Bisbee daily review., 1921-11-12

The text of President Harding's adj
dress follows: a.
q. Mr.. Secretary of WAR, and Ladies
and Gentlemehs
We are met today to pay the imper-
sonal tribute. The name of him whose
body lies before us took flight with
his imperishable soul. We know not
whence he came, but only that his
death marks him with the everlasting
glory of an American dying for his
country.
He might have come from any one
of millions of American homes. Some
mother gave him in her love and ten
derness and her most cherished hopes.
Hundreds of mothers are wondering
today, finding d touch of solace in the
possibility that the nation bows in
grief over the body of one she bore to
live and die, if need be, for the repub-
lie. If we give rein to fancy, score
of sympathetic chords are touched,
for in this body there once gloWed the
soul of an American with the aSp1ra-
tions and ambitions OF citizen l;fe
and its opportunities. He may have
been a native or an adopted son; that
matters little, because they glorified
the same loyalty, they sacrificed alike.
Millions Answered Call
We do not know his station i'll life,
because from every station came the
patriotic response of the five millions.
l recall the days of creating armies
and the departing of caravans which
braved the murderous seas to reach
the battle lines for maintained nation
atty and preserved civilization.
The service flag marked mansion
and cottage alike and riches were
common to all homes in the consciCu u.s..
ness of service to country.
We do not know the emnence of his
birth, but we do know the glory OF
his death. He died for his country
and greater devotion hath. no man
than this. He died unquestionng, I'M
complaining, with faith in his heart
and hope on his lips, that his country
should triumph and its civilization
survive. AS a typical soldier OF this
representative democracy, he fought
and died, believing in the indisputaD.e
justice of his country's cause. Con
scious of the worlds upheaval, APP
praising the magnitude OF a war the
mainly before, perhaps he believed his
to be a service destined to change the
tide of human affairs.
In the death gloom of gas the burst
ing of shells and the ram of bullets
men face more intimately the great
God over all; their souls are aflame
and consciousness expands and hearts
are searched. With the din of battle,
the glow of conflict and the supreme
trial of courage, came Involuntary
the hurried appraisal of lie and the
contemplation of death greaL mys-
terry. On the threshold Of eternity
many a soldier, | can well believe,
wondered how his ebbing blood would
color the stream of human life, flow
ing on after his sacrifice. Ills patriot
ism was none the less if he craved
more than triumph of country; rather,
it was greater if he hoped for vic
tory for all human kind. Indeed, |
revere that citizen whose confidence
in the righteousness OF his country
inspired belief that it's triumph Is the
victory of humanity.
Fought With No Hatred
This American soldier went forth to
battle with no hatred for any people
in the world, but hating war and hat
ing the purpose of every war for con-
quest He cherished our national
rights and abhorred the threat Of
armed domination; and i'll the mael-
strom of destruction and suffering
and death he fired his shot for liberia
! ton OF the captive conscience nf The
world In advancing toward his Objec-
| tive was somewhere thought OF IA
world awakened; md We are here To-
] testify undying gratitude and revCr-
arCe for that bought of wider free
dom
On such an occasion as this, amid
snch scene. our thoughts alternate