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Show tice toward all nations. I vate peace and harmoP'J; all. Nothing is more T.' than that antipathies TV i particular nations and Jx i ate attachments for othc M?;' be excluded; and that '7 j of them just and arnica' jje ings toward all should if," Ivated." ' . Washington found hrfniself ; ed of responsibility f tired' 1 fame. On Friday I'Venine ieember 13, 1791). Washington v ' I ill and was dead w.-ithm a we ' time. 1 The nation parsed in rever gratitude to lofk back on i service of nearly half a centurt i "First in war, first in peace,' in the hearts of Ins coiiiy. i j men!" However, the next four years proved to be one of the most cVTtical and exciting P"8 his public life. The war between France and England put the new country in a difficult position. Rv treatv by alliance, ny tne ?ryatitude of America, the favored Sn was France. For lus determination de-termination to keep Amcrca neutral. Washington was , sut jected to much personal abuse. When Washington finished his second term he was trusted as no other man. And not wit.iout reason. In the famous Farewell Address, Washington preached a gospel of neutrality which soared soar-ed beyond self-interest o a brotherly regard and respect lor all the peoples of the world. Sucti statements as these made a deep impression on all Americans: "Observe good faith and jus- more the intimate of the great colonial patriots. On one occasion occas-ion the attention of other colonies colon-ies was focused upon him. In speaking against the tyranny of the crown he volunteered to enlist en-list at his own expense 1,000 men to march to the relief of Boston. George calmly told his critics that he believed the colonies had reached a point where petitions had failed and arms must press home argument. This attitude must have brought him the popularity popu-larity which resulted in his selection se-lection as commander-in-chief of the American army. In the dozen years from the time of his marriage to 1772 Washington led the well-rounded life of his time and social sphere. Even his zest for any type of gaiety and amusement gave to his temperance and hard work a kind of balance. As a well-established planter who devoted de-voted intelligent attention to agriculture, who always placed duty to his family, friends, community com-munity and the commonwealth above pleasure, he was a person per-son trained in responsibility. Through the eight years of the revolution Washington stuck to his post and held together a starving, unpaid army. Time after af-ter time he implored congress for aid. "My soldiers are naked and starving," was his sad refrain re-frain of war. In the face of interference in-terference and intrigue he was rocklike. But he was steadfast in risking his life, abandoning his comforts, endangering his personal fortune that America might be free. During the revolutionary campaigns cam-paigns Washington was surrounded surround-ed with a large number of men of talent and abilities. He had no greater affection for any of his followers than he held for the Marquis of Layfayette, a tall young man, very foreign in appearance ap-pearance with an odd, attractive attrac-tive face, who endeared himself by the boy's mixture of idealism fection. Washington was moved by the boys' mixture of idealism 1 r u;,.r. GREAT AMERICANS: GEO. WASHINGTON (Continued from page four) tion) to bring upon himself both defeat and disgrace. This unhappy unhap-py event occurred on a July Fourth and nothing in later years that made that date one of celebration cele-bration could completely erase the scare of humiliation from his heart. When it became known that Washington, a colonel in the militia, had signed a paper terming term-ing himself an assassin, he was demoted to a captain. Thereupon he resigned his commission. With arrival of General Brad-dock Brad-dock and his force to America to wrest the western lands from claims of the French, he invited Washington to join his staff as an aide-de-camp. In a British uniform uni-form with gold braid on the red coat, George was an unusually imposing figure. On the day of Braddock's crushing defeat from an ambus-1 cade of Indians, Washington fixed fix-ed his glory for all time. He was beside Braddock from the first. One by one three horses were killed under him. His clothes were pierced by bullets. He led a flank attack of Virginians calculated cal-culated to rout the Indians. But anu desire tor giory wnicn kbrought the boy from the French court to fling his fortunes into I America's struggle for liberty. When victory was finally assured as-sured Washington could not retire, re-tire, as he would have liked, to Mt. Vernon. He found himself in the position of chairman of the constitutional convention. An officer from Pennsylvania wrote Washington suggesting plainly that there were many who felt America should be rul-I rul-I ed by a king of their own choos-! choos-! ing and that he, the natural leader lead-er of all the country's strength, was the one to wear the crown. Washington was in a white-hot rage. "Fools! Worse than fools! What have I ever said or done to lead anyone to suppose I would foist a military government upon the people? There are enouph strong men to guide the nation to success and no one need think otherwise." The men with whom iie associated as-sociated in their labors to draft an acceptable form of government govern-ment wrote "We the people of the United States" into the preamble. pre-amble. But they were not the people. They were the intelligent intelli-gent minority with a big stake . in the country's success. Washington was reluctant to j take office as the first president i of United States. He disliked ! leaving Mt. Vernon for a new ! and difficult position. He found it necessary to work all day and lay awake nights worrying over the next steps. He became ill and for a time his life was actually ac-tually endangered. His physician physic-ian cautioned him that he must spend a part of his day away from his desk for his health's sake. After he grew stronger he rode every morning from five to seven. By the time of his second inaugural in-augural Washington felt greater confidence, both in himself and the government he represented. News had just come that Louis Sixteenth had been taken to the guillotine and the horror of that made American troubles seem small. tne liritisn mistooK mem ior Frenchmen and turned fire on the woodsmen. Complete was the disaster. dis-aster. Not Braddock's fault, but his misfortune. Washington never realized how swiftly the image of his calmness and devotion in the midst of stampede was borne across America. His honor and courage were stainless banners lifted high above unbelievable disgrace. Benjamin Franklin met Washington Wash-ington during this period of his life and characterized him as "an aristocrat ready to accept the burden of responsibility." The trust in Washington was reflected by his appointment to the post of Commander in Chief of the Virginia forces. His work was difficult and ill-rewarded. He was continually criticized. But with England's declaration of war on France, Washington felt hopes rise that he would have better support in his unceasing un-ceasing efforts to gather, train, equip and feed disciplined troops to defend the colonies and safeguard safe-guard the lands they claimed. George stood for the House of Burgesses and was defeated. His splendid health began to fail him and he was ill and dejected. About this time he met Mrs. Martha Dandridge Custis, widow of Daniel Parke Custis, a merchant merch-ant prince. She was a lovely little lit-tle lady and the mother of two charming children. Martha's pledge to marry him was his first success in the realm of love. At the age of 26 Washington found himself without a single military success to his credit. In the way allotted to him he had managed to prove his loyalty, courage and devotion to duty. The soldiers under him, though relentlessly disciplined, had only on-ly praise and love for him. When he entered Virginia's House of Burgesses shortly after his marriage, Washington stood blushin and trembling with embarrassment, em-barrassment, unable to stammer a word. The speaker put an end to his misery by saying "sit down, Mr. Washington, your modesty mo-desty equals your valor and that surpasses the power of any language lang-uage I possess." During Washington's happy life as a Virginia country gentleman, gentle-man, politics held the center of his interest. As the idea of the necessity for revolution grew, Washington became more and |