South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-12


come 90 join their glorious company
70 testify their approval Of the high
words OF hope spoken by Americas
president.
Nation POurs Out Heart.
All day long the nation poured
out fits heart In pride and glory for
the nameless American. Before the
FIRST crash OF the minute guns roar
ed its knell for the dead from the
shadow OF Washington monument.
the people who claim him as their
own were trOOping out TO do him
honor They lined the long road
from the capitoi 20 the hillside
where he sleeps Friday night. they
f9oated a tide over the slopes about
his burial place; they choked the
bridges that lead across the river TO
the fields OF the brave in which he
is the latest conner.
As he was carried past through
the banks of humanity that lined
Pennsylvania av., "A solemn, rever-
ent hush held the living walls. Yet
there was not so much Of sorrow
ar or high pride in all, a pride be-
yond the reach OF shouting and the
clamor that marks less sacred mo-
ments in lfe.
Dies TO Honor Flag.
Out there in the broad avenue
was a simple soldier. dead for hon
or OF the flag He was nameless
No man knew what part in the
great life of the nation he had filed
when last he passed over his home
soil But in France he had died as
Americans have always been ready
70 die, for the flag. and what II
means. They read the message Of
the pageant clear. these silent
thousands along the way. They
stood almost in unholy awe to take
their own part I'm what was theirs
the glory OF the American people
honored here in the hOnOrs shower
ed on Americas nameless son from
France.
Soldiers and sailors and marines
all played their part in the thrilling
spectacle as the cortege rolled alOng
And just behind the caslSet with it's
faded French flowers on the draped
flag, walked the president the chos-
en- leader of hundred millions, in
whose name he was chief mOurner
at this bier Beside him strobe the
man under whom the fallen hero
had lived and died in France. Gen.
Pershing, wearing only the single
medal OF victory that every Ameri-
can soldier might wear as his only
decoration.
Then. row on row. came the men
who lead the nation Friday, or have
guided IT'S. desttnies before. They
were all there, walking proudly with
age and frailties Of the flesh for
gotten. Judges. senators. represen-
tatives. highest officers OF every mill
itary arm CT the government and a
trudging group OF the nations most
valorous sons, the medal OF honor
men Some were gray. and bent
and dropping with old wounds; some
trim and erect as the day they won
their way TO fame. All walked
g!seiy IN this nameless comrades
last parade.
Wilson i'm March.
Behind these came the carriage
in which rode Woodrow Wilson, also
stricken down by infrmities as he
served in the highest place of the
nation just as the humble private
riding in such state ahead. had gone
down before a shell or bullet. For
that dead mans sake the former
president had put aside his dread
OF seeming 10 parade his physical
weakness and risked health, per-
haps life. 10 appear among the
mOurners for the fallen. There was
handclapping and cheer here and
there for the man in the carriage
a tribute to the spirit that brought
him 20 honor the nations nameless
hero whose commandment ne
had been.
After Pres't Harding and most OF
the nigh dignitaries OF government
had turned aside al the White house
the procession. headed by It's solid
blocks OF soldlery and the battal-
ions of sailor comrades, moved on
with PershtpE. now hanked by Sec
retaries Weeks and DENLY, for the
long road to the tomb. tt marched
on. always between the human Dor
ders OF the way OF victory the ma
ton had made for itself on the
great avenue. on over the old bridge
that spans the Potomac. on up the
long hill 10 Fort Meyer and at last
10 the gate OF the great cemetery
beyond where soldier and sailor folk
sleep by the thousands There the
lun bering guns OF the artillery
swung aside. the cavalry drew their
horses out of the long line and cleft
10 the foot soldiers and the sailors
end marines. the last stages OF the
Journey
Ahead the white marble OF the
amphitheater cleaned through the
trees II stands browning the slow
slope OF the hills that sweep up
ward from the river, and just across
VAS Washington. it's clustered build
ingS and monuments 10 great dead
who have gone before. a moving pic
ture in the autumn haze.
Thousands I'm Tribute.
People In thousands were moviue
about the great circle Of the amphi-
theater The great ones 20 whom
places had been given in the sacred
enclosure. and the plain folk who
trudged the long way just "a
glimpse the pageant from afar. were
finding their places. Everywhere
Within the pillared enclosure bright
uniforms Of foreign soldiers appear
ed They were laden with the jewel
ed orders of rank and merit. worn
20 honor an American private sol
der greater than any there IN the
majesty OF mis- sacrifices. fin the trib-
ute his honors paid 10 all Ameri-
cans who died
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