The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-12
Tragic Figure
of Wilson In
The Parade
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
tCopyrighc ny Tie ln:ettSrncer.)

A-l;nEtca Amph!theatre. Va. Nov. II.
Three years ago 10 the hour the big
GUNS on the western front stopped tIc-
'ng and the world took count OF the
horrible toll OF 4 Ereat war. To-day. as
Z by symbolic parallel the President o!
The United States stood before the cas-
set OF Americas unknown dead and
Hre~"hed 4 sermon OF peace The
through and inspiration o. the moment
,onveyed by the President was that the
living should not forget the sacrifices
Of the dead Mr. Harding with del!oer-
ate Significance staged the armament
ronference 10 begin CoIncidentany with
The ceremonies attending the burial or
the unknown dead He made II the great
reminder oc what havoc the war had
wrought. tho great reminder o. what re
mains 20 be done ~ save the world
rom further destruction % human. ":e
Mr.. Harding's formula fo- the .Itur"
8 as yet underlined. To-day he gave
expression merely to the principle or
world concord TraEtcal!y enough there
~ode in the procession. behiEd the un-
known warrior and other soldiers. one
"nteeb,ed and de"rer;t. who once rose TO
lofty heights as ne too presented for
rula for world peace--;he league ot ma
iions-only 10 have L rejected at home
after a historic political battle.
M. Wilson Appears.
Down Pennsylvar.a avenue rode the
silent ,lxure ot Woodrow Wilson IN the
back seat os victoria drawn by two
horses. Twice had Mr.. Wilson ri"deH
'hus through the main thorougAtare o.
The nations capital bow!nG -:Sht and
OF, IN response to the plaudits OF two
inaugural crowds. To-d1y's so,em0itN
vas. however. no exception. The hun
d-eds Of thousands o. people who had
stood In revcrent silence while Prcs!-
lent Harding. General Pershing and the
other notahl trudSed on foot hehiad
The casket. ga:e vent 20 an "uihurst ot
.heer,ng as the former President broke
INTO View.
IT'S w.i*or-its Wilson" tAe crowd
shouted revealing both It's surprise AZ
hts appearance on such cold day and
tho commspdRtion. too. for tho rugged
couraKe which made Woodrow Wilson
d.ty A pAyslcian's advice md pay HON
aEe 10 tho soldier whom ne comma nded
- war Mr. wilson wanted TO partici-
rate There waa hesitation about .nvtt-
NJ him. II would have been done any
wav. but with characteristics disregard
~ n-ecedsnt NJ. Wilson didn't wai, for
an ;nyItat.on but hlunt;v told .he war
dspartmert he was coming anyway. lie
7sked pernisston TO ride In carriage
4avinE he could not walk. The request
Has granted.
u was Mr.. wilson's first puh!i, ap-
rearance since inauguration day last
March. when he was too weak 20 8" ar
her than the capitol building and at
tho last moment gave up the idea "t RID
ing down Pennsylvania avenue beside
NJ. Harding
orsat Expectancy.
The mixture OF Wilson's presence -
war veteran aad champion Of one :dea !
OF international, co-operatioC. and NJ
rIardtnr's conspicuous part in the npeH.
..x on the morrow o; great !Hier"a- =
r.onal conference on the Limitation OK
armament and the removal oc possible
.auxes Of war IN the Pacific. gave III"
whole day a Significance weighted down
with great expectancy. not merely ,or
he United States. but tor tn" whoie
world, Shalt the dead have died II vain
What have tho living don" N three
rears to help prevent another great
var, What VII, tho living 40 really {"
1onor the millions OF unknown dead who
sleeo IN .he fields ot Flanders and N
I>rance-and particularly the thousands
~, American youth who hted IN the Ar
Gonna three wears ago to-day These
IRE tho queries that remained on the
rscutcheon os the present as the rum'
nets PLAYED their solemn eulogtes FOR
he heroic dead OF rot FAR dista Mt "a st.