The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-17
: HONOR ENOUGH FOR
MIR. WILSON

writer in the Newark, N. J. Ledger, dis cussing the Armstice Day exercises at Arling- ton, declares that MT. Wilson, not President Harding, should have been the man to make an address at the tomb of America's unknown soldier. He takes the position that Wilson was our war President who made the armistice pos sible, and being, furthermore, the most dis tinguished man the casualty list, this honor nations gratitude.
 There were reasons which made such an ar rangement impossible apart from the physical weakness which would have prevented Mr. Will granted him, and had he so desired. Mir. Hard ing delivered the memorial address by virtue of his position President of the United States and official spokesman for the American peo- pie. That was his duty, as well as his privilege, and implied no dsrespect toward MT. Wilson, who would have been the first to discourage such suggestion if it had been made in his presence.
 
 and uttering those well rounded sentences of which he is a past master, would not have ere ated the profoundly moving impression of the white-haired and broken man. bearing the marks of his own great sacrifice, who brought up the rear of the funeral procession The throngs who had remained silent when other world notables passed by, including President. Harding, first murmured and then burst into cheers as the Wilson carriage appeared in view. That tribute was spontaneous as it was sin cere. It was the greatest testimonial of ad- miration and respect MT. Wilson ever received in his life and may have compensated him in some degree for the suffering he has endured. Scientists say man will inhabit the earth for at least hundred million years more. That will give us plenty of time to settle whether or not prohibition prohibits.
 People who surreptitiously put alcohol into bottle of soft drink and then consumes it in full view of the multitude are playing mean trick on dry agents.
 current play is described as suitable for grown-up people. Who, at this late day, would question the sophstication of a flapper?
 
 Experts who think the battleship obsolete laugh raucously at the notion that war can be prevented by scrapping dreadnaughts.
 
 It is said that Balfour never gets ruffled. So far as that goes, we'd like to see the person who could ruffle Secretary Hughes
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 If the American army were still further re- duced there wouldn't be enough of it left to fight a first-class sham battle
 MT. Arbuckle's freedom, as well as his salary as movie comedian, depends on the result of the trial at San Francisco. When the pernicious handshake is eliminted running for an office will be almost as easy as holding one.
 Japan wants larger ratio of warships, being in deadly fear, we presume, of the Chinese navy
 Like the oysters Lewis Carroll wrote about, the munitions makers are beginning to turn little blue. All will be well as long as the disarmament delegates limit their spats to the kind they wear Some men are born great and others achieve greatness by learning how to carve turkey.
 
 The Irish negotiations offer an illustration of secret diplomacy raised to the nth power. A great many peoplS will never get back to normalcy until they sacrifice their cars.