The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-10-14
AMERICA HONORS
UNKNOWN P0ILU
Pershing Lays Congressional
Medal of Honor on His Tomb.
Urges Limited Armament.
IMPRESSIVE MILITARY EVENT
American Ambassador Calls France
"the Color Guard of the Army OF
Hope"-5oo Rhine Veterans
Accompany Pershing.

Paris.-Paris, famous for it, impress
sive ceremonies, has just witnessed the
most significant and dramatic scene
the city has known, and certainly the
most important symbol Of amity be-
tween two nations since the end of the
war.
The United States, personified by
General Pershfng and more than 800
outstanding, magnificent appearing
American soldiers, stood before the
Arc de Triomphe to honor Frances
unknown Soldier" Frenchmen and
Americans alike found their eyes dim
med with emotion over the setting and
the ceremony.
Pershing's speech brief though it
was, was masterful, coming from the
lips Of such a soldier as he stood at
the tomb of Frances unknown poilu.
General Pershing's words not only
were a tribute to Frances hundreds
of thousands of dead, but they also
were a sodierly, straight from the
shoulder appeal which may be echoed
in the Washington arms limitation con-
ference next month.
Standing erect, though appearing
slightly older than when he stood be-
fore the tomb of Lafayette here In
July, 1917, General Pershing spoke di-
rectly toward Frances symbol Of sac
rifice lying below him, while Frances
highest officials, among them President
Mlllerand and Marshal Foch, listened
a few feet away.
"In your heart there is malice to-
ward none, but charity for ALL" the
American general told the Unknown
Soldier of France. 1T is this spirit,
this alone, which will establish conf
dence among nations. You fought
work will not be complete until the
burdens which preparation impose are
lifted from the shoulders of all peo-
pies.
You gave your life for peace but
your gift will be barren unless the
generous spirit of unselfish co-opera-
ton arises to take the place of hatred.
"Your allied comrades remember
with deep emotion how you cheered
them as you fell. They praise your
gallant deeds while they renew their
vows of allegiance to the principles
for which you fought"
The hour of 8 in the morning found
the Place de la Concorde filled with
soldiers whose equipment scintillated
in the radiant sun. Lining the famous
Champs Elysees along its entire stretch
Of a mile to the Place de FEtoile In
the center of which stands the Arc de
Triomphe were French infantrymen
with bayonets glistening. Fully 10000
French troops lined the Place de la
Concorde and the Champs Eylsees, but
they left the place of honor to the SOC
as a guard of honor.
Grouped under the arch were the
ministers of the French government,
Ambassador Jusserand and other high
ranking officials, and with them Mar
shal Foch. The civil officials were
high hated and in conventional garb
and their funereal appearance was In
sharp contrast with that of the gold
hated marshals and generals wearing
their medals on brillian uniforms.
Soon after these nOtables gathered
ar automobile bearing General Per.
shing, Ambassador Herrck and Gen
+. H. Z. Allen, commander of the Ameri
can army on the Rhine, arrived, close
ly followed by President Milerand and
Minister of War Barthou, who had
passed before the troops grouped abou:
the Unknown Soldiers resting place.
General Pershing followed, deliver
ing in strong voice thl words which
the French government. will order
printed and posted throughout France
At the conclusion of his speech the
general pinned the Congressional Med
al of Honor, the highest tribute the
American government can pay, on the
small silk cushion lying on table be-
side the tomb. AS he did so he ut
tered these words:
'In the name of the President and
the people of the United States, as 8
token of our perpetual belief in the
righteousness and justice of the cause
for which you died, as mark Of re-
! spect and admiration to your country
men, | place this Congressional Media
of Honor upon your tomb"
Minister Barthou thanked the Ameri
can government in behalf of France
and sketched the cooperation OF
America in the war and Frances prob
lens for the future.
The ceremony ended, the officials
stood with their backs to the Arc de
Triomphe while the troops passed.
ITALIAN JoRlESs INCREASE