Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-11
WILMINGTON REvERENTLY
BOWS IN TRIBUTE
Continued from page 1,

ready passed. II was my privilege to
participate In this historic event OF
paying tribute To the unknown soldier
who lay I'm state under the dome of the
capitol of the nation nj Washington.
No one could deny the impressive
character OF the occasion. The nag
drapcd bier with the cushion to which
was attached the medals of distinction
eiven by our own and other nations.
sicstcd there In the midst OF wreaths
of flowers given by the governments
Of the world and by gold star mothers
of every State. Even as the part of
the line In which had placed passed
by blind soldier led by another came
with his wreath TO add to the wealth
of flowers. Today. at this very hour.
the burial is taking place In Airing
ton cemetery In the midst Of the most
distinguished gathering in the worlds
great men. II l am correctly Inform
ed. only President Lincoln, President
Garfield. President Mckinley and Ad-
miral Dewey have been honored by
the nation in just this way.
"Who is this MANI
"What was his name?
"What state or city or town car
clain! him as n son?
Nobody knows.
"He rs Only known as one who gave
his life i'm the worlds strife; one, who,
despite the Identification tag with
which every soldier was equipped, was
killed under such circumstances that
even this was lost. He represents the
whole number OF the host that fell.
who were gathered from every part
Of the land"
oh, little town OF Arkansas, and little
town Of Maine.
And little sheltered valley town and
hamlet on the plain,
salem. Jackson. Waukcsha and Brook
VILE and Peru,
san Mateo. and Iron Town, and Lake
and Waterloo.
Little towns we smiled upon and loved
for simple ways.
quiet streets ard garden beds. and
friendly sunlit days,
out OF YOU the soldiers came:
Little town of homely name:
Young and strong and brave with
laughter.
They saw the truth and followed after
Little town. the birth of .hcm
Makes YOU kin to Bethlehem.
little town their glorious death,
Makes you kin 20 Nazareth.
This unknown soldier of America
together. with that other of Englan'
who shares with British Kings an,
the great Of that country the eXclusiy,
privilege of grave within the loft,
walls OF Westminster Abbey. that un
Known soldier OF France whose grav,
under the imposing Arc de Triomph
IN the Champs Elysee of Paris, an
that other of Italy so recently honore
. in Italv-ail reprvsel. TO the worl
and the various nations the ninetec
million and more who fell upon tn
field Of tn worlds strife. The cart
, .s poorer by their death. One penalt
, Of war is that the men most sensi
tive 10 patriotic duty are among tn
: first % be sacrificed. But the world j
, enriched by their example. Much Wi
he said today TO emphasize the obll
, cation and debt that humanity an
, the nations owe to them. There Wi
be no eloQuence equal to the occasion
. TO. put into words all that might b
said, that ought TO be said. True graf
, itude Is shown more in deeds than i
, words. | leave even the expression c
| II 10 others.
The thought would emphasize g
this moment is the opposite of thi
! would speak OF what they owe I
= the nations Of the earth. For ii va
through the organization of societ
into nations that their chance cam
IL was through the common convit
tion OF the masses of people who col
stitute the nations that the issues
. the war Were drawn. 1t was the ms
, tions that composed and equipped III