The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-21

spires the same feeling. and Just what
is the feeling that these artists OF
1870 sought 20 cultivate in tie chill
dren of France? II s. striking quail
~ In the Gailic soul. and a. Is summed
~ in three words. Victory by de-
feat The children OF France utilize
even their humiliation. They rise on
stepping stones of their dead selves
Not so their Anglo saxon brothers
on this side Of the Atlantic. II the
Yankee is whipped he says forget
Il. and then he wipes the memory off
the slate and starts afresh II
SouIheTner is Hckcd-w we'll there are
none AZ the good Old rebels that ever
ws.e licked. SO wnen you make that
postul8te. you rise into eRlons Of
philosophy However. here Is story
which VIII SO Far % confirm our pre-
mise. whlen "a that tho American spir-
IL does not profit ~ defeat: rather,
she rises In spite OF n ON the other
hand. the French are 80 constituted
that they rise upon each humiliation.
and so 50 much the higher because
Of this ga lty OF their spirit.
Take those artists OF Is1o-fSS0
They have immortalized almost every
defeat France suffered from the
Germans. In the gallery Of svery
Freneh city the tourist viii remark
MASTERPIECES thar keeps an memory tha
city's humiliation and the children
uf Tits once conquered city group
around these pictures daily They
take courage from every detail. these
pictures inspired the residence Of the I
French army at the Marine. The mem /
CRY Of their Shame helped them tol
bend hack and back. a rapler bends. /
The line Of their resistance had that
touwhness which could go back as
steel bends and gives. They fought the |
better because they remembered. and |
they wanted 20 remember
Now. the American soldier Isn't Mt
an that kind lie hates % think that
ne ever was licked. and ne aon't like
a. have even hts best friends remind /
him ~ the fact. our great pictures |
moments - triumph /
Why. ia Atlanta. their lives an old |
Confederate soldier who had fought /
through the battle Of Lockout Noun
tain. Then he bad retreated down to !
Atlanta. only 10 be driven etfIl back
and back before the wholesosnelv &
hated forces Of sherman Did he talk
80 these days. SOL lie never men
TONED them.
Time passed and this soldier pros
pered lie became. for Georgia, a very
-ich man. Then ne took 81 his wealth
and built 81 house for his family. He
had the best architects and the most
famous artists engaged 20 make beau-
lfui this home for his old age He
rad seen the frescoes az washington.
had heard them praised. ana he or
iered the clever artist to paln8 GER
ain scenes from the battle On Look
1ur aa the niece de resistance oyer
he staircase in che hall The fret gie-
ne WIS almost finished when the
lwnsr - the house came q inspect ii
A. first he WAS pleased. The coIors.
be cloud work tho haze Of smoke.
~ satisfied
Then he looked more closely
What's thls.' be said. You have let
hose damned Yankee smoke IA autla
But. sir that Is tAe historical faet. /
That Il what really happened ii thls
nlley.' protested the amazed artist. /
Il don't care a hang for history
% son think arm going ~ and
Town those steps daily ard watch my
nen set licked Never. Paint il over
The story goes on 20 say that the
lerturbed artist painted tie nfeture
~ over 80 that the unconuuered
leart Of tho old soldier vas satisfied
nd - this enc instance. IN spite Of
GENERAL Grant. the Confederates won
n Lockout Mountain"
Al ~ which only proves that there
: = fundamental difference In the
haracter of the two races We admire
uch Preach works az the Attack
~ Fire" ard the Piece ia Danger.
Ne enjoy studying them IA our own
a}lerles but an American artist wilII
esltafe long before ne thus lmmor-
allEes enc - cur own defeats