Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-12
Nations of Earth Join in
Paying Tribute to
Hero American
WOODROW WILSON ALSO
Ex-President Braves a
Relapse to Attend
Obsequies
tBy Associated Pressl

Washington, Nov. 11..-Under the
wide starry skies of his own home
land Americas unknown dead from
France sleeps tonight, soldier home
from the wars. Alone, he lies in
the narrow cell of live stones that
guards his body, but his soul has en-
tered into the spirit that is America
where every liberty is held close in
mems hearts and the honor and the
glory and the pledge of high en-
deavor poured out over this name
less one of fame will be told and
sung by Americans for all time.
Scrolled across the marble arch of
the memorial raised to American
soldier and sailor dead everywhere
which stands like a monument be-
hind his tomb runs this legend: eve
here highly resolve that these dead
shall not have died in vain"
The words were spoken by the
martyred Lincoln over the dead at
Gettysburg and today with voice
strong with determination and ring
ing with deep emotion another Presi-
dent echoed that high resolve over the
coffin of the soldier who died for the
flag in France.
---~ r.~s Great Men There. ssvy-.+'s. -s'
Great men in the worlds affairs
heard that high purpose reiterated by
the man who stands at the head of the
American people. Tomorrow they
will gather to talk of peace and of
curbinb the havoc of war and in
their ears when they meet must ring
President Harding's declaration to-
day:
"There must be, there shall be the
commanding voice of a conscious civ
ilization against armed warfare"
All day long the nation poured out
its heart in pride and glory for the
nameless American. Before the
first crash of the minute guns roared
its knell for the dead from the
shadow of Washington the people
who claim him as their own were
trooping out to do him honor. As
he was carried past through the
banks of humanity that lined Penn
sylvania avenue a solemn reverent
hush held the living walls. Yet there
was not so much of sorrow as of high
pride.
Army and navy and marines all
played their part in the thrilling
spectacle as the cortege rolled along.
And just behind the casket, with its
faded French flowers on the draped
flag walked the President, chief
mourner at this bier Beside him
STROBE the man under whom the
fallen hero had lived and died in
France, General Pershing, wearing
only the single medal of victory that
every American soldier might wear,
as his only decoration.
Then came the men who lead the
nation today, or who have guided its
destinies before, walking proudly
with age and frailties of the flesh
forgotten. Judges, senator's, repre-
highest officers of every
military arm of government and
little group of the nations
most valorous sons, the medal of
lonor men.
Woodrow Wilson Braved Tragedy
Behind these came the carriage in
which rode Woodrow Wilson also
stricken by infirmities as he served
n the highest place of the nation just
IS the humble private riding in such
tate ahead, had gone down before a
hell or bullet. For that dead mans
mans sake the former President had
'ut aside his dread of seeming to
'arade his physical weakness and
lsked health, perhaps life, to appear
mong the mourners for the fallen.
here was handclapping and a cheer
ere and there for the man in the
arriage, tribute to the spirit that
rought him to honor the nations
ameless hero whose commander-in-
hief he had been.
In Arlington Cemetery the casket
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