New-York tribune., 1921-11-02
A. E. f. Hosts
Again March
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when Marsha. Foch entered indicated
plainly the place he has in the hearts
Of Americas veteran fighting men.
For ten minutes the Legionnaires and
visitors in the galleries arose and
cheered the dminutive warrior, waving
small American flags and tri-colors
When the ovation had almost subsidized
York delegation and for several min
utes more the idol of France stood
smiling and bowing. His address, des-
plte the fact that it was made in
French, apparently was "doughboy"
enough to be understood partly by his
audience, because it frequently was
punctuated by wild outbursts Of ap-
piause. His references to the deeds of
the American veterans were mostly per
mltted to go unnoticed, but when he
spoke of his own countrymen and Cen
eral Fershlng new stampede resulted
The address, which later was inter
preted for the convention by Francls A.
Drake, and Commander of the DEPART
ment of France, follows in part:
My dear comrades of the American
Legion:
81 cannot tell you how great is my
satisfaction at finding myself among
you, valiant soldiers of 1918, to live
again our glorious memories. Three
years ago, on the first Of November,
1918, the entire American army in
France took up vigorously the pursuit
OF the defeated enemy and did not halt
until the German surrender
Hour of glory for the American
army. proper elimination for mill
tary effort, prodigious alike in its in
tensity as in its rapidity. One and all,
you have had your share in ii. You
may we'll be proud.
Pays Tribute to Hero Dead
at is you who have made these sac
riices. More than $4,000 of your coun-
trymen were buried in the soil Of
France. May they rest in peace. Your
French brothers -in-arms watch over
them.
GLORY to you who survive them and
who enjoy victorious peace, You may
we'll be proud of your past exploits.
Your country had asked of you to
lay low redoubtable enemy You have
placed him at your mercy, and, after
having assured every guaranty for the
liberty of our peoples, you have i'm
posed upon him the peace which our
governments have dictated Has not
your task been completely fulfilled?
"As for me, the great honor O. my
life will be TO have guided along the
road Of victory the American army of
1918, which was real grand army,
beginning with its commander"
All Try to Claim Pershing
General Pcrshing's Introduction to
the convention won him real dough
boy greeting. To begin WITH Missouri
almost precpitated a riot when a dele
souri, banner to the stage as claim
that General Pershing belonged to it,
Nebraska Immediately followed suit.
declaring that the A. Il. f. commander
belonged to that state, because his
"home is there." This reused the dele
gates from the Philippines to action,
and the banner from that territory was
carried to the stage. The fact that the
general had seen service in Texas. on
the border, thereupon caused a dele
gate of the Lone Star State to rush
forward with his banner, and Penn
sylvania solely on the theory that he
was national property, put in claim
of its own.
1t looked like difficult situation for
the commander to handle, but he
proved himself diplomat, as we'll as
soldier, when he decided that as a
soldier he belonged to the army and
would consider the whole shooting
match buddies."
Geneyal Pershing's address won as
great applause as did that Of the
Field Marshal of France.
Urges Aid for Veterans
General Pcrshing recalled "thc af-
fectionate relationship of other days"
and said he recognized the patriotic
unit that has grown out of those as
sociations and the common purposes
that exist to uphold more faithfully
those ideals that lie at the foundation
of this great Republic of ours He in
dorsed the Lcgion's Americanization
campaign and its efforts toward pre-.
paredness. He urged assistance for
war veterans The General predicted
that the Washington conference on
armament would result in an under
standing that would make war less
likely.
At the dedication of the war me-
mortal each of the Allied commanders
placed u wreath on the front quad
rangle of the temporary altar, which
is to cost S2,500,000.
The dedication was by group of