Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-31

Father Knick erhocker Is surely in
Tor record headache on Wednesday.
stance in our friendship. He referred
10 the fact that our men and your men
have fought side by side in the great
battles.
But there was more than that in il.
For the first time, upon such a scale
ut any rate, they have fought under
a common commander. That is an ad-
vance which we have made upon the
previous days. and what I have been
particularly Interested in has been the
generosity of spirit with which that
unity OF command has been assentcd
to.
,,a 81 no no, ,, only had the pleasure of
my admiration OF him by the direct
and simple manner with which ne
dealt with every subject we talked
about, but had the pleasure Of meet
iN5 your own commander and | un-
derstood how they co-operated because
! saw that they were real men.
FAKES REAL SOLDIER TO
KNOW VALUE OF UNITY
1T takes real man to subordinate
n;lmSe'i and 1t takes real soldier to
know that unity OF command is the
secret Of success. That unity of com
'nand did swing. the power Of nations
must have felt how the momentum
which get into all OF the armies was
concentrated into the single army and
We ieit We had overcome ali the OBJ
stacles
With our unity OF command there
arose unity OF spirit The minute
we consented to cooperate our hearts
operation. and SO, from the military
SIDE, we have given ourselves an ex-
ample a, pr, Tor the years to come. Not that
TO unity OF command. but it does
seem to me that in the years to come
we must plan unity of purpose and
in that unity OF purpose We shall find
our spirit In everything that we do.
ihere Is nothing SO hampcrlng and
p. So demeaninE as jealousy. 1t
not only that but in the counting
room. 1t is cancer throughout all
the processes of civilization. and hav-
iiIs nov seen we can fight shoulder to
shoulder. we will continue to advance
SHOULDER to shoulder, and / think YOU
Viii find that the people OF the United
states are not the least eager for the
Il remember hearing the story OF n
warning that one OF your Australian
SoIuie9s gave to one of ours. Our SOL
aIers were considered ny the older men
the heid. understand that one friend
~ Australian said that our men were
rainier rough.
AMERICANS INCLINED TO
LEAN AGAINST BARRAGE
"On one occasion an Australian said
TO one Of our men: Man, barrare is
not thing to lean up against. They
were htile bit inclined 10 lean up
ee"1hst me barrasc, and yet I must
OF them FOR it. They had come over TO
set at the enemy and they didn't know
why they should delay
hnt
enemy, except distrust and rnarrinr ~
plans. we can all feel the same eager
ness IN Inc new combat and feel that
mere Is common enterprise before
We are not men because we have
"kiii or hand, but We are men because
we have elevation OF spirit 1t is in
ms spirit that We live and not in the
why, is it that you hang the lad.s
inusRet or sword up above the mantel-
! RIece, pM' never hang the .yardstick up?
Ihere Is nothing discreditable in the
yardstick II is altogether honorable.
nut he is using It for his own sake
nmt when he takes the musket or the
getting nothing. II is honorable not
as an instrument, but az q symbol Of
self sacrifice W.
"A friend OF mine said very trnlv.
When peace Is conducted in Tia sniri:
OF war there will he no war When
business IS done with the point of yicw
OIL INC soldier who is serving his coun
ny. men bus! ness viii be as hstrionic
as war ] believe that from generafinn
10 generation steps OF that sor, are
apparent more and more, and men are
beginning to see. not, PERHAPS. Tho
Soihen age. but an age which is con-
Quoting them from victory 10 victory
and may lead US to an elevation from
,h We can see the things for which
INC ncaTt OF mankind has loneed"
Hours before The time set for .bo
iFcsidents departure for the City Hall
crowds began 10 assemble in the snu,rc
IN front OF tho building. although The
DAY was fogSy in the early hours. The
PRESIDENT was the first to leave the
DuI!"'ht, wearing a long yellow fur
lhty began 20 shout Wilson" and
"Hurrah for wilson,"
IN" PRESIDENT with the Lord Mayor
entered an open landau. The remainder
o. the party were in similar vehicles
Mrs Wilson in, the second one. She
wote purple hat which was the one
ntsh OF color in the. whole procession
The square and the statues in the
. center OF u were covered with peoule
ana the windows surrounding were
black with them. It seemed as II ali
Manchester was taking the morning OF
TO see the President
The presidential carriage nroco.ao,
/ 10 the end of the square, The Other ucl
/ hic!es following closely The crowd
Iirins OF cheering. contented itself win
! nutt"ring hnndkerchiefs as the car
} riages halted momentarily, and about
ne ~, S C time the American and Brit
ish Tags strung across the front NJ
ne Town Hall and from the poles along
! inc CURLING began TO stand out in ,he
! !rcshening breeze " '"e
President Wilson left Mancbestor a.,
80 CLOCK ms afternoon for London