Show The Soldier Three years have passed since the shock of at war and the resulting misery to all mankind Is yet so great that It is hard hart to calmly realize realIze realize real real- ize the lesson Beyond our our- denseness denseness denseness dense- dense ness and our dullness mere Is forced Into our our- Inner Imer on this day the folly roIly and the ruthlessness of at war and strife strIte and mur mur- der As As' that poor war torn bony Is lowered we stand with bowed heads head and devoutly pray that even as ne tie is burled buried may all nIl war and strife between be be- be- be tween nations nations likewise be buried burled And on this day preceding the me conference conference conference con con- ference called to meet in Washington Washing Washing- ton shall we not also pray that those thereat may devise some wa way and means to avoid such horrors as we have experienced That the thC they may find and build upon the virtues virtue and the intelligence ana the loyalty of oC all the peoples of ot tae world that w war ir shall be no more nut out should there not result from that solemn council that which we sincerely des de de- s re lot let us on this occasion determine determine deter determIne mine to meet the tail can or ar patriotic dut duty in every time of ot our country danger or need Ana may Got GOl grant to the sons of oC this nation sur stir strength to the me end Ilia Ula whatever may betide this nation nations future they may so recognize am ant discharge their obligations as ti tt merit the approval of posterity Perhaps the mo most mosi t memorable vent in the history or the whole world orld in 1921 was the in Arington ArIngton ArI- ArI cemetery Washington of or the unknown soldier on November 11 Armistice day It was the day becore be- be ore core the opening of ot the world peace conference and around that boys boy's tomb were rulers from many nations and generals of ot vast armies The heartstrings of humanity were that day dar tuned with the ringers angers of love ove and nd fidelity and patriotism From the pens of writers and from the he tongues of orators flowed panegyrics panegyrics panegyrics pan pan- and epics Men and women wom wom- women en forgot during that day at least all ill the bitterness born of ot strife and d jealousy and thought only omy of or a mothers mother's son At Vernal was delivered that day dayn dayan an n oration to the boys of the American American Ameri Ameri- can Legion that we con consider lder a clas clas- sic The orator Hon T T. T W. W ODonnell O'Donnell ODonnell O'Donnell ODonnell O'Donnell ODon nell is a veteran of ot the Spanish- Spanish American war He spoke as follows Today In Arlington the grave closed over the dead body of an unknown unknown unknown un un- known soldier His period of service was ended not by y the expiration ion of at time but bythe by bythe bythe the tragedy of war The garlands and wreaths wreaths' banked In full measure were wert nut out mute evidence evi evl- evidence dence ence of his countrymen's approving approving approving ing acclaim He gave to his country all that he had to give give his his life Today almost within the shadow of the great dome of at the ca capitol his body has been con consigned consigned con consigned signed with all the pomp and c ceremony cere cere- ceremony reo mony many which marks a great event where it will rest until the morning light of the Resurrection shall gleam I m to he East It is not sorrow that ells nils oui out harts on this occasion the sobs and tears of a mourning nation followed followed followed fol fol- lowed not this unknown soldier to his resting place Rather it is reverence rev reverence and honor that we pay not alone to the unknown hero but to the cause he represented and to those men who like him gave up their lives and poured forth their blood to save a Cause and as well to preserve for all mankind the principles upon which our government government government govern govern- ment is founded It is our faith in Immortality that keeps our voices firm and withholds withholds withholds with with- holds the tear from our yes and the consecration of ot this soldier soldier soldier sol sol- dier Is but an incident He was Just an nn average American soldier there were four million more like Uke him ready and willing to tomake tomake tomake make the supreme s sacrifice if need be ready and willing to give all that they had to give In that Great War which was to end all wars It is fitting that he be reburied on this day which marks third anniversary anniversary an an- since the great guns ceased their vomit of or death and des truc- truc ion Three years years that that is but a brief brIer period of time You men who were over ever there and who tooK toots active part in the fiercest struggle the world has ever known can not wholly sense and realize it yet The fog tog is still in your YOUl mind and the horrible nightmare of of ot it all is still with you Try as you will the mists of thought and vision of war do not clear as do the mists before a summer summer sum sum- mer sun sum sum-I The trenches the trenches the thunder of or the guns gun the guns the the upheaval of shell struck shell the Barth-the the zip of the f-the the r me t f tf Ls t roar of or the engines in me the air and the deadly noxious gases all combined combIned com corn has been defined as Hell but that definition to you is as mild and pure as an evening prayer on the lips of an Innocent innocent girl i |