The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-11-13
u U.=S.PAYS TRIBUTE
ITO SOLDIERS WHO
/. Died IN / RUSSIA
Gen. Organ Warns Nations
Enemies at,Home atGnpfss-
Sive Services for i13s

Under the black pavilion Of thou
sand dripping umbrellas. America
received this morning the bodies OF
ils Of her sons who, In the war for
the liberation of tts world. went fur
ther than France, further than Rus
sla-went 10 their death.
At Hoboken. Port OF Embarkation 1
OF the United States Army, where
hundreds OF Thousands OF boys in
khaki we're streaming out TO Europe
In darkened ships a little more than
a year ago, whore hundreds OF thou
sands Of them have since returned,
some whole and strong. others sick
and crippled. the Nation met the
first of the returning dead.
One hundred and thirteen casketa,
each draped with the nag under
which all had fallen. we're arranged
on the pier in rows OF five deep, pre-
J senting In death a pathetically mill
tary formation. And over the caskets
were strewn the flowers that relatives
and members OF the American Legion
had brought There was one great
noral piece from the Russian EN-
! bassy inscribed: ITO the American
Soldiers Who Fell in Russia in the
Cause Of Humanity"
For these dead we're soldiers, ios,
and sailors, ten OF them, who had I'm
lshed their task on Russian soil.
They had peon brought back from
Archangel by the Army transport
Lake Daraga.
The band OF the 18th Infantry was
playing q hymn as the mourners drew
nearer for the ceremonies. There
was u prayer by Chaplain John T.
Axton and reading OF the 23d Psalm
--'"rhe Lord is my shepherd. shall
not want"--by Chaplain Walter X.
Lloyd. both OF the Port of Embarka-
ton. Fs.yE.. 81! .V
senator James w. wadsworth jr. of
the Congressional Committee, and
Major Gen John r.. ORyan OF the
9th Division, delivered the principal
addresses. Senator Wordsworth, after
ipiothring the eager response OF mil
lions to the call OF the nation. said:
about a. year ago their cheerful
patience, grim determination and
high courage were rewarded with
victory. II was not permitted that all
OF these young spiders, two million
strong, should return. Our. recent re-
Joiclngs were tempered when we re-
menbered that cur victory had been
purchased with the lives OF many OF
~ 10 Aa
OF them were left sleeping In faraway
lands. To-day we meet the first
company OF The dead. The mother
country receives with her compass
slonate arms all that IL mortal OF her
gallant sons who died worthily," .,..
In the words OF Major Gen. Organ
} n different note was sounded, a note OF
prophesy OF things yet to be done, and
mote Of heavy warning to the nations
enemies at homo. s, r--. t.
'-rhese are soldiers" he said. "who
gave up their lives in the cause Of
their country. The war In which they
died was but manifestation OF that
cause, for the cause was and still Is
now more than ever. the continuing
struggle for justice on earth. The
struggle must continue until man
gains the state ordained for him,
As we review the history OF, this
struggle, 'old as mankind, we see
periods when progress In the relR-
: tions.i OF men was sure and steady
land periods when there was no prog
ress. when the people followed false
! trails In the hope Of making short
: cuts to the ends TO b desired, wfisr
they had "a, lretrace their steps 10 res
: gain the true road OF progress.
To-day we are confronted with 80.
? cinl and economic conditions which
are. the logical consequences OF q
great war; These conditions are rem.
dered worse by the activities OF liz.
q norant guides who would lead M
4 astray. over the trail to disappoint,
Q ment and disaster, We must rely
: upon n safe leadership, combine pa,
. tience with our hopes and fordtud'
: with our efforts.
n, Here In our own America only I
y few days ago gallant veterans OF tn
y war were slain by ignorant and vi
n cious forces"
n There were tributes also by speak
= ers from Michigan, the native Stat
OF many of the dead. After tn
benediction Taps was sounded an
]. the caskets were removed To the NOR
tllary chapel at No. 221 Hudson
!. Street. Hoboken. where they will II
in state until the relatives have ha
. time to express their wishes as to tn
final disposition.
g Red Gross ambu'ances, driven b
10 women and guarded by soldiers, too
" the bodies from the pier to the chape
ID CONGRESS was renresentcd by Sen
n ators wadsworth. Chamberlain. New
of bury, Becltman. Mccormick an
a Pomerene. and Representative
Nichols. Smith, ShulinR, Cuist. Os
borne and Doremus. The deiegatio
NJ from the Russian Embassy ws
We headed by NJ. NJ, Oustinoff. Anon
ns those representing the American Ia
)l- gion were Major Gen. Organ. Bri
700 Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Lieut.. &C
a Edward A. Simmons, Col. William
Taylor. Commodore Robert r. Fol
=, shew and Commodore Louis NJ. j
- sephtha.