Show liVE WE ARE HERE Below Delow p we print extracts from tram two papers a long way apart one from the San Francisco Argonaut and theother the theother theother other fr from om Goodwins Weekly of at Salt SaIl Lake This speech of of Col Stanton's Is without doubt the shortest speech In history and says the most Gen James A. A Garfield's speech to the multitude multitude mul mul- in Now New York City CUy at the time Ume Umeo I o of the assassination of President Lincoln Lin coIn coln is one ono of the tho gems God Reigns and tho the Government at Washington Still SUJI Lives but hut this speech of or only I four words Lafayette we are hero uttered also b by a soldier conveying to I Ithe the French people the gratitude of a people made free by their assistance 5 lu is a perfect gem From the Argonaut I San Sau Francisco I October 19 HI 1917 j Dear Mr Hollman I wonder If Jt tho the enclosed extract from a boys boy's letter to his mother dated September 2nd i and mal received yesterday would interest interest inter inter- est cst you or any of your our readers To Tome rue me Inc it il is very touching touching- The boy wh wIth who writes wont went over in May last to I the American Field Ambulance but has been driving a nr munitions truck in n the l French rench army ever since Yours sincerely II H. H W. W O Oue more moro thing that might interest I I you ou before I close I have found that the t there is quartered In this village as a private soldier in one of the transport sections Just like Ike us a famous French sculptor by br the name namo of at Have you ever heard of him 1 He Is i ivery s very well known and has several severa l statues in Paris and has an all order orde r from the Canadian government fo foone for tor forone torone one after the war It struck me as rather rathor wonderful to see soe this famous s I man roan at work I ii Ih a cow sta stable le In one o of f his of off hours There he ho was working g away In tho the poor light with tho the fey few v things he ho had and Just like an ordnary ordinary ordinary ord i nary humble French soldier At th the e time he was was working on all I a plate ho he i in I tended to lo present to Gen Pershing I. I On one ono side was a trench with a won worn worn- n out French soldier r lying Iring down bof before or e him him him- having Just appeared on th the e scone was an rm American soldier Be hind the latter sort of dim and ghost ghost- t like was a n. shadow of ot tho the statue of f Libert Liberty Underneath was the simple InscrIption We Ve are Here Th That al you know was what the American cc ccone colonel col 1 one onel that commanded tho the American America in troops parading iru in Paris on July di lr said before Lafayette's grave I Istead Instead Instead In In- n stead of making a speech he ju just St marched up to the tomb saluted at and d said saIrI General L Lafayette we aro are her herOn here On tho the other side were tho the French at and d American flags crossed Rheims Cathedral Ca thedral below tho the French and the s skyline sky sky- line of New York below tho Americ American a n. n Above was written th this s time I In n French Liberty Justice and Right t tp while below was inscribed To our comrades the Americans Welcome Rather HaUler a beautiful idea dont don't you pink hink There is not much else to tell you OU Just now We Ve have had a few fow exciting ing tug moments but most of at it has been Just plain work I hope you ou are well mother and lad Jad too With dearest love from HARRY a From Goodwins Goodwin's Weekly I am quite certain that the man many friends of Colonel they thor will remember ber bel him as Major I 1 jor In tho the old days Stanton who read the Weekly willie will willoe ie oe e delighted to read the following tribute to their old frIend The poem first appeared In a Fren French h periodical a t copy of which was forwarded to the of the San Francisco Town Talk who essayed to translate It Jt in he following fashion It will be recalled that Colonel Stanon Stan Stan- on was assigned to Gen PershIng's and accompanied him to France where he seems to be as popular as aver iver According to all reports Maor Macor Mac Ma or or Charley besides being a first- first lass soldier and an honor to tho the American American Am Am- contingent still manages to hold his own In a social way His dashing Irresistible manner makes an especial appeal to the sentimental French people and so BO he lie h has s bec become mc mca a great favorite wherever where he goes goos But it must not be bo understood that Col Stanton is leading a butterfly life The record goes to show that he lie has made mado infinitely moro mono than a decoration decoration decora decora- tion since setting foot upon French soil coil How he ho came to bo be celebrated In tn the poetry of France la is a pretty story In Itself It all happened this way The Fourth of at July was observed b by byan byan an appropriate ceremony at the tomb I of ot Lafayette in tho the famous I cemetery in Paris the French and American officers participating In tho the exercises Gon Gen Pershing had been expected to speak but not being much of a u. talker himself he lie detailed Col Stanton to represent him It is needless needless need- need less ess to say that our old friend rose rosa to the occasion He Ho did more than that he be rose roso to tho heights of eloquence and fairly swept the Frenchmen from tram their feet feel It was his now famous utterance Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette Lafay ette we aro are bore hore so 50 splendidly y and chosen chosen and Just as splendidly exclaimed exclaimed ex claimed one can Imagine that imagine that t touched the hearts of those who heard hear d him and Inspired the poet to pen this thi s beautiful tribute to the Colonel I To Colonel Stanton I INot Not spangled words warde In wreaths o of t flowers set But sharp quick words like lice savor sword d thrusts I hold dear dearA dears dear dear- A speech like that at the tomb tomb of Lafayette La La- fayette If Lafayette wo we O are aro hero horo bons bon's r rA I A soldiers soldier's salute saying all that t AmerIcans feel A gesture that laid before France Franco he her r homage fraternal fraternal- What has rhetoric to add to tho trio truth trail i to the ilia vibrant appeal O Of that speech by the tho Colonel Colonel- v Tin TIR an eloquence pithy and terse abrupt but precise A language for men whose business Is 18 fighting not barter harter Bonaparte framed it to phrases laconic lacon laconic ic c concise concise- Ho lIo got It from Sparta the tho diction of heroes Its Its sense Bense goes goes straight to the soul It is simple sublime It says all like a bugle note clear clear It H el electrifies thrills calls the tho mustering mustering muster muster- ing roll And tho the soldier cries crlos Here Ilene Yes they are here Lafayette So to hell with the foe The Tho cutthroat cut the kaiser who'd fasten fas ten his yoke on n n trio the free In Inthe the tho grave where you rou OU lie Ho cant can't you ou see seo cant can't you hear c cant can't nt you know Freedom loving marquis Do you fOU l ii them these glorious words that that take wing and are arc swift In hr their flight o oer o'er er the field of at repose your vigil you keep O Oh h. h how more t compelling compelling than old panegyric to lift A bo hero i from om slee sleep They are here hwe ere for tor the the hunt of ot the file I on land nd and tho the deep deel T They hey aro are here h and nd we told fold them in ardent ar arc arci I dent grateful g embrace I Without he without brag or fine phrases fine Phrases can ca'n can keep They ae are come for the tho chase I f- f I 1 They havo vorn rn And at sight ol of the 81 star spangled spangle banner the they I raise Already Alread the emperor bandit bandit has weak weak- erred enod an and quailed Their acknowledge a a a debt o of orthe the e old frigate days das When When- Lafayette fayette sailed ft Tho The New Now World returns tho the call that was made by the Old Not unheeded maide the he lesson that History spread for fer her eye eyo j I The Tho seed that was so sown m long ago aeo 19 la s I ripened ripen behold behold t r I lg The They Thoy l aio tro Lo La the tho Union o of Sates Sales ates In the tho battle for Right night Bringing g vigorous strength and a i heart hear Mihat that is steda and true They come to servo Liberty's s 's hoi liol holt hoit est t t need and to fight i Side iSide b by side with They are come to our aid lid in n the file hour need them the most T They hey an re coma corno come lost lest Right be bo de dethroned and ovil evil enshrined I- I F For or love loM of f sweet franco Franco they sped oer o'er tho the sea to our coast And Ami love of at mankind Never Jear fear r that America fail In the glorious gam fous task Shell She'll accomplish the work to which r Honor r directs her no lion no fear rear Colonel Stanton has spoken en remains there aught more wo should ask Not Lafayette we aro are horo bore fIn f- f In CO commenting enUng on this poem Col Stanton In his letter totter to the file editor o of Town Talk allows his thoughts to torun torun run along In In- In the following characteristic tic fashion I never nattered flattered my myself myself self that it was as a fighting man 1 had been selected to come como to Franco but I 1 did have bave the tho hope that possibly It was was was' wason on account of my ability in tho the finance line that a place was made mado for mo rao Ce Certainly the tho 1 last thing that occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc to me pre was that whatever prominence prom prom- I In ineneo en co I 1 might obtain would come from I Ithe the gift of ot gab Then speaking Of tho trio poem Itself tho the Colonel goes on to say aay I can cannot cannot cannot not read this poe myself but bull I 1 am told It Jt is very g od od d and let us hope bope that this is a n fa fact t. t it only goes to show that we wo never know what a cIa clay may bring brill forth arid and that each man In his time trine time plaS pla'S DY Y parts |