The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-09-14

corporation for an association which shall keep
them together and "enshrlne their common sac
r!fce."
II Is Representative Thomas D. Schall of Min
neSotu who has introduced the Incorporation bill
Calling the attention OF the house to the visitors
in the gallery, he made an eloquent speech that
stirred even the blase house and brought forth
many bursts Of applause. Probably one reason
the speech eloquent was because the sneaker
knew what he was talking about For he had been
under fire with the boys on the firing line He WAS
on the American transport Mount Vernon when
she was torpedoed off Brest September 5, with
loss OF 81 killed. He was In France during July
und August Of 1913 and followed the Americans
in the Chateau-Thierry drive As he said In his
speech
II was with Major Fuchs in Cohan where white.
hot fragments Of shell lay smoking in the street
the town being shelled every 10 minutes exne-
rienced creeping upon hands and knees for abou,
half mile to avoid exposure to the enemy I
savorec the heavy white dust, the flies the beat
and the scantiness of water; the smell of
flesh, where the human dominated the animal T
heard the mighty uprOar OF night attacks whsra
like heat lightning the barrage PLAYED along rho
sky; the boom Of artillery and the burst oP shall.
the heavy rumble Of trucks bringing troops. mimi,
lions ind supplies TO the front; and anhnIoncos
setting out with the wounded
Prom actual contact with soldiers in act,on T.,
Held and camp, know something of what our
boys suffered and what they ACCOMPLISHED over
tere. dined with them at mess and communad
WIN them IN DlVouac in the night, at a time whom
mems tongues are loOsed and they talk Today
they narrowly missed DEATH Perhaps IF vorld ha
their turn tomorrow, and so on the verge nj ater
nifty they spoke their hearts and told ths Moi,
truth without fear or favor No winners among
them No boosters. Just matter-of.fact nnre
stun the drOss burned away In actual Fellowship
with death, leaving their souls vibrant Instruments
OF truth If l had but word with which to
uescrloe the American soldier, l would describe
MIN with the word courage No nation In all the
annals Oh war has produced average individuals
with such predominant courage sucb pnbsordI 90
herosm such willing Offering of life"
But Mr. Schalls speech was eloquent for anot,a
reason also: He himself is a blind m.n-,nas.
sight through electric shock" saws the Conoros-
sional Directory. Said he, in his Introduction.
NO doubt every one of these boys has cried ON,
In his hour of trial, o Lord II possible take tbi
cup IRON me-, and would have chosen to boyo
remained upon the battlefield, with no waken,no
10 bear, day after day, the heavy cross of silen,
waiting The constantly recurring thought in rho
early days OF blindness Is Is not death To no mo
ferredT for they then reason with the mind of tho
seeing can remember upon losing NV SIGHT
acquaintance meeting me after a lapse NJ time
would say, 'Schall, heard you were dead re-
piled Not dead. just blind" But could readily
interpret what they thought. When they heard
that had lost my sight they said to themselves
1 would rather be dead And So having said n
they concluded that l was dead But I am NOT
dead lApplause.1 And am quite sure thar tho
bllnd soldiers who are here in the gallery TODAY
VIII prove that they are not dead. [Applausel
lhese men are making good under their trials.