Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-13
PRESS COMMENT.
TO WHOM CREDIT rs DUE.

Standing today at the climax Of our
hopes, and with the rich reward Of all
our sacrifices now in secure possession,
We cannot fail Tn summon our gratitude
where it is due. IL flows To England
who endured n min OF terrible blows
without whimpcr, and watched out the
dark hours with never n thought of quit
ting till the labor laid upon her was done.
We are grateful to the heroic Belgians
and the dauntless French, who fought
our fight for us and kept the faith Italy
md Greece and Serbia come in for our
unfeigncd thanks But Americans will
naturally save their wannest gratitude
for those of their own kin and country
who took mp the burden of battle for
liberty, 'nnd who gave and worked and
suffered that other nations might he free.
The wonderful outpouring of American
youth, who bent their necks TO the yoke
Of discipline and made as fine soldiers aa
ever dcspiscd death in the murk Of the
battlefield who that has witnessed this
grand spectacle can ever forget it, or
cease to thank God for this proof of the
noble stuff of which our young manhood
is made AZ for the nen and women,
boys and girls, who devoted their brains
and their wealth and their work 10 the
supporting activities Of the war, there IS
no need To rise up and call them blessed,
for they have felt Themselves such all
along III their forgetting self and wrenk
ing Themselves IN willing labors for
their country and for humanity. After
all, our deepest gratitude must he collect
i've. II is FOR the people M n whole. with
their readiness, every man III his plnco,
to do what was necessary TO sec the grim
business through, and with their smpIe
but sublime faith IN democracy, winch
all through the struggle has shown no
shadow of turning
10 individual leaders the full need OF
praise will he given Now that partisan
lealousies and prejudices are temporarily
cxtIngulshed Americans of all parties
will take an honest pride in their rresi-
dent, whom all the nations are acclaim
ing Whatever else may be said Of him.
1t cannot be denied that by him, at
least during the past year and 3 hall
the nations hope and the world desire
have been given singulary apt and power
full expression No American President
ever entered ia his lifc-tne into such n
heritage Of worldwide fnme ~ has Inc
man who, eight years ago, WIS simply
an American teacher Woodrow Wilson
Fit TO stand with him have been orr
commanders III the field aud an the sea
tnpretentious. modest. but terribly reso-
lutte and efficient, General PershlnP has
been an ideal head 81 orr army IN rance
Nor will Americans soon forget tFfs
splendid qualities shown hy the British
Gommander-in hief whom thc hntrl-
cane could batter. but could not hreak
OF the supreme Commander. Mar III
Eoch, II IL only necessary e. say that hr
has made for himself IN immortal nafue
To the highest military grnns he unitts
a mind and spirit that compel admlrH-
tlOn 10 the verge Of idol2ng The fact
that not one vulgar or braRparf word
has come from hIm III the course Of hls
cent success shnws tbc good taste
al true gentleman and the poise ol i
hrm-sct soul III Ferdinand Ioch +
surely realized the VISION 81 tire IIapp1
" arrIor. whom cIcry Htn IN artn-
would wish IL be New ork Evening
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