The New York herald., 1921-04-21

When Armistice Came.
"on November IL. the armistice was
igned and / expressed my solemn
In these beautiful words
'ritten by Willis Fletcher Johnson:
TIE DEUM LAUpAMUs.
Thanks and praise to Almighty
God, Who Of His great mercy has
shown salvation 10 this Republic and
TO all nations
Thanks and praise to Belgium,
the hero nation, who at cost OF her
own martyrdom stood steadfast at
Liege
Thanks and praise to France.
who for four long. weary years
damned back the tide of Hunnish
barbarism with a rampant of the
bodies of her glorious sons
Thanks and praise TO Britain,
who made at Ypres a new T'hermop-
yla, and who for four long. weary
years made all earths seas a great
err Marathonl
Thanks and praise 10 Italy the
renascent, to Japan the newly risen,
to Serbia, to Portugal and Greece.
to Brazil and Cuba, blazing the way
chamber of the world. and to every
nation, great or small. that stood
for freedom.
Thanks and praise TO the peo-
pies who were not yet free nations,
Poles. Czechs. Slavs. Jews. and who
not else, who from their bondage
struck with fettered hands brave
blows for freedom and humanity
a,,lr Tro
and daughters of this Republic, who
gave their all to guard its rights
and freedom, and to aid all neighbor
nations to win a like estate!
Thanks and praise and everlast-
ing glory TO Almighty God, Who, Of
His infinite mercy, hath brought
salvation to this Republic and 70 all
nations OF mankind
Truly, then. felt that my work was
inished. and that as a good and faith
III servant I might be permitted TO de-
art in peace.
But Ii was not to be. After having
cen denied by more than million
az jority in the Congressional elections
ole authority to make peace as ne
night see fit. the President contemptu-
usly turned his back upon both Senate
nd people and sailed away TO Euro"e
/ truly royal fashion, with his mani
ins and jazz bands, to assume man
cement of the world. Evidences null
plied that the unrivalled power of the
Tnited States was to be used to further
purely personal ambition, and that the
reat, free Republic was to be deprived
I its individualism and dumped into 0
ot of lnternationalism.
Could Not Retire.
ION December "A. 1918. instead Of re-
ring gracefully as | had intended. /
my decisioA to continue
through another year
The great battle for American indie
endence then began against tremen-
GUS odds, ard continued, with un-
recedented vigor. verging upon bitter
ess. for two years and more before
asolute band of patriotic Senator'S were
Bile TO stem the tide of shrewdly guided
entimentality.
Even then the contest was not won.
irect appeal TO the whole country was
emanded and was readily granted.
he final test came in the national
lmpaign. and when the votes were
ounted the glorious news was her.
Ided that America had redeelared her
dependence by majority Of nearly
ght millions. 1t remained only for
he new President 10 clinch the nail
Iready driven into the coffin OF the
retched league-and this, with fidel-
y to his pledge and with characteristic
nality, he did in his first message to
ongress.
80 the war is won, the league is
cad, autocracy is no more: the min
ompoops are out. All OF which I saw.
part OF which I was How trifling
nat part may be deemed concerns me
OF at all. since the result Is conclusive
nd complete. And vet a few facts
,ay interest my friends. to wit.
II have never permitted expenditure
large sums OF money for the getting
subscriptions or the promotion Of
lles.
II have never printed an advertise
tent except at rare intervals, without
large. OF the contents OF my venerable
the North American ReUietD,
appreciation Of her kindly sponsor
Zip.
The number OF my first issue for the
eek ending January 5, 1918, actually
I'D was 26e.
For the week ending December rs.
9ls, ii was 1851.
For the week ending December %.
s19. it was 2s,459
High water mark was reached just
sfore election IN the last week Of Octo-
sr, 1920. when the actual net sale ex-
,eded $1,000
How many are being purchased now
y publisher cannot inform me because
the time required by the news COM
anjes to obtain unsold copies from dis
stant points. 1t doesn't matter any
ay.