The daily times., 1921-11-12
CROWD OVERJOYED
AT THE SIGHT Of
FORMER PRESIDENT
GAVE HIM OVATION
Wilson's Presence as a War
Veteran and Champion of
One Ideal of international
Cooperation and Mr.. Hard
sng's Part in the Coming
Conference Were Significant.
GAVE HIM OVATION
(By David Lawrence
Copyright, 1921, by The Daily

NCopyrlght, 1921, by The Daily
Times)
Arlington Amphitheatre, Va, Nov.
I1.-Three years ago to the hour the
big guns on the western front Stop
ped firing and the world took count
of the horrible toll of great war.
Today, as if by symbolic parallel the
before the casket of Americas un-
known dead and preached a sermon
of peace. The thought and inspiration
of the moment conveyed by the Presi-
forget the sacrifices of the dead. Mr..
Harding with deliberate significance
staged the armament conference to
begin coincidentally with the cere-
monies attending the burial of the
unknown dead. He made it the great
reminder of what havoc the war had
wrought, the great reminder of what
remains to be done to save the world
life.
Mr.. Harding's formula for the flu
ture is as yet underlined. Today he
gave expression merely to the prin-
ciple OF world concord.
Tragically enough there rode in
| the procession, behind the unknown
warrior another soldier. enfeebled
and decrepit, who once rose to lofty
| heights as he too presented a formula
Nor world peace-the League of Ma
tions-only to have it rejected at
home after a historic political battle
| Down Pennsylvania Avenue rode
the silent figure of Woodrow Wilson
in the back seat of Victoria drawn
by two horses. Twice had Mr.. Wilson
ridden thus through the main thor
Ioughfare of the nations capitol, bow
ing right and left in response to the
Iplaudits of two inaugural crowds. To
days solemnity was however no ex-
lception The hundreds of thousands
of people who had stood in reverent
silence while President Harding, Cen
eral Pershing and the other notables
Itrudged on foot behind the casket
igave vent to an outburst of cheering
las the former President broke into
view
"It's Wilson-it's Wilson," the
lcrowd shouted revealing both its sur
icold day and the commendation, too
for the rugged courage which made
Woodrow Wilson defy physician
advice and pay homage to the soldier
whom he commanded to war.
Mr. Wilson wanted to participate
y There was hesitation about inviting
him. 1t would have been done anyWa,
but with characteristic disregard o
precedent, Mr.. Wilson didn't wait fol
an invitation but bluntly told the Wa
!. Department he was coming anyway
He asked permission to ride in car
). riage saying he could not walk. Th'
:. request was granted.
It was Mr. Wilson's first public ap
. pearance since Inauguration day las
. March when he was too weak to g
further than the Capitol building an
at the last moment gave up the ide
of riding down Pennsylvania AVenu
: beside Mr.. Harding.
f The mixture of Wilson's presenc
: as a war veteran and champion O
: one ideal of international cooperatlo
: and Mr.. Harding's conspicuous par
j in the opening on the morrow OF
= great international conference on tn
|, Limitation of armament and the re
e moval of possible causes of war /
1 the Pacific gave the whole day sig
lnificance weighted down with gres
expectancy not merely for the Unite
States but for the whole world. Sha
the dead have died in vain? VIVA
E have the living done In three yea'
h to help prevent another great war
FL What will the living do really
(Cont1nued on pagc 81