Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-11-18
u. S. Bows in Tribute Over Shat
tered Body of World
War Soldier.
HARDING PLEADS PEACE
President, In Solemn Vow, Promises
That UnknoWn's Sacrifice and
That of Millions Dead Shall
Not Be In Vain.


pay, Americas Unknown Hero from
France was bivouaced among the gal
liant dead in Arlington National GENE
terry
The highest officers of the army and
navy walked beside his coffin; none
but the hands of gallant comrades OF
the great war laid hands upon it.
President Harding walked behind bier
to do him homage; Former President
Wilson made his first public appear
ance in MONTHS General j. j. Perish
ing turned aside an opportunity to
ride and trudged beside the body to
the last resting place.
Representative Of foreign govern
ments reverently laid their highest
military decorations on his casket,
and with soil from France where he
fell unknown, he was laid away.
Minute guns. at Fort Myer doomed
their continuous tribute as the funer-
al procession was passing from the
capitol to the great marble amphi-
theater in Arlington, where the cere-
monies were opened with the playing
of THE Star Spangled Banner" by
the Marine band
Harding Pleads for Peace.
The commanding voice of the world
was summoned to a crusade against
armed warfare by President Harding
as he stood at the bier of Americas
unknown dead.
His sacrifice and that of the mil
lions dead. shall not be in vain," the
president promised in solemn vow
that rang out over the silent mourn
prs in the vast amphitheater.
There must be-there shall be
the commanding voice of a conscious
civilization against warfare"
President Harding addressed his
measured words directly at the anna
ment delegates who sat grouped in
front of him. His declaration, uttered
on the eve of the great conference.
carried significance.
Pays Tribute to Unknown.
Then with tender tribute, he swung
into the climax of his grafton.
las we return this poor clay to it's
mother soil, garlanded by love and
covered with the decorations that on
~ nations can bestOw | can sense the
prayers of our people, Of all peoples.
that this Armistice day shall mark
the beginning of new and lasting
era of peace on earth, good will
among men"
Bending reverently over the casket,
the president, with the vast audience
joining softly, offered up the Lords
prayer as he closed his address
81 Hate War" Says President.
II speak not as a paciist fearing
war, but as one who loves justice and
hates war Harding declared in voic-
ing his resolution that civilization
must make supreme effort to end
war for all time.
Let us give of our influence and
strength, yea, of our aspirations and
convictions, to put mankind on a little
higher plane, exulting and exalting
with wars distressing and depressing
tragedies barred from the stage Of
righteous civilization" he pleaded.
With vivid strokes, President Hard
ing painted the spectacular rain of
death he witnessed during modern
battle demonstrated at Camp Den
ming, shrieking over his head and ira
Ger bullets flew past in deadly concen-
tratiOn
Speech Moves Many to Tears.
CAS- This nauOrama of unutterah a
destruction visualized the horrors of
modern conflict, there grew on me the
sense of the failure of civilization
which can leave it's problems to such
cruel arbtrament," he continued.
Surely no one in authority with hui
man attributes and full appraisal of
the patriotic loyalty of his country
men could ask the manhood of king
dom, empire or republic to make such
a sacrifice until all reason had failed.
until appeal to justice through under
standing had been denied, until every
effort OF love and consideration for
fellow men had been exhausted, until
freedom itself and inviolate honor
had been threatened"
Passages of melting tenderness for
the Unknown Dead that moved many
in the audience to tears were woven
into President Harding'ss attack on
the God of War
For the Unknown Hero people
stood at pause little apace the rush
and tumult of a nations hurrying life
stiled in reverence.