The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-27
barometer of Public Opinion
From Congressman Prlngoy.

Editor World: Feeling that your readers
would not be aYerse to hearing from me in a
short statement 10 my conception OF two
OF lhe greatest events In the worlds history
lowing
The Unknown Soldier came and was es-
corted by strong military body Ia The rotunda
OF the capitol where thousands upon thousands
OF people marched silently through ana beheld
the form OF tho soldier hero.
on yesterday he was conveyed to Arlington
followed by the greatest military and civil con
course that the nation has ever beheld Ills
bouy was placed on fthe stage In the white
marble amphitheater buried beneath a noun
tam OF flowers, expressing the affection OF the
American people. And II was my delight TO
behold the nations Of Europe file by, with their
Horal wreaths and deposit them on his casket.
sat Just In front of the stage. a little lady,
tears. and sobblng audibly, Il wonder IN that is
my BOY | told her. "Yos, that is your boy
mothers who furnished Ia make The su-
prcmc sacrifice"
An Unknown SOLDIER" Yet he il known
Ills memory Is embalmcd I'm the hearts OF a
grateful posterity and his memory shall live
SO long ~ love and hope shall dwell within the
breast OF man.
Two hundred thousand American citizens
stood surrounding the amphitheater with un-
covered heads and jelaea Il, The oid familiar
hymn that We have sung since childhood
Neater MY t"u, 70 Thee, Nearer TO Thee"
The strength of ths nation is not In arma-
ment, hut In the breast Of her cltlzenship who
are a undertaking and iiberty-oying people
believe the American republic is just such a
government as God intended should be insti-
tuted among men when he created man In his
own image ana endowed him with an Intellect
And when this Unknown stood in the ranks
with tho 10000 who fell on the Rhine ANA are
sleeping In the vine-clad hills OF France said
"By the eternal gods they shall not pass" /,
was a divine command that civilization should
be protected and the divine rights OF kings
checked,
Yesterday had the honor OF being present
when tho worlds conference for limited arma.
mont was called To order in the PAM Americas
building. After an able address OF welcome by
President Harding was delivered Lord Balfoui
arose and stated thar he had consulted all Of III,
foreign delegates and that they wern unani
I OF the American government Mr. Hughes
should Doe the presiding officer
win an Of the foreign delegates present
ana sitting around that massive conrereuo,
| table, Secretary Hughes delivered a mastcrfu
address ilc laid th" cards face up on the tabl,
| and stated, we are here, first To- agree or
/ limited armament, an, secondly. to discuss tn,
/ far eastern question. We are not hero scekinl
any advantage. We are here to confer wlthtyot
| and To- cultivate a closer relationship, that tn,
peace OF the world might be more secure
! America viii Junk an of her vessels except IS
England SHAH Junk all Of hers except 2S; Japar
shall junk an ~ hers except 10, and a CORES
pondlng and relative submarine and aircraf
/ strength maintained, and that holiday OF II
/ years of naval construction shah he taken"
At this moment that vast crowd went Wild
and to my delight the various delegates stoo,
/ pp and appiauded France was called upon io
! her response she promptly voiced approval
/ italy responded neNts IN happy strain, Chini
] arose to her feet next and said America lis gu
friend Tho king OF Belgium arose. ami,
/ thuuderous applause and expressed his deligh
/ "a; having ;h1 privilege of sitting In such con
I ference.
This program will be adopted. The cousti
Wtlonal rights OF the American people will b,
| protected and the Monroe Doctrine remain in
] violate. This was truly an open covenant @
peace. openly arrived at.
The conference viii be continued each da,
until an absolute agreement among the nation
! Is reached.
/ am very proud that the good people Of tn
! fourth district made IL possible for to b
an eyewitness TO those deliberations which vii
f-o down TN history as the greatest event in tn
! history OF the nations OF the world.
J. {. PRGNGEY,
Washington November i.