The Holly chieftain., 1921-11-17

which had covered II on the way across
the ocean. An officer pinned on the
nag at the head Of the CONN the
badge OF the Legion Of Honor con-
ferred by the French government. and
then came In President and Mrs. Hard
ing, Vice President Coolidge, Speaker
Gillett and Chief Justice Taft. Mrs.
Harding laid across the casket wide
white ribbon. and on 1t the President
I placed wreath of red rosebuds.
Wreaths from congress, the Supreme
court and the War and Navy depart
ments were added. and the honor
guard was left alone with the dead.
On the following day decorations and
wreaths from foreign nations and floral
designs from every state were brought
In.
On Armistice day tile great ceremony
was carried out. The parade down
Pennsylvania avenue was the most Inn
pressive ever seen In Washington.
From the capitol as far as the White
House. President Harding walked in
the ranks with generals, admIrais,
practically every government official In
the city, veterans of the Civil war and
and every war America has had since
then, and large detachments from the
army and navy. AT the White House
President Harding and most Of the
other civilians dropped out Of the pro-
cession, and went to Arlington in mo-
tors, but General Pershing trudged on
afoot all the way with the body Of
his dead comrade-in-arms. The un-
known was Inferred In front Of the
pavilion Of the National cemetery, with
every honor that could possibly be
paid him. The funeral address, deliv-
cred by President Harding, was re-
plete with passages Of eloquence and
pathos, and with expressions Of hope
fulness for the future peace Of the
world. Much of 1t is worth quoting I:
for instance:
"On the Threshold Of eternity. many
a soldier, can well believe. wondered
how his ebbIng blood would color the
stream of human life, flowing on after
his sacrifice. His patriotism was none
less IL he crayed more than triumph
Of country: rather. 1t was greater II
he hoped for victory for all human
kind. Indeed. revere that citizen
whose confidence In the righteousness
of his country inspired belief that
Its triumph is the victory Of humanity.
'1rhls American soldier went forth
to battle with no hatred for any peo-
pie In the war. but hating war and
hating the purpose of every war for
conquest. He cherished our national
rights, and abhorred the threat of
armed domination; and In the mael-,
strom Of destruction and suffering and
death. he fired his shot for liberation
of the captive conscience Of the
world. In advancing toward his OBJ
Jective was somewhere thought OF
a world awakened; and we are here to
testify undying gratitude and rever-
ence for that thought of a wider free
DOM" 9
TWO governments have announced
that they will not be bound by any
agreements reached by the Washing
ton conference. Neither is represent
ed in that meeting. First came def
ance from Moscow, the soviet rulers
declaring they not only would not rec
Ognize the decisions of the conference
but would adopt all means to defeat
them. Next in this line of action was
DIR. Sun Vat Sens southern China
government. Ma 500, representative
Of Doctor Sun in America, departed
from Washington after announcing
that the government Of southern China
would fight any plan for the settle
ment Of China's affairs that Is accept
ed by the official Chinese delegation
tn the conference. For the time be-
Ing. the latter case may be the more
important Of the two, but the time
will come when Russia's power and
interests In the Orient will have to be
taken into account. M
Tchltcherin, soviet foreign minis
ter, says Russia's policies are now d.
rected only by economic interests, and
not by doctrines, and Russia Is well
coming vociferously every indication
Of the investment Of foreign capital.
Premier Lenin Is predicting that the
chase for gold will lead to war be-
tween America and Japan or Ameri.
ca and Great Britain in 1925 or 1928.
The soviet announced 1t had succeed
ed in suppressing the revolt In the
Ukraine, led by General Petlura. part
ly because the Inhabitants Of that re-
gion refused to aid the revolutionists.
But this was contradlcted by later ad-
vices