, 1922-11-30
RMIsTIOE DAY TURNED
INTO DEMOCRATIC RALLY !
BY WuSONITE PARTSANS

"
Announcement was made as early
Nov. S by Mrs. Kate Trenholm
brams, who was In charge of the
(mistice Day demonstration for
rmer President Wilson last year,
at a brief and impressive program
Is being arranged TO AmiStice Day.
Admirers and well-wishers of Mr..
bison will Join the Committee in
aking a pilgrimage to his home in
lat day"
Thus, after twelve months, has the
Knitted truth Overtaken the widely
dvertised lie.
On Armistice Day, 1921, all the
htion was called to pay silent trib-
he to the unknown dead, typified by
Ae burial on that day of the body of
unknown soldier at Arlington. On
lat day the President OF the nation,
Is cabinet, the United States Su-
rene Court. both branches of the
nited States Congress-, representa-
We units of the military and naval
Establishments of the United States,
harched in silence and grief behind
he caisson which bore this unknown
ody through the streets of Washing
bn to its final resting place at Arl-
lgton Cemetery.
There was upon their part no
fought OF politics, or party prefer
ent or personal aggandizement Of
heap, nasty propaganda. There was
pom the part Of the nation no such
lis year. With the stock interests
fas a holy day.
Yet this occasion was seized upon
that time by Democratic poll
ctans and partisan idolators Of
Woodrow Wilson to make OF this
olemn procession a political parade.
the whole affair was carefully
Forked UP and staged.
The War Department, which had
)harge of the ceremonies assigned to-
cx-Presfdent Wilson a place in that
procession we'll up at the head OF 1t.
His carriage was the only vehicle
outside the caisson bearing the re-
naints of the unknown dead that
vas permitted in the procession. The
idea was never entertained for al
moment that his participation in this
parade would be in any spirit other
than that exhibited by the head of
khe nation. the Cabinet. the Supremel
court. the members of Congress.
Quite the contrary. From the
lime he entered the procession until
fhe time he left 1t. he conducted him.
pelf Al a political candidate in al
partisan parade, doffing his silk top
hat right and left to the crowd as he
lode along. while those cloquers who
had been posted along the line OIL
harch cheered him.
He did not follow the body of thel
Unknown dead to Arlington Gene
fery. but merely to the point where
fhe crowd no longer existed. THERE
be left the procession and drove to
bis home where In the afternoon the
demonstration was renewed by those
Who had organized It.
Democratic newspapers and Will
ponian syndicate writer's SEM put thel
leory the next day that Ex-Presidentl
Wilson's appearance was the signal
pr . spontaneous" outburst Of ap-!
plause. although the facts as above|
etated were known to all of them. |
put Of consideration for the Express
dent. nothing was said at that timeI
q this miserable attempt to distort .
Ation's tribute TO IT'S unknown dead
ITO = political parade. In the hope
hat the offense might not occur
Sgain.
This hope wa In vain. Democratic
Dartisans. particularly that faction
Hhich espouses the League Of Ma
IONS tnternationalism. announced
enco more that they intended to make
Day the occasion for an
annual Democratic rally 1t Wash
Ington.