The Washington herald., 1919-06-07
Pershing and Wood.

In the month OF May addresses were delivered by
soldiers gained distinction metoous achieve
Peshing spoke Memorial Day
addressed few days
earlier cooaDv of several thousand Of the skilled artisans en-
poycd National Cash Register factory Dayton.
obtained excellent reports these addresses
therefore, able characteristics
in soldier, epe-
cay commanding officer, has been distinguished
for capacity for public speaking the real gifts
well such fectious Of the English
language ond enable address to be ranked with some of the
best specimens o English literature.
But both General Wood and General Pershing spoke only
as soldiers who fitted command and who have been in
nd but also thinkers real orators OF them with
charm OF dcon and with profound of and
pathy contained his address, while the other spoke leader
able instructor a competent counsellor speaks
while speaking especially per-
adng people ovcrsubbc the Victory Loana plea in which
he touched incidentally how best
for As he already the distinguished advo
Of preparedness before the world he all the better
qualified tell the people how best for peace
speech model of ucidy expression,
poundy OF thought He spoke that does speak who
and who the English in such
as the easily Or effectively to convince
Condensed few lines General Woods formula for peace
Preparations as he announced at Dayton, is this:
First, help o returned soldiers.
Second the satisfying OF capital and labor.
Third. the crushing Of Boshevisn
Fourth, the enforcement OF peace.
Filth. teaching OF Englsh only in grade schools.
Sixth. the suppression of German propaganda.
SeTsn:h the giving OF military and vocational training
r. Ninth. the teaching OF ATnericanisn, and
Tenth, the making of people, people.
It is N tie literary form and the rhetorical effectiveness witt,
spoke atten-
He spoke words
occurred His of English without There
when, speaking with
he voeyed forth his with the rapdy
euracy which the gun discharges
DO realize that England saved
at she realized that this within fortyeigh
started: She prepared, whole
the battle and stopped Bocc.
may ak this strong statement to make lsten When the
French threw the Bochc Asne
and dug IT, what did he dig m Over supply
O. France and the the iron. Without
b and without no
Here where the British fleet
the German fleet of the she dominated the submarine
opened the France that possible
food, and munitions bleeding Belgium
realize that England carried troops
for carrying troops This German propaganda
Forget
General Woods address would manual
aporozc English tongue Carving pro-
found thought those and % who
General Perslng spoke OF the dead
bc bat almost ovoladen with sympathy, with
the sonuy d the and his thoughts expressed
beautiful English Au through address cxquisy
been employed speaker in thorough sympathy
His charge followed by victory
words. epic done more
Not the brief address
in the preparation Of IT, In unaffected as is the
tale told listening children he explains what the
soldiers who there laid down their lives are
ing He SAID I'VE today because they blood
proclaim silence speaks more elo-
quen than words but is uphold conception of duty
honor and for which they died It
the living forward their purpose fruitful
their sacrifice"
In these few words the general who
furnished something worthy to he
placed among the classics OF the English tongue.
NJ