The Washington times., 1919-02-22


suppose he would think about this nation? What would
be his feelings as he read about American troops fight
ing in northern Russia fleeing through the swamps In the
neghborhoOd of Archange?" What would he think when
he read American Soldiers Guard in Berln?" What
would he think Of the proposition to keep 100000 American
soldiers on the Rhine?
he would say to himself, probably, Either I am
very odfashioned colonial gentleman fallen tar behlnd
the times or this gigantic country that nursed baby
is taking some pretty serious chances"
If we could preserve our statesmen the few that
have alive the Egyptians preserved their dead how in
eresng it would be to get the views Of George Wash
ngOn now read to him of his ancient statements
about Avoiding Entangling Foreign Alliances and ask
him what he thought of America today and OF the American
Eagle perching in Paris Berlin London, Russia Turkey
and all over the globe.
Would he say "Ca the bird home and attend to your
business here you viii get into troube? Or would he
say, ''My wisdom for my age. Your wisdom is for
yours The wisdom of today may be the folly of tomorrow
Go as far as you like become benevolent procors of Cen
tTal Africa and the FseT Use Fly, you want to- But for
heavens sake be careful and remember at least that
warned you
If Washington could come back he would be interested
in many things Called the telephone and told to hod
the wire Chicago wants you he would ask: ''Where is
Chicago and what this have in my hand?" He would
the newspapers and read the attacks Woodrow
Wilson. They would make him feel more at home He
would remember days when everybody attacking him,
calling him thief the least accusation against him
being that he going to make himself king.
We know that the slanders aimed at Washington
simply did for his reputation what the polishing machine
does for the diamond
We know those that sandered him live in history only
they did attack him They live only because they
threw mud the best the country produced the
of whom Bancroft truly says: But for him the coun
try could not have achieved its independence but for him
it could not have formed its unon and now but for him.
could have kept the country in successful motion
This nation owes to George Washington whatever al
grateful owes to his mother. This nation owed its
birth to Washington He took of it when it was too
feeble to take care ITSELF his courage integrity car
ried it. guided it, and guide it still Lucky the who
has good mother to inspire and direct him.
Lucky the nation that has such George Wash
ington for father.
Once more On this day while we praise Washington
and express great feeling to him. let remember the
mother who created him he is father of his country
then Mary Ball Washington second wife of Augustine
Washington is the grandmother of the country Honor
your grandmother.
used to be the habit oden days to look at the
picture and talk about without mentioning the artist
She, poor thing that nobody paid any attention
Now talk about the artist than we do about
the picture.
STILL we have the habit of talking about the man. pras
ing him and forgetting all about the who created
him
We look upon her as poor thing hardly worth men
tonng It is about time give honor to the woman who
creates great honor the artists who the
great pictures.
without Mary Ball there would not have been anv
George Washington. And without George Washington
there would have been any United States of America
It was Mary Ball who gave Washington his big body
his wonderful constitution his huge feet and hands his
chest big around that of Shetland pony his cour
age, and patience.
And it she also who taught the boy. His father
died when he eleven years old And the mind Of
George Washington the product of his mothers teach
ng just the body George Washington was the product
of his mothers own body.
We have printed in the United States millions of pic
lures of George Washington and he deserves them all But
have not the faintest idea of what his mother
looked like No picture of her at ALL and that is really
joke on the human race which prizes the product and
forgets the producer.
You the world and this country of stands
now 1877 years after the birth of Washington who led