The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-11
PEACE APPEAL
is STRONG IN
HARDING TALK
President, Speaking at Cere-
monies at Arlington, Says
War Today is Only Cruel,
Scientific Destruction.
TRIBUTE is TOUCHING
(By Associated Press)

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nation could pay, Jne unknown hero
from france was bivouacked among
the gallant dead today in Arlington
national cemetery. The highest Off
clals OF the army and navy walked be-
side his coffin.
None but the hands of gallant com
rades OF the great war were laid upon
it. President Harding walked behind
ms pier TO do him homage; former
President Wilson made his first pub
nc appearance in months; General
Pershing turned aside an opportunity
to ride and trudged beside the BODY
to the last resting place. representa-
tives of foreign governments, reyer
emily laid their highest military dec
orations on his casket; and with soil
from France, where he fell unknown.
he was laid away.
The president and the man who led
the American armies overseas walked
almost alone. The president was clad
IN black morning dress with silk hat
and walked step for step with Gen
eral Pershing, who wore of his MANY
war decorations only the Victory
medal that every comrade of the war
may wear.
Crowd Is Silent
Former President Wilson was TO
have come next in the line according
to program but having arrived late
at the start he took a place farther
back
While the president was reviewing
the procession, there came a moments
delay and he stepped into the street
and shook hands with the medal of
| honor men. When former President
Wilson passed in his carriage. Mr.
Harding saluted him by taking off his
nat and the former president returned
the salute. The crowd cheered. The
reyerent silence all along the line had
only been broken by handclapping
and some cheers as the former presf-
/ dent passed by. After passing the
/ white house Mr. Wilson's carriage
turned out of the procession and drove
! him home.
1t was Mr.. Wilson's first public an,
pearance since March when he rode
| up Pennsylvania avenue with Pre=i-
! dent Harding. The comment vas
heard IN the crowd that the former
president long a sick man. looked
better than many folks expected.
Minute guns at Fort Meyer doomed
lhelr continuous tribute as the flu
| neral procession was passing the capi-
toI to the great marble amphitheatre
IN Arlington, where the ceremonies
were opened with the playing of the
star Spangled Banner by the Marine
hand. Absolute silence. a hush as if
/ the world had stopped. spread over
the amphitheatre for two minutes a.
y o'clock noon.
Great Chorus CAUGHT Up.
The opening note of "America" sic
nailed the ending of the two minutes.
and the great chorus was caught un
and swept over the hills. The thous-
ands outside Joined in the mighty
hvmn of love of country. Secretary
! Weeks stepped to his place besid
the bier for his brief speech as mas
ter of ceremonies
He said: I'VE are gathered. not IN
mourn the passing of a great general
/ or other conspicuous persons. but an
unknown soldier of the republic. who
fought to sustain a great cause for
! which he gave his life Whether he
came from the north, the south, the
| east or the west. we do not know.
| Neither do we know his name. his
! lineage, or any other facts relating to
| his life or death, but we do know that
| he was a typical American who re.
! Sponded to his countrv's call and that
! he now sleeps with the heroes.
( I'VE who are gathered here in such
numbers, are simply representatives
of all the people of the United States.
who are here in spirit and whose sen
timents have been more deeply stir
ed by this event, than any other in
the life of our country These senti-
ments can only be adequately ex-
! mr. Nv
of the United States"
President is Moved
Immediately afterward President
Harding began delivering his address
"a tribute in the name of the Amer
lean people to the man who slept be-
meath the flat. There was unbroken
silence as the president spoke Ev-
Ty tone of his voice showed the emo
tions he felt as he read slowly and
distinctly that his words might be
caught by the electric appliances and
sent winging across the nation TO
gatherings listening beside the far Pa
cific. at San Francisco. and to another
multitude drawn together in morning
in New York.
AS the president concluded a clear
blue sky spread above the white bowl,
/ turned up from the green hills below.
as though 1t offered a human tribute
OF emotion and high feeling 10 the
mystery beyond into which the lonely
sleeper had gone forever II was as
though all the solemn words and
chords were lifted up to him there
above.
Ends With Lords Prayer
! There was a dramatic moment as
the president concluded, when touch
| ing on the coming conference in Wash
| ing, he said it should be the beginning
! of better civilization, a more lasting
/ peace, and then ended his address
with a recitation of the Lords Prayer,
( in which the thousands Joined, their
! strong earnest tones, rolling up the
4 pledge of faith to the sunlight above.
| Major Fenton, of the general staff,
! then stepped forward and handed to
| Secretary Weeks the velvet-lined box
| es which contained the nations high
/ est tokens of valor for the dead hero.
/ Secretary Weeks took the COMPRESSION.
al medal of honor and the distinguish
ed service cross from their cases and
handed them to President Harding
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