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Show WAR- CHARACTER'S TEST, Sfflffi WILSON In-Speech at Unveiling of Statue to General Kearney Kear-ney Draws Lesson. WASHINGTON". Nov. 11. President Wilson, speaking today at too unveiling of u atuo to General Phillip Kearney at Arlington national cemetery, de-elfire.r de-elfire.r that "there is nothing noble or admirable in war in itself, but there is something very noble and admirable, oc-eaMoiiallv, oc-eaMoiiallv, in "tho causes for which war is undertaken, and there is something verv nobie aDd admirable in some oi the" characters which war develops." ."If a man's character can co through tl'ti lire and come out resplendent, resplen-dent, fnid tho president, "then you know that it 13 of the true quality of the be?r human stuff. ' .NT r. WiUon said General Kearney tvpified the best kind of leader produce pro-duce 1 bv the Tinted States adding that "there has been many another man who stood alongside of him with the same qualities and the uame distinction of I service. ' I ' The government of a great peo-! peo-! pie. " he " added, ' ' can alvs ays count I upon great services; and the beauty of 'our government, the pride that we all I feel in it, is that it is a government of 1 a great people, prodigal id their gifts j of &cr ice, always ready to provide ! thope things which constitute the stuff ! of heroism and elevate a nation in the annuls of tnanki nd. " speaking of tho habit of General 1 Kearnev's soldiers of affectionately , railing 'him "Phil," the president said: he had always beeu sorrv he did not i i have a "front name which admitted ot ! shortening. ' ' F.ecause of the lateness of a special train bringing 3'X) civil war veterans from New Jersey for tho unveiling ceremonies. President Wilson waited in the cold at tht' cemetery for more than an hour. He spent the time examining the graves of noted soldiers and sailors. sail-ors. Tho Rtatue was unveiled ny descendants descen-dants of General Kearney, while a field battery from Fort Meyer fired a major general 's salute of seventeen guns. |