Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-03


ll Y his face "A the
screen md draw 81 Rteetin9 th4t
Che sface of no other living merieanI
receives md that - not true IN
Washing ton alone.
zs why should the vast thnong that.
packed sPennsylvan avenue From end
end on Armistice have stood.
sreverently with heads barred ii silence
as the bier Of the nknown Soldier
passed, attended by all the oficial'
greatness Of the nome nt---the presi-
dent, his cabinet, the supreme court,
the house, the senate aiplloDat ne
corps. Persh ll g, Foe ll--syyf should
TINS great crowd have watched IN
silence until quite xpectedly, q
carriage far down the ipea acannea In
viewf Why should this crowd, uncon-
soiogs ct what it was doing, have brok.
en- into 3 low cry of sympathy and ''
grief REF 80 g Wilson - The cry
new down the long avenue.
they saw him m as as the man who had
called cal ed into service the boy they hon
5ored, who had put the wonderful light
IN ms eye, that light Of which q great
French surgeon said: The American
sold1er as .dlderent from all others. 4
don itszknow what It is, Whetherslt Is
God the asMOnroes Doctrine, or Pres1-
dent Wilson : but he: has I something in
his eye. ~ Yes Wilson s place was
by the dead soldier, and the people
knew it, and. told him So by their ssun-
conscious outburst. 81. At
Woodrow Wilson means something
to the people Of the United States;
something profound, something they
cannot forget, People think Of him as
the man who was behind the inspira-
ton Of their greatest moment; who
stirred them to a fresh understanding
of the meaning OF. words that had be-
come mere patter on many tongues
" democracy, union. lie made
realities, personal, depe-showed them
as the reason of all that is good IN IN our
present, all that is hopeful in our fu-
ture,. the working basis on which men
may strive to liberty of soul and peace
full achievement. He made them liter
ally thing to die for, lifting all Of our
plain, humble thousands who never
knew applause or wealth or the honor
Of Office into the ranks of those who
are willing to die for an ideaEthe
highest plane that humans reach.
People arc thinking, also, of his
work IN that after-war period wnen
the hate, revenge ana bitterness tnat
war has loosed have none OF the re,
stralnts thaC war compels, anu We ihus1
by reason and good Will ana patlence
restore our controls-that terfiole
period we speak OF as Reconstruction.
There too he kindled xenthuslasms'
"NoWs ne sald, us 40 what men
have long dreamed-glve to each people
it's chance, cut down the foollshs par
>ricrs OF trade, limit out armament, en-,
|, ter INTO union OF all nat, ~ 's' 9ieuse'
to cooperation and peace.
+ lhe people OF the earth ra1l1ea 70 ms
plan, pledged themselves ana then
the loosed passion began their war on
him. Those who wanted peace anu
believe 1t easy; those VINO hated peace
and believed 1t 1mposslole; those VINO
env1ed his place, dlnered WIN HIS
judgments, failed OF ms favor-tnesc
and many more joined IN an at!ac u:
such as rev men nave eyer laceu ~ II
the history OF TINS eartn' ne iousn'
to q hnlsn, tnat ne mlgnt secure nc ae
pledge OF the NATIONS 70 the lees'l u
word co-oPeratlon: - ~.
ne won-wltn the peoples o1 tno
world, II not Win all OF the'f govern.
ments. they look to MN as the man !.
Who drove that ideal int" enc soul OF
the nations that. no man or men can
ever destroy it. 1t has become an as
set OF tormented numan1Iy' d Rossloie
way out q slaugnter aan naee: , hnlG
all the future, men VIII :ne oniuins
upon it, adapting EXPANDING a.. men
have built on washington 8 s"olk, on
aLincoln's work, knowing tnat tneir FL
forts rest on something essentially
sound and secure,
| They are simple people, remember,
those thousands whose hearts ne hao
kindled. Yhey are the people VINO 90
the work of the world, and. the,r m1nus
| are easily bewildered. che has de-
ceived you," they were told. ! " He
has given you dreams, dreams are not
for men. You live by realities, not
ideals. Out with him! Down with
him!r As laagfeat nation, you nave
strength, you have gold Keep them
Stand alone: Do not. forget that you
do not live by ideals. -
And: the people NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ed. : But the shouting over, they re-
membered their long days of exalta
+;ons of sacrifice. of freedom. and
boldness, of worthwhileness. Was j!
felt q mere magic OF "oeus on 49, ~.
trained mlnoS st w. " 49, - sc p
sion IN: their nves; 81. was 'ie'o ~ ''''