.
George Washington.
In the tabernacle devoted 10 the
work of Billy sunday thousands
gathered in respect TO the first
leader OF the republic. Among the
guests were a score of other high
officials of the United states and
other nations of the world.
Paying high tribute to George
Washington. Sen. Warren G Hard
ing, of Ohio, one Of the principal
/ speakers of the occasion, declared
J that the United States has now
come to the crucial test of the merits
of the principles upon which Wash
ington and his compatriots founded
the nation.
We have come to find our boasted
popular government put To the cru
cial test in defea6ing It's national
right Sen. Harding declared. we
met with on such problem in the
Civil war
We have the duty To preserve
the inherited covenant Of the
/ fathers, We have the obligation TO
hand on 10 succeeding generations
the very republic which we in
herited. If this generation will not
sacrifice and suffer. in this crisis OF
the world, the republic is doomed.
If this fortunate people cannot
prove popular government capable
Of defense in war for national
rights, popular government fails. II
the impudent assumption of world
domination is not thwarted by the
entente allies and this people, then
civilization itself, is defeated
Partisanship Must Vanish.
81 wonder what the great Wash
ington would utter i'm warning, in
his passionate love Of the republic
and his deep concern about future
welfare, it he could know the drift
of today? In his undying farewell
address his repeated anxiety was
concerning jealousies and heart
burnings which spring from distrust
and factional Misrepresentation.
There has been no partisan poll
tics in our war preparation. ON the
contrary partisan lines have been ef-
faced, 10 close up the ranks in pa
triotic devotion. But, factions have
grown more menacing, and hold
their factional designs more neces-
sary than patriotic consideration.
1T is characteristic OF popular
government. and its weakness. that
there is more appeal 20 popularity
than concern for common veal. Too
many men an public life are more
concerned about ballots than the
bulwarks OF free institutions. IL
popular government is TO survive IT
must grant exact justice 90 an men
and fear none. If law is to be re-
spected and government remains
supreme, legislation must be for all
/ the people. not for the few OF vast
fortune or its influences.
Utters a Warming.
My countrymen, j am not crying
out in "A wilderness of pessimism, ]
am uttering Il warning that comes
of love for the republic Let us 90
on. no matter what betides, TO the
dependable establishment of our
national rights and the safety of OF
peoples. yes. and the sustained
hands of justice among the peoples
Of the earth We are no longer
able TO hold aloof. and the world
must be made safe TO live in Let
rs prove our unity and then lei ms
dedicate ourselves in unity and con-
crd and the same unalterable reso-
luton TO the preservation Of the in
herited republic