Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-03-19
OUR GREAT FUNERAL PRocF ssIoN

1t u a compliment to the American people that
their grateful hearts are moved with sorrow when
they stand IN the presence OF the flag -drapcd
baskets 81 the immortal Warrior who sacrificed
themselves on the flaming altar OF world peace.
world r "ors1ess and world prosperity ou for
cgn soil
When The uy transport Cambrai reaches New
y k mean ill., end OF the present month with rs
tv Give mdred and twenty four iag-shrouded
oaskot. t viii mark The last large funeral procc,
SION Amcrceu ,dicr, who died u France
Muady fprty-ire thousands Of these dcathlc,,
dead An. can boys have been returned TO the
States" the lwn beloved hack home" their
glorious an gloriiicd Amerc.. 'or burial Thirty.
TWO tho, sand OF those who made the supreme sac
riiicc hat, been concentrated IN the American
GENE cries abroad where .,ir graves win be hon
Jored and their achievement, sung in no manner
second to the reverence iu which they will be held
in the United States
II has been remarked Thus trc war slowly re-
treats into the mists at history il, thank coo
The misis are sheen Ut gor, aud ,hc odor, Of the
sacrifices made by our American heroes win rise
above the shrine Of our inner hearts. until hi,
tory shall have given place to vast reunion beyond
the possibilities OF wars and disturbances.
Americas part in the World, greatest war can
never be forgotten and lhc service, performed by
the boys ~ tn, matchlc,, republic must ever be
recognized comparable al thing, considered.
~ h.t.' Hu much oi thcmser,s and their loved
emo. In, side %. the Atlantic a, ior the tccmup
n 'i.,, to whom they were related by the broadcast
tie, bi human kiushp throughout the world
Ii it may not with truth be claimed tina, america
won the war" none will dispu,d the TACT that she
was the balance OF power At the crucial time though
which defca, was avcrtcd and victory secured
Americas Representatives stand TODAY in person and
IN memory as the worlds greatest truc,t hes, and
On all thing. most dependable and moR bryDud sol
dlcr, J. his statement is made in ia,A OF the fact
that the American nation is now being uuthukugly
accused OF having forgotten her soldier, of the
World War. But this = not true the hcsti, oi the
American pccl are attuned To the love of "uur
boys even it like a busy boy who allow, M, moth
e. To believe he has forgotten but hove, her STILL
Ih., untry i, back Of her noble boys. and when
their dead comrades come trailing back I'm flag
decked baskets. tie trackcss and stormy At
lanus cean, the hearts oi the citizens are sore
and they rcsow their vows OF deathlc,, love and
deyouou. No. ,nis Nation has not forgotten. nor
vii ' .prsct the dcft OF love it owe, he former
ig' g forces Of this country. No amount oi none,
can repay their service and words III praise are ad
Puaic Co expires, the love for those who carried the
principle, Of liberty freedom and righteousness, a,
The cN { thcir time. their money. their ca
teer,. thor live, into the battlefield, across seas
! AmcuCa- .rcatncss has been augmented the
j. ire oi "r story has been enhanced the charm
e. her ramc forwarded and stabilized and her field
81 usefulness enlarged and multiplied many times
owe 1ugh the eScntation she had across the
seas. ~, tnc recognition given by the citizens
81 Anna 20 lcr fighting men Of the World War
PERIOD And when the last ~ the martyrcd her,e.
snail have ben returned. when lps shall have been
sounded o.,r the last OF these priceless mound,
'"e wh" gave their lives IN this incomp,r
so! glorious struggle IN import OF principle. shall
i've on and on until tina, day when the water, of
me deliver their osrgoes on the shores Of Eterp.
'!' "a preparation Tor the perpetual reunion Of the
wo'ih While q III the ayes