Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-17
Pershing HOnOrs
British Hero
CONTINUED from PsEe One

ron,In,.ys s-o,, u. .. o,.
Gays misfortune ana dlsaster' nu. a.
ways with admirable loya ty ana tort'-
tude. Gathering new strength from the
very force OF his detcrminatl"n' hc iel'
tie tiuSh o. success without uhSeeuhH ms ,oi
torv' alas, We saw him fail In making
the supreme gift to humanity.
His was ever the courage Of right .
the confidence Of justice. Mankind will
continue to share his triurnphs. and
with the passing years will come to
strew fresh laurcls over his grave.
"As we solcmuly gather about this
ycnulchcr the hearts OF the AmcriCan
peoDlc ioin in this tribute 70 their Eng
iish speaking kinsmcn. Let us profit
by tho occasion md under It's nspira.
tion nlcdgc anew our trust in the God
Of our fathers that He may guiuc and
direct our faltcring footsteps into the
paths of permanent peace.
Let us resolve together in friend
ship and confidence tc maintain toward
nil nconIes that Christian spirit thCt
,,ndcr,irs 1 ,i rho character Of both nations.
"''" 'And now IN This holy sanctuary, in
,Lo name of Tho President and the rcU-
Mo ~ thc I'nitcd States. l place uJon
~ tor,h +hc Medal Of Honor conferred
r,,,,, hir, by sncciol nc. of the Ameri-
"'' w. cnnn-o:s ",,t, " ~ commomorotjon of the
va" coa - omr nritisb romrndc and
~, folIo',. norntrvncn and as n slight
.in .'''"' a,,r rratitmde and of,rtiuu
,o,,'nrd oM, tb.s rooSic -
,,,.,ssodo- u,rvex,s Tribute
=. o,,,, .ho oHciol nrcsonto,ion n,
=, !" ~ '..Js rDhostador TJorvcv ulot Cd
nv "'.t'"', t'' 49,, nf Cmmgrosa hostowins :,
ai''.t nnI ,ha n,rnnse of Congress- tc
mS N',"Mr"s .,ih,,.o ~ &, tLa word. of The act
pay uloIIe, In ttI Iou'' ,,o,, bv III,
20 N" lmpeF!Sm1hp'e, b'IYIIS ,'o,ntoi mTm om,
,""dS OF our N''!.n. ,,i,oo t.%n bi,hns,
thnt ms niSun' ~. sa.nrn Do,TI no bestowe,
,nHLarE . n'.t", S.o,o, .n, 'I.," Cn,,orn,ront
pE INC na,ru Jt"''1 y s,,T tho Amhssso
80. +hn yictorio Cross. nnd car
h. ,,worIcI only to an American war
r;o- ,yho achieved distinction at tn,
,t,i. ,r Iifc ohovo and beyond the cal
af Jvtr 4 snecioI net of Congress wa,
na,',;.cj 70 normit Tho nrncing Of il upor
! .ha tn,,h of n Rritiah soldier.
Tho significaucr of thi; prcScntH
zion. therefore. Is twofod. II com
! nriecs in addition to the highest mill
tarv tribute. n message of fra'o7nitv ~,
~-.t from tho American people through
their chosen representatives in ConEr"..
- tbc nconIn Of the British Empire"
Ambassador Harvey drew wor,
,ictmrc ~ two soldiers. one British ant
no other American, fighting upon tn
.mr .or,o "'. yost battlefield.
.,, ,,,r, ,,oo,t,vos
Had ldenticAi ii'Sh i''e''I.'' 'I''',.,
Their incentives were idcntIrHl
They were patriot warriors sworn to m
defense and preservation of the roun
tries which they loved beyond their ow
lives Each realized that the down
fnll of his own free land would prrsag
the destruction of all liberty. Bot
wcrc conscious Of the blessings thnt hn
flowed from the English Magma Chart
md the American Constitution. We
they knew that the oDl'rtatum ~ 80 ,s'.i
%a.' '''o''' ''''
otn'r' -, .,...,,.os o,oor ne ,ho;
So Wlth TonSC.t,!o -" oIoo,, oo -" thoi
battle for their common race and col"