Evening star., 1923-03-23

Orators of the Fourth of July style
are very fond of illustrating the
spunk Of America by telling of the
brave drummer boy in battle, who let
his enthusiasm and drum run away
with him. far in advance OF the, regi-
ment he was leading in a charge
| "over the top" Styles of charges
have changed since that drummer boy
rat-tat-ta-ah-ed. When he was al
! most out of hearing his colonel or
dered. Bring that drum back to the
regiment" and he sassed back. Bring
the regiment up to the drdm!"
Or. was 1t color bearer, and did he
| order his colonel to Follow the flag?
Orators differ.
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Anyhow, the situation is duplicated
right here in Washington today.
There is the &c. o." on Washington
circle, and all his staff is on Jack
son place. There are a lot of modern
drummer boys crying out to the gem
eral, Come on over: were all here!"
Lafayette calls: "Venez lei, Mon
sieur lie General Washington. Tous
lie monde sont ici"
Won Steuben bellows: "Kommen sic
heruber, General Washington. Hier
SIND wir Zusammen."
kosciIsko joins in his purest Polish,
ana Rochambeau, anticipating Col
stanton of the A. L. F., quotes him:
Lafayette. we are here, What ails
I the general that he does not join us?"
/ Gen. Washington, perceiving That
military discipline has gone all to
i pieces thunders in that wrath for
"hlch he was noted: Attention! I!
orhcers of the revolution will report
! Immediately at post headquarters and
ME written explanations of their
| absences"
| forthWth, we see LAFAYETTE climb
| ing down past the decollette ladies
| VINO nave been Offering him a bou-
| quet' hosciusko tells Freedom to
quit shrleking until he takes a real
! 1aIi. Eon Steuben mutters some
! suttural remarks which The Star
"oulo not print, and Rochambeau sa =
Iutes and declares: Lafayette. I
| th, tteant we were not here, but over
| 'iosC astonishing of all. Gen.
/ Jackson's bronze charger becomes Io-
coed, Whirls around on his hind lcps
/ ana tries to leap over the White
Rouse fence. His rider keeps his seat,
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| II is pretty well settled that Cen
! ashlngton will not change his
p. c. flag from Washington Circle
/ as mas been proposed. In that case
| 'he only alternative is for his staff
| 10 JOIN their commander, wherever
| he is.
! mat leaves Gen. Jackson alone
upon his field of glory-as II were
| faa4 et'ing on the old camp ground" In
| lact, that is the command tn the
general from the chief of stan. "as
| you Were."
| What is to do? The vacancies left
by Washinston's withdrawal of his
stan from Jackson Circle naturally
! will be filled by democrats. Presi-
| dent jackson came very near going
to war with France because that
| gay country was not paying the spoli-
alton claims of 25,0OO, 900 francs. as
1t had agreed to do. So he was
! pleased at routing Lafayette and
Rochambeau from their pedestals.
But who will take their places in
jackson Park? Will it be the last
four jackson dinner orators? Who
VIII stop freedoms shrieking when
| kosciuski jumps down? Will Mr.
Bryan or Mr.. Hull, or Mr.. Daniels, or
| who VIII it be? Surely Mr.. BRYAN
! VIII have a real interest in stopping
the shrleklng. How can he make a
; speech i'll all that bowling?
1t is not the function of Keynotes
10 decide this question. This is only
d passing comment on the situation
not an editorial Not one of tbe
| pedestals is party platform.
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