The Washington herald., 1921-11-12
LONDOEERS WEEP
FOR SOLDIER DEAD
BEFOREC CENOTAPH
Great Crowd Bows in ST.
lence at Wreathed
Monument.


served the Great Silence today, 10000
sincerely mourning men and women
standing in Whitehall with their heads
bowed, the men with hats held over the
heart. for two minutes. The hush was
absolute except for the agonized sobs
Of beeeaved women. Far down White
hall this vast multitude Of mourners
for Great Britain's dead extended and
into the side streets, hidden from view
OF the cenotaph but full Of the asmos-
phere Of reverent memory OF the dead
whose sacrifice is commemorated by
the monument.
II the English people have been de-
scribed as unusually reserved the de-
scription did not apply to this throng
OF typical Londoners on Armistica
Day. Men who fought in France were
seen by scores. with tears rolling down
their cheeks. Women and young girls
IN the crowd sobbed in mourning for
Great Britain's thousands OF men and
boys slain in the war. ......
Bear FIawers to Monument.
AZ dawn the pilgrimage to the
cenotaph began 1t continued through
out the morning. People came carry
ing wreaths and small bouquets and
the earlier arrivals were able to ad-
vance to the monument and lay them
eenderly at the base.
The representatives of the King and
Queen came early and deposited
flowers from the nations rulers. Lloyd
George went in person and knelt. lay
ing his own wreath there. And 30, in
time, came every member Of the
Premier's cabinet, each to place tri-
butte on the ever-growing fioral-mound.
In every street in London business
came to an absolute standstill during
the two minutes OF the great silence.
Witnesses on the stands in the court
rooms stopped in the middle Of a sem
tence. Telephone conversations broke
on abruptly.
Pawn Ticket Replaces Medal
Some of the unemployed gave the
observance a cynical note, as when
a band of 10000 desperate men
long unable to find work-marchsd
toward the cenotaph from the
Thames Embankment carrying
wreaths on which were inscriptions
that the police felt called upon to
censor before permitting the flowers
to be laid at the monument. One
Of those said. ITO the dead victims
Of capitalism, from the living vic
Tins of capitalism"
Several former Service men were
observed wearing the ribbons of
decorations for valor, and pinned to |
their lapels. in lieu of the actual |
medals, pawn tickets - signifying
that they had been compelled to
sell their decorations to buy food. |
Haryey's Mild Speech.
LONDON. Nov III believe we
are facing the Inauguration in
Washington of a new era" said |
Ambassador George Harvey in a |
speech to the members of the Eng |
lish-Speaking Union at its Armis-
ice night dinner-a speech which, 1t |
was noted, was singularly innocu-
Gus, as compared with his last pub
lie address and some of his previous |
Utterances-
Mutual tolerance, respect and con-
fdence are essentials of that new |
era, Harvey went on to say.
Predicts Harmony.
That genius for cooperation
which has already won for our /
Christian President the hearts of
our own people" he said. lis des-
tined to fetch the entire English
speaking race into harmonious re-
lationship."
In connection with the Washinton |
conference Harvey referred to the |
address of Lord CurzOn, secretary |
of state for foreign affairs. at the |
lord mayors banquet. urging the /
necessity for cooperation between |
nations. and declared: Il choose to |
interpret Lord Curzon's words as
meaning The night of concealment |
nd intrigue has passed: the day Of |
openness. frankness and sincerity |
has dawned.'"