Licking Valley courier., 1922-11-09

tlons. And If 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 one short year II has become
national shrine possibly an international shrine.
The photograph reproduced herewith shows
Crawford c. Mccullough of the International Ro-
tarians 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:
'AIr Secretary of War and ladies and gentle
men, we are met today to pay the impersonal
trbute. The name of him whose body lies before
us took flight with his lmpershabe soul. We
know not whence he came, but only that his death
marks him with the everlasting glory of an
American dying for his country.
"Today's ceremonies proclaim that the hero
unknown is not unhonored. We gather him to the
Nations breast within the shadow of the CAPITOL,
of the towering shaft that +honors Washington,
the great father and Of the exquisite monument
to Lincoln the martyred savior Here the inspra-
tlon 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 can bestow, can sense
the prayers of our people, of all peoples that this
Armistice day shall mark the beginning of new
and lasting era Of peace on earth, good will
among men. Let me join in that prayer"
And other shrines 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 a shrine in the Mariposa
grove of Big Trees In Yosemite National park
California, at the other edge Of the continent
This unknown Hero Tree" dedicated by III,
American Legion, was old and great and stated.
before the Declaration OF Independence wa
signed, before Columbus discovered America
before Christ was born. It, with its companion
trees, is the oldest and biggest living thing oil
EARTH In the ordinary course of nature Its spai
OF life is another two thousand years. A httin
shrlne The photograph reproduced shows Baro
Rothschild of Brussels and Paris placing %reat
Of laurel and incense cedar
This is as II should be. The memories tina
are cherished by the good Americans of toda
should be perpetuated in durable monuments 10
the generations to come.
The war cost us much, but 1t also brought us
renewed sense Of nationality Service under III
Flag of men Of widelydiffering race and trad
tlon drew them together as brothers In American
ism. And II finished the work Of reunltlng II
North and South which was begun by the Spanls
American war. Attest the ceremonies at the u
yelling Of the Grant memorial In Washington
great-granddaughter Of the Union leader unvellC
the splendid statue. West Point cadets an
Annapolis mldshipmen were much In evdenc
side by side stood the commanders OF the G. A.
and the Confederate Veterans And General Car
in the gray of the Lost Cause caught up the Fit
Of the reunited North and South and waved
and cried so all could hear, "He gave us thlsw
But be assured that every red-blOoded Anne
icap man and woman has one common thoug
on Armstlce day. And it's the same thought tn
all real men and women have, though they col
from the ends of the earth when they stal
. before that tomb Of the "Unknown Dead"
. Arlington. It's this-and 1t should be carved
! that tomb
"YOu can kin them, but you can't stop them