The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-11-18
HONOR UNKNOWN
DEAD

W EFT another event made last week
memorable-the burial of Amer
ica's unknown dead soldier on Armis-
tice day. In this the nation, through
its highest representatives, paid trib-
ute to the many thousands who, IN
sung and unhonored individually, gave
up their lives in the cause of patriot
ism and freedom In the World war
The unnamed hero was brought home
by the Olympia, Admiral Dewey's old
fs. ship, and on Wednesday his cas-
ket was placed under the dome of the
capitol on the catafalque on which had
rested the bodies of Presidents Lin
coin, Garfield and Mckinley. Around
1t Stood at parade rest, the five SOL
diers of the honor guard, and all
about 1t and over it were the wreaths
which had covered 1t on the way across
the ocean. An officer pinned on the
flag at the head of the coffin the
badge of the Legion of Honor con-
ferred by the French government, and
then came In President and Mrs. Hard
ing, Vice President Coolidge, Speaker
Harding laid across the casket a wide
white ribbon, and on it the President
placed q wreath of red rosebuds.
NVreaths from congress. the Supreme
court and the War and Navy depart
ments were added and the honor
guard was left alone with the dead.
On the following day decorations and
Al HAy.o
designs from every state were brought
in.
On Armistice day the great ceremony
was carried out. The parade down
Pennsylvania avenue was the most i'm
pressive ever seen In Washington.
From the capitol as far as the White
House, President Harding walked in
the ranks with generals, admirals,
practically every government official in
the city, veterans of the Civil war and
and every war America has had since
then, and large attachments from the
army and navy. At the White House
President Harding and most of the
other civilians dropped out of the pro-
cession, and went to Arlington in mo-
tors, but General Pershing trudged on
afoot all the way with the body of
his dead comrade-in-arms The I'M
known was inferred in front Of the
pavilion of the National cemetery, with
every honor that could possibly be
paid him The funeral address, deliv-
cred by President Harding, was re-
plete with passages of eloquence and
pathos, and with expressions of hope
fulneSs for the future peace of the
world Much of it is worth quoting;
for instance:
son the Threshold of eternity, many
soldier. I can well believe, wondered
how his ebbing blood would color the
stream of human life, flowing on after
his sacrifice. His patriotism was none
less If he craved more than triumph
of country; rather, it was greater If
he hoped for victory for all human
kind Indeed, I revere that citizen
whose confidence in the righteousness
of his country inspired belief that
its triumph is the victory of humanity.
"This American soldier went forth
to battle with no hatred for any peo-
pie in the war but hating war and
hating the purpose Of every war for
conquest. He cherished our national
rights, and abhorred the threat of
armed domination; and in the mael-
strom of destruction and suffering and
death, he fired his shot for liberation
of the captive conscience of the
world. In advancing toward his OBJ
jective was somewhere thought of
world awakened and we are here to
testify undying gratitude and rever-
ence for that thought of wider free
dom"