The Holly chieftain., 1922-11-02
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TONS And IL a man must fight for his country
1t is well that he fight best Of all.
The tomb of the unknown Yank" at the
Arlington theater attracts thousands who wish to
attest their adherence to all of which 1t is the
symbol In short year 1t has become
national shrine, possibly an international shrine.
The photograph reproduced herewith shows
Crawford G. Mccullough of the International Ro-
tarlans placing bronze wreath on the tomb.
The full meaning of this homage to the
Unknown Dead cannot be put into words. But
President Harding in his address at the burial
last year. said some Of the things that every
good American feels
"Mr. Secretary of War and ladies and gentle
men, are met today to pay the impersonal
tribute. The of him whose body lies before
took flight with his imperishable soul.I We
know not whence he came, but only that his death
marks him with the everlasting glory of an
American dying for his country.
"Todays ceremonies proclaim that the hero
unknown Is not unhonored. We gather him to the
Nations breast, within the shadow of the CaEito
of the towering shaft that honors Washington
the great father, and of the exquisite monument
to Lincoln. the martyred savior. Here the inspira
tion of yesterday and the conscience of today for
ever unite to make the Republic worthy of his
death for flag and country
"As we return this poor clay to its mother SOIL
garlanded by love and covered with the decora-
tions that only nations bestow, l can sense
the prayers of people, of all peoples, that this
I ArmistIce day shall mark the beginning of new
and lasting era of peace earth, good will
among men. Let me join in that prayer"
And other shrnes in honor of the "Unknown
Dead are being set up over the country. In
striking contrast to the surroundings in Arllng-
ton, that national cemetery where rest the bravest
of Americas brave, is shrine in the Mariposa
grove of Big Trees In Yosemite National park.
California at the other edge of the continent.
I'M Hero fed nv ha
American Legion old and great and stately
before the Declaration of Independence was
signed, before Columbus discovered America,
before Christ born 1t. with its companion
trees, is the oldest and biggest living thing on
earth In the ordinary course of nature its span
of life is another two thousand years. A fitting
shrine! The photograph reproduced shows Baron
Rothschild of Brussels and Paris placing n wreath
Of laurel and incense cedar.
This is as it should be- The memories that
are cherished by the good Americans of today
should be perpetuated in durable monuments for
the generations to come
The war cost us much, but 1t also brought us
renewed sense of nationality. Service under the
Flag of men of widelydiffering and tradi-
tion drew them together as brothers in American
ISM And 1t finished the work of reunitIng the
North and South which was begun by the SPANISH
American war. Attest the ceremonies at the un-
yelling of the Grant memorial in Washington. A
great granddaughter of the Union leader unveiled
the splendid statue. West Point cadets and
Annapolis midshipmen were much In evidence
side by side stood the commanders of the G. A. II.
and the Confederate Veterans. And General Carr,
in the gray of the Lost Cause, caught up the Flag
Of the reunited North and South and waved it
and cried so all could hear, "He gave us this"
But be assured that every red-blooded Amer
lean man and woman has one common thought
Armlsce day. And it's the same thought that
all real men and women have, though they come
foNs,, %I,n .
before that tomb OF the "Unknown Dead" in
Arlington. It's this-and 1t should be carved on
that tomb:
"You can kill them, but you can't stop them ~