Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28

In eulogizing Marshal Ferdinand Foch,
the American press recognizes the SUI
prene military genius Of Frances great
soldier and voices this countrys appre-
citation of the craftsmanship and per-
sonal characteristics, including an ex-
traordinary modesty, Of the man who
commanded the mightiest armies the
world has ever seen.
THE mighty little man lives on in
history" says the Albany Evening
News. "He was the man for the time.
He had prepared for that time all his
years. He was ready. He did not be-.
the worlds great, master OF men, q
modest, humble, unaSsuming man with
that rare quality of leadership that
could save world, despairing after
four years of war"
"Foch could set souls afire as well as
trenches" declares the Portland Oregon
Journal. paying tribute also to his con-
summate knowledge of warfare and his
mastery of strategy" and recalling that
at the Foch headquarters there was
no fuss and feathers-ro orderlies gal
Looping upon smoking steeds; no mud
splashed riders arriving on snorttng
motor cycles. A single sentry" con-
tinues that paper, stood at the gate.
The great center where mighty de-
cisionS were made was as quiet as a
farmhouse in the hills in June"
Fate singled him out as the weapon
with which the allies should defeat
Germany" the st. Paul Pioneer Press
believes. 1.-THE chances of international
diplomacy called this retired warrior,
whose days of active lighting were
thought to be ended, back into armor
to lead the mightiest army the world
has ever SEEN" The Hartford Times
attests that he was so distinctly quail
| fed for this position, both in terms OF
his training and his ability on the field
of battle and in respect to'his more per-
sonal attributes, that the demand Of the
| hour for a supreme commander found
its complete answer In him."
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Mature made him for the part he
played" AYERS the New York Evening
| World, recording the fact that "hiS
death is deeply regretted in America,
and with a sense Of personal loss sell
dom, if ever, felt before in the passing
of a foreigner, unless 1t was with the
death of Lafayette"
Enthusiastic estimates Of his COM
manding place in history come from
many papers: The Atlanta Journal
|
gagged by their effect upon the for
tunes Of humankind, the victories won
by the allied arms under Foch. will
! tower among the tall events Of Our
century, If not of all ages" The Day
| ton Daily NewS--"His last campaign
| closes in physical defeat. His moral
| victory, immortality for his name and
| his deeds, and the love in the hearts OF
| the people he led, he won long since
The Toledo Blade-"He joins the small
company of warrior immortals."
OF his death the Savannah Press re-
marks that che faced the inevitable with
| the unfiinching courage with which he
| had confronted the enemy's legions and
the enemy's cannon" The Hamilton,
| Ontario, Spectator asserts that "by his
superb leadership of the allied armies
his indomitable courage and faith--he
has laid democracy under an everlasting
debt of gratitude"
"A wise and tactful leader, diplomat
of parts, statesman In arms" Is the
| tribute of the Charleston Evening Post
while the Raleigh News and Observer
| holds that "he won world respect as well
as world renown" and that "he was pos
sessed of craftsmanship and humanity
There was great faith in the man.
Great faith makes great men. And
| only great men can be great soldiers,
reasons the Worcester Telegram, while
the Roanoke WorldNews thinks he "is
best described as one who was full OF
| plans for attack while other leaders
| were wondering merely how to stop the
| enemy advance" recalling also that he
| was "a sincere patriot, lifelong student
| of military tactics and born leader OF
men," The Passaic Daily Herald views
him as one who knew the theory of
successful war and was able to put
theory into practice"
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