Evening star., 1927-12-10
Won Steuben Lauded as Force
In Success of the Revolution

, "history might not today record the
triumph of the cause of independ
ence."
Just why Steuben should have
failed to catch the popular arprecia
ton of the intervening years" re.
marks the New York Evening World,
'is not quite clear. He was not finan.
cially independent. like Lafayette, and
after the creation of the Republic
there was some ill-natured and unjust
discussion in Congress of his claims.
This. and the fact that he was not a
beau, nor d dandy, nor a romantic
hSure, may explain. But history, to
be just, must concede him place
OF prlmacy among the useful foreign.
ers VINO came to our assistance. and
there ought to be a more generous
appreciation of his services now"
His service was the more deserv.
ing of the patriots gratitude" &C
cording to the Indianapolis Star. abe.
cause liberty was not d popular sub.
Ject in court life of the German king.
doms and duchies of that time" The
Abilene Reporter adds that "Anerj
can school children who learn about
the Hessian troops which England
story of Baron Won Steuben. who
proved an invaluable ally. The baron
gave up honorable and lucrative rank
in Germany to help the Revolution.
and The generals work should be hon.
orcd."
With the thought that "libertv in this
country might at least have heen dc.
ferred but for his coming" the Port.
land oregon Journal pays tribute
10 hlm as IAN inspiration on the bat.
tieheld states that "in moments of
apparent defeat he would lead troops
10 victory; tells of his dividing his
ldst - win negro soldier, and con-
ciudes: Contemplate Steubeni And
then think of Ware and Smith and Fail
and Sinclair and-the others" The
Lincoln Star offers the Judgment. "a
dept or the kind the United States
owes TO Won Steuben cannot be paid
ny grants or money or land. 1t is a
gent OF gratitude America owes the
herman war hero and can only be
pald py such acknowledgements as cele.
prating the 150th anniversary of his
ianding IN this country"
y X y
The German ally" saws the Tor.
sey City Journal, "won undvinr fame
as the drillmaster and insnector gen.
erai or the American Army. AS such
washington paid him the highest
compliments and gave him credit for
many or the subsequent American
t,luinpns. The Butte Daily Post
also points out that he "won disfinc
tion In the army of Frederick the
uieAt and that ''he proved to be a
very valuable officer in the orsaniza.
tioh and discipline of the Revolu.
tionary soldiers" and fhe NorfoIk
Daily News records that his zeal for
the cause of liberty was such that
though told that the American Gov.
efnment t,i, could not pay his passage he
did not hesitate"
Inc Oakland Tribune reminds its
readers that today those Colonies
which were fighting for indenendence
ana that mother country whence
Steuben came are republics" The St.
Faul Pioneer Press concludes: "This
Natlon owes to many nations its exist.
ence. Men from Scandinavia. from
the British Isles. from France. from
Holland and from Germany were the
nucleus Of the force that made 1t.
IT such was its beginning. its con.
tinuation has been possible by the
amalGamation of all these nationaIi-
ties into one. each stream honored
for its share and all enjoying a com.
mon pride in the Nation they have
made"