Evening star., 1926-06-06
Capital Sidelights

MCCFae WnlCn voice the OeSpdlflnE
cry, the resistless appeal, of the dead
and dying: and the answer by Prof.
C. B. Galbreath for 1900. 900 American
soldiers who were pressing forward to
the theater Of war, resolved that the
graves of the Flanders dead should
not be desecrated by the presence of
a victorious foe--have been placed in
the Congressional Record by Senator
Frank B. Willis of Ohio. that they
may re-echo down the corridors of
American history.
Col. McCrae had seen on the west.
ern battle front great armies grad
ually melting away in the red whirl-
wind of war. AS month after month
and the year passed. with the awful
toll of death and no decisive victory,
he came to believe that the ultimate
result must be the mutual destruction
of the COntending armies. With this
thought and possibly the premonition
OF his approaching death in Flanders
fields, he wrote his immortal appeal
that moved nightly our khaki-clad
legionS who took up arms to rescue
menaced world. He wrote:
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
between the crosses. row on row.
That mark our place and in the sky
The larks. still hravely singing. fly.
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
we hved felt dawn. saw sunset glow. -,
In FLANDERS fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe
To YOU. from failing hands. We throw
me torch; BE yours to hold y high
We shall not sleep. though poppies grow
In FLANDERS fields.
Prof. Galbreath's son, Capt. A. w.
Ga.lbreath. commanded the 18th Engi.
neers. who went overseas on the same
ship with Gen. Charles G.. Dawes, now
Vice President.
Capt. Galbreath was with the first
American troops to march through
London; that served with the British
operations against Cambria in 1917,
and in the great German drive of the
following year. He had active service
until the close of the war.
The poem of Prof. Galbreath was
written on February 10. 1918. and has
since been published from Alaska to
Coblentz, Germany. 1t gained wide
Summer and Autumn of 1918. With
by the well known composer, Mentor
Crosse. 1t has since appeared in six
series of modern school readers, issued
by leading Schoolbook publishers of
Philadelphia, Chicago and Indian.
apolis. II has been included in num-
ber of anthologies and serial publica
tionS.
Hundreds of thousands of school
children daily read this poem in their
school readers. as follows;
In Flanders fields the cannon boom
And htful flashes light the gloom.
While IN above like eagles. fy
The, fierce deetroyers of the sky;
,s roGtn Nth ,sa stans St the earth wherein wherein you lie
III Flanders fields.
Sleep or. We brave, The shriekins she'll.
The auaking trench. the startled yell.
The fury Of the battle hell
Shall wake YOU not; for all is we'll.
Sleep peacefully. for all is we'll.
Your flaming torch alof. we bear
With burning heart All oath we swear
To To keep keep the faith: to fight i through
10 crush the foe or sleep with you
X X X
Heart throbs moved the National
House of Representatives to a unique
demonstration on Thursday, when
during a bitter filibuster on the rivers
taken during which Mrs. Edith Nourse
Rogers. congresswoman from Massa.
chusetts, known as the Angel of
Mercy" at Walter Reed Hospital. paid
,, the following tribute to one of the
boys from over There" who Is max.
ing a most valiant fight against ex-
treme handicaps resulting from his
heroic services. and with most CRATE.
full feelings toward the Government
There is in the gallery d World
| War veteran, Mr.. Carl Bronner, who
| is d constituent of our distinguished
| Speaker. (Applause.) Carl Bronner
| cannot see us. because he lost both of
his eyes. He not only gave his eyes for
us. but he gave both hands. AS if that
were not enough for him to suffer. las,
year he had sleeping sickness for
three months. In spite Of all that, he
graduates In June from the University
| OF Maryland as lawyer. applause
when he was discharged from the
service he had only a seventh grade
education, so we can realize what this
boy has accomplished. One car
! imagine the pride of his mother. who
is now sitting beside him. (Applause.
! do not believe any human being in
the world has accomplished more for
| us than has this boy. The other day
! told him | thought he had had a
hard time. He said, No: that the Gov.
ernment had done so much for him
that 1T had taught him to read and
! taught him to write. He uses a type
writer and have never found mis-
take in one of his letters. He also
said the Government gave him an in.
structor with no hands in order that
he might learn to use his hands.
II think there is nothing that we
can do or say to show our deep graft.
tude to this boy. who is carrying on
under terrible handicaps with cour.
age that beggars description: there Is
no mark of respect or of love too great
to pay him. (Applause.) am extreme.
ly grateful to him, and 7 know, Mr..
Speaker. what pride you have in YOUR
constituent. (Applause)'