The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-06
League a Covenant That Deaths
We're Not in Vain
THE PEOPLES IN SADDLE
Old Order Gone Forever, He Says
Peoples OF The World Are
In The Saddle Now,
HE Warns.


ceremony of paying tribute to the
American dead on the occasion Of
Memorial Day, President Wilson made
mis- first reference to the league of
nations since the covenant was com
pleted of the society which will have
as its object the prevention of future
wars.
His words were delivered in the
presence of thousands of American
soldiers and many civilians and the
official representatives of the French
Government, including Marshal Foch.
Numerous distinguished members of
allied officialdom, who had come to
pay tribute to the American dead also
heard the Presidents words.
Touching on the reasons which had
brought the American troops across
seas, the President said they had come
to defeat the things for which the Cen
trial Powers stood-"the arrogant self
ish domination which they intended to
establish; and they came, moreover,
to see to it that there never should
be war like this again"
1T is for us, particularly for us who
are civilized" the President continued,
ito use our proper weapons of counsel
and agreement to see to it that there
is such war again. The nation that.
should now fling out Of this common
concord of counsel would betray the
human race.
: $50 it is our duty to take and main
tain the safeguards which will see to
it that the mothers of America and
the mothers of France and England
and Italy and Belgium and all other
suffering nations should never be
called upon for this sacrifice again.
This can be done. 1t must be done.
And it will be done.
"The things that these men left us,
though they did not in their counsels
conceive it, is the great instrument
which we have just erected in the
league of nations. The league of ma
tons is the covenant of governments
that these men shall not have died in
vain. / look forward for the time
when every man who now puts his
counsel against the united service of
mankind under the league of nations
will be just as ashamed of it as if he
now regretted the union of the states"
The President declared that the day
of secret counsels was past. because
the people we're in the saddle. The
private counseIs of statesmen, he add
ed, would no longer determine the
destinies of nations.
Bareheaded, in the glare of the sun,
President Wilson spoke for more than
half an hour, most of the time in an
impassioned defense of the league of
nations and in appeal for it's support.
The cemetery is on the hillside of
the ancient fortress of Mount Valerien.
With the old buildings at his back, the
President looked over the graves OF
the American soldiers and down into
the city Of Paris, which stood in the
distance like panorama. The APP
proach to the cemetery and the paths
winding their way through the burial
ground were lined with soldiers stand
ing at attention. American on one
side and French on the other, as the
President arrived.
The greater part of the khaki
clothed listeners to the Presidents
speech were grouped in the shade OF
the old fort, but crowd of other
soldiers and civilians pressed close to
the speakers stand. There was I'M
wayering attention by all to the Pres
ident's utterances, and when he con
Guided his auditors warmly applauded
him. Captain Andre Tardieu, French
high commissioner, who was in the
stand with President Wilson, listened
attentively to the speech.
Before President Wilson began his
speech a message from Premier Glenn
enceau dealing with the fellowship be
tween the French and Americans was
read:
The letter begins;
Faithful to noble tradition, the liv
luS lily ICnUClo lOndSS " the uSdU
army, and all France has associated
Itself with this homage"
4 After comparing the Americans who
have fallen in France with the French
who fell in America, NJ, ClemenceaU
continues:
France will ever cherish their mem
cries. With America, France will pre-
serve in peace as an inspiration and
example an undying remembrance OF
their enthusiasm, discipline and cour
age. We see the wreaths on their
tombs and will take care of them as
piously and gratefully as. the tombs
of our own soldiers
With the playing of THE Star
Spalgled Banner" and THE Marseil
laise" by the band, and the sounding
of the taps by the bugle the official pro
gram ended, but President Wilson aft
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