Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-08-16 | Page 4 | Pershing

p Pershing what to do with our victorious generals seems J JUST to be about as 1 n difficult a 0 problem as what to do to with out our ex cy General comes home h ho will be bc rewarded b by bS' tho the b bestowal upon him of Jf the rank of ol general It is a distinguished aisLing honor honor- only three others ha han having n been io o 0 designated in m fl the t history his lits- tor tory of the country H It t is suggested sUg that the people Admiral willin contribute as us for m might be willing to r Dewey c and buy a house aLit and aud lot lol for him l Perhaps itIS itis it itis lil considering that every great IS is not a n i remote possibility war has Ilas produced a President that the people might be willing to reward urd him him with l their lC I ballots aud elect him him to tu the hi highest highest- office within their gift Jn striking contrast to American u uncertainly uncertainty in the is the tile award of the tile l government of an earldom and a 1 gratuity of to Sir Douglas the Pershing of of the British army Sir Da David DatI tI Bently Beatty is rewarded in a sin similar lar manner and a dozen en or more army and navy leaders have hac been placed on the theli li list t for titles anti and large cash cush gifts These rew rewords ds arc are not Bot ma made e through f favor for or of the king but by lY the government gov gov- through h the tile house of or commons and anti arc are gifts brins of the people to their deserving descrying heroes of the war Such a course in this country would likely be immediately im lull- I mediately challenged el as liS contrary to American traditions traditions and reward General yet t failure to recognize for his efficient Pershing Pershing- in some ome substantial manner and soldierly work as us commander of the Ameri American n forces seems seems seems' ungenerous and unlike our proverbially warm people We Ye cannot g give e him him an earldom earl carl dom and he ho would no doubt scorn to accept it if ife vc we could and we cant can't guarantee him the presidency beIn be- be S. fl n i nI t. n n r to In that hInt treat treat- ii tine l l u l v v v 4 l uh c pel is is to est of f all honors The best t we can do l perhaps Is j let nature take its course I fei fen n Xa a