The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-12
SOLDIERS BURIAL
REYIVES DEALSM
OF MANN STREET
Under Fedora, IL Not I'm
der silk Hat, Spirit
CLOVIS.
~ JOHN eLErsssH

An unknown soldier was burts6
on . virginia hfIIside. His beriai
placs was AriinEtoh National csns-
tsry. This country. and q doz.a
otAsrs. paid him ths highest ho1ors
within their power.
That 20 thu ampis story q cAs
Armisttes Day e&rsnonIss In ~
cxpftai
Ths rest sf ne stsI b lot -
sss1y tslh Perhaps e c<snot -
But there vas q rebirth Of s1ns-
thing Of the idsslism. tia pstrioe1zn
and the glory that the country knew
during thu war. Thsrs vHs . fssI-
Ing dat psrhapG after an. tia var
was not q huge uistAks. that mEybs
sacrifices weren't tn vain. and there
wss . pri1s b victory hAt -
found nttis expression In h1SA
plsesa
4 spfrft R<vfveL
Ths bttfArnsn and rscr4mtnnfsa-
the AccuAatdons Of politicians. us
houtinG ana snserinE &C tia u1tnss
everybody believed during ths var.
were for the time forgotten They
were rspIAced-for this one day. n
least - BY The spirft that enabled
America, 20 win the war.
There cas- much about the ds-
play that Was taudry- Tendsrs az
toy balloons were on the EtreetA
some Of the vsst throngs were In q
holiday EpIrit. and watched the pro
eession down Pennsylvania avenue
a. they would have watched q cir
Gus parade
President Harding made a Epeech-
II was sentimental That was 70 be
expected. The occasion demAnde[
81 There was pomp and martha
display, prepared speeches were
made, guns roared salute, nASs
waved
ssaethizE Not Planned
But all that was manufactured
II was all written down and ar
ranged and run on according 70 the
schedule.
The things that were in the minds
and hearts Of the thousands Who
witnessed the ceremonies no one
could have arranged II couldn't
nav. been Manufactured II wasn't
| in the hearts Of those who cheereo
the funeral procession. when a pop
mar hero rode by in high state.
IL was. though, in the hearts OF
Thousand. Of those who lined the
avenues.
n va. the spirit that revealed
f,,elf when there was need. that
made America a mighty force-th'
thInps that uncounted thousands
know. the uncounted thousands who
for the most part are little heard
from.
when TRrOat Tighten
II was the feeling that a soldier
knows when they run down the hsE
at sunset the feeling that makes
him proud because he wears SOL
dier's uniform. II was the feeling
that makes men misty-eyed when
the flag goes by. that makes men
silent when the bugle blows taps
II was that feeling which has
stirred agony in the hearts Of plain
Americans as they have watched
! during these past three years the
/ denial OF the things they believed
when the country was at war. ana
heard the Seers and politicians.
| speeches that made victory a thing
/ OF little consequence. and tore ~
| the hearts OF those who have tried
20 believe the war was not grand
deception. and who have tried 10
save in the wreckREe Of hate and
jealousies a few illusions
Those feelings were present. and
the men In silk hats may or NAV
not have known IT. II is OF little
consequence
The World ForEets Again.
Tomorrow. or next day. the "a a..'"
thing will be forgotten. and the
spirit that showed itself. Will 70
tire. The House OF Representative
could again pass a resolution max
ing peace with Germany amid .ai-
calls and laughter. withour remrm-
bering what the war was all about.
or what IL meant 20 thousands Of
plain Americans The SenaJ, ,nuid
again pass the same resolution, with
debate only about property, and
deep concern as to whether a dye
industry was protected 50 that -
owners could go rich. An American
Ambassador could say-without
critlclsm-that america made VA
to save her hide.
But the spirit was there, and Us
still there. IL will reveal itself
again.