The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-18
GEN. PERSH|NG
Gets THANKS
Of CONGRESS
Joint Session Held TO Bestow
Honor Upon General for His
Services During the War-aal-
leries Crowded for the Event.
CUMMINs, 0TLLETT AND
CHAMP CLARK SPEAK
Orators Praise General for His
Work and Clark at Close Pre-
sents Resolution Of Thanks
Adopted by Both Houses.

WASHINGTON. sept. fs.--sihnding
IN the chamber os the house OF repre-
sentatlves. with the full membership
OF the senate aAd house about him
and with galleries crowded with nd-
mlrSrs. General John .. pershing re-
ccieed today the formal thanks OF
congress for tbs services he and tho
officers and men he commanded In
France rendered during the great war.
To few Americans has Il fallen 10
be thus honorcd: to few soldierH of
any nation has been given 10 hear
lenders chosen OF the people speak
such high praises OF their services for
that people AS General Pcrshing heard
today.
s.naie and house assembled in their
respective chambers. Then the aena-
tors marched In pairs through the Old
corridors OF the capitol 10 seats on the
front benches OF the house. Senator
Cummlna. as president pro tempore %
the senate. sat with Speaker rilleit
and when General rcrshing had been
escorted TO the floor hefrre ths
speakers desk. facing great Amer
lean flag draped on the wall. Il was
senator Cummins who extended tho
first greeting.
6un,mIns speaks.
General pershing. p" he snld, ~ -
my high privilege 20 extend to you the
sincere and cordial greeting OF tho
senate of the United States. Ths
message ! have the honor to hear ~
not n greeting alone. bat an earnest
welcome and hearty oongfutuation
upon your safe and victorious return
10 your native land. Nor. II II well
come only. for II Is full OF deep APP
probation OF the tremendous task you
have 40 wonderfully and wcrthisy 1c~
compliahed.'
Speaker Clliett followed:
Human naiuss loves TO p>rsorlfy
I lts ideals. And so We all rejoice 10
zee personined IN the commanding
general the Rallnntry the hlgh pur-
pose. the unconquerabie determination
OF our crusadlns army Those boys
were our bravest and best For those
who fell We render fearful honaage.
( For those who return maimed and
I crippled we owe tender care and sup
port But for the great army which
has come back disciplined In body
and In character, for them I have IN
/ deed gratitude and admiratlon but my
strongest emotion il envy. They ~ill
, lie our heroes.
Praise for Pcr~hlng.
and IN you. cir. IA 'ir commanding
general. we like 20 see typified the
spirit Of that noble army. As their
Of ths people welcome you home. But
would not Indicate that our welcome
to YOU II entirely imporBonai. OF all
the details Of your generalahip we are
not now qualified TO Judge. In due
time that will be adiudicated history.
But we do know that You were gior-
iously successful Far from your
government In foreign iaud. you
had 10 rely upon yourself. Even N
what YOU said YOU must be pruden..
There was every charce Tor errors
But. sir u you made them, either IN
policy or in statement we have not
heard Of them. You have seemed "a
! us not only a successful general bend
ing all his great powern without faNof
and without leniency to the one stern
purpose OF victory. but YOU have also
! seemed a Sise. discreet, restrained
. far-sighteu man and. sir, may add
7 that Ia those Of us who knew you u
l. refreshing but not surprising. 4,
4 lind that after all the supreme power
, the high station the lordly estate'
. and the unstinted compliments u
: which VOC have been ac-astomed. yot
! have developed neither arrogance nol
I affectntion but that you have cont
! back as YOU went away, modest
4 straightforward unspoiied.
The formal resolution Of thanks wa
! then presented to the general by for
mfr Speaker Clark.
Resolutions of Thanks.
The resolutions OF thanks n In theS
y words;
q The thanks Of The American pes
4 ple and Of the congress OF the Inite
4 states are due, and are hereby tender
Z ed to General John }. Pcrshing, %
, his highly distinguished services a
: commander IN chief OF the America
~ eNpeditionnry forces In Europf. an
e TO the officers and men under hi
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