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Show ! CONGRESS i mm PEHSHiiE Senator Cummins and Speakei Gillett Voice Gratitude of Nation for Mighty Victory. Formal Resolution of Thanks Is Presented by Champ Clark as a Fellow Missourian. WASHINGTON'. Sort. S:and:nir in the ch:imVer of the house of ropresoni.x tives, with the full rierv.bershin of the sonat? and ho;: so naout hi:n ;nd with iiiillerie s crowded with r.ijniirers, OoiuMau Joan J. lVrshintf roeeivovl to'ay the formal for-mal thanks of oon.crcs? ' for th.e service? he and ta.e ofa.v'ors :;r.kl men he eommaml-f.l eommaml-f.l in Franco rendered darin.c th.e ;rea: war. To few Americans has il fallen to he thus honored; to few so'.aiers of any r.av.on has it been p:vn to hoar leaders : ' ohosen of the poo-o'.o snea'ri. such ha.ch I rr.ii.-s.'s of their services for th.a: neonie j as General Vershins heard today. Semite and house nsse:nh'.ci in their j resrotivo chanihers. Then th.e senators mareh.ed in pairs thror.sh th.e o'd eorri-dors eorri-dors of the e:.nt". to seats on the front her.ohes of the house. Senator Ounnnins. a $ p r -. s i d e a t pro ton-. p a r e of the so: a. t a , sa; with Speaker Onlleti, an.l when General Gen-eral r e rs h. 1 : 1 s h a .1 I' con is a o r ; e d to the t'.oor before the speaker's desk, faeinc a i rea: A:r.er:ean lias draped on th.e wah, x i : a s S e n a ". or C a n i. r. n s w ; ". o e '. e i . d e d DIFFICULTIES OF ! TASK UNDERSTOOD. t "Genera: Fershin:.' he said, "it is my ! h'i'a privilege to extend to yon the s:n- j ee : o and oordial .creetin.c of the senate of the United States. The ni-sace I have t'ae honor to hear is r.oi a jjree;:nic a'.one, ha: an oarr.est we'.oora.o and luarty oon- I rat-.natiea. ;:;-on year safe ar.d v:e;or:oas . r e : . : r n to y oar 1 1 a t ; v e I a :id . Nor is it a weleome only, forN it is fall of deep ip-p ip-p r o i a i o n of the t r c :r. e n d on s t a k " o a have o wonderfully and worth;. y acaor.;-i acaor.;-i phsaod. ' "You cro ralle-l upon to assame t h.e j Inline tsurilne rcsponsihiiity of eonimand- inc the greatest hody cf soldiers lie ever inarched under th.e American I'.a. ond yon led this lnv;nci! le has; io the 1 ery j-,:i;imlt of m.li:ary fAnie and rat- ; ttonal plory. White our Uars are tlownni: ! :m 1 oar hearts are hreakir.: as we so'.-tann'.y so'.-tann'.y nvnemher th.e tens of thousands who sailed aw ay w :ih s; :ri: so rejoin : c ar.d eoaraco so perfect and who will return re-turn nevermore until God eal.s :;9 all on i:;ti;;in" nt day. wo rece ; e w ;ili un-hoan.ie.i un-hoan.ie.i jay and ur.dym:: cr.t ' those w h. i h.a. o passe A an lia r:n r d t . rcx. c :: : !;e p.'-;'s of the craeliat war in t.ie i. .story .f ;aa world. YEAR SUFFICES FOR ACHIEVEMENT. " Yoi:r ontratve into Fran followed v an a r :v w ;il !i , e '.ri in r, j in vs at d nrp.isd :n .airna: : :n.: ru-t!ms...:.c ru-t!ms...:.c pr- 'ph..'eie. w..s t..o n-.ost 1m-I 1m-I i-aeeii. ae :n jj.i the air a s i f n.ir:' ir- A naa o th.an a -a,r ;..;. r th.e I'nite i Sta' h id a.-ompl sa-d ;:s I rns-.on, and w h" n tae da v of .i r:.a.-t '. e j i li :a i it had w . ai Pie admiral ..at and hell !h eora.tiene'''. r'.fr;r. and a'fie'.ta; P:' ov-a-v eonntrv tf t,.e i 'aJ-.o-,. ,,.- ja. Io-. od '-is: ; o. i l o:ad 1.1 r:y i.d ho: .-. ,1 manhood. "l'p-n I. .at nay tho r:inv' and f..no of tl f An.- r ,as:i silo a r ar.d 1 1 o i.a : : ai f h a a-1 r i " had r Pen t rhr h.yh.-M p. ";;,: otr attained in th.e crr.?o of ha-naanity. ha-naanity. M.'y t).e IPaier of the ur.lver''1 h.r'.p as to maintain Ihroatcii 11 tt.e .lor'n ars to roaie t.. rS' '. and 1. 1 it h. w 1 . a you n : d o-,:r p.th.i t nr nr.' n: - n ; -ent a- w -m I r A;r.-rii a an! Sr. -a K--r G ..': '. '. ' ' 1 e! 'ii iib.in i i,i I are 1. en to I rson.fy j; ;.'f ..s .::d so we all i-a o to s. p-r-pa in the e n , ra.i n.! . : . - ca.cr i! t ti i n ' ry. t he hi s ji pa r; .':-, 1 1.- uncoil - on-rV. le el et r-r:v . 1 na t ion of our crusading j army. Th.a. hoy w.'re our braves; and i .'t.. P.M' : aoso ao fe'i we render tar-r:l tar-r:l h, n.ia'1. Kor t "ao-o w ;o return na.-iar.i'd. a:.i aria'.e,;, wo owe tender crtre wh:a'-. I'a's eoire ha disc-phn.nl in'h-dv and in c ara-aer. for them I h.c o in.le.' i ot vino; ci is en . . Th.e w ,d he our h.eioes. Pershing Typifies Army. "And. in vou. sir. their comtna nd 1 n c cer.er.,1. we hhe to see t pitied th.e spirit of that no, le army. A,- their t:t repn -sentntive. we. r present at ivos of '.lie reo-p.e, reo-p.e, weieon-.e you h.ome. Hut I wo. lid not indicate that our welcome to on is entirely impersonal. Of h'1 th.e details of your generalship we are not now ejuahhed to n:d on In due time t hat w ill be ad-mdioat-d h history. l;ut we do know-that know-that ou were i;loriousl- successful, pa.r from our ,co e: mvent, in a fosoicn land. o-a had ta rely uuon yourself. liven in v ..a t you sa ,d on must bo pi a: dent, ""hero was e ery ch.ance for errors. 1'ut. sir. if -ou made h.em. oil her In poiioy or in statement, we h.ave not heard o t'aem. Yvn law o seemed 1 o us not only a successful general her.i'.ln ad has cre.U powers without fax or and without leniency to the one .'tern purpose of 'victory, 'vic-tory, but yon have also seemed a wise, discreet, restrained, far-sighted man. And, sir, I may add t ha t to those of us who knew ou it is refreshing, hut not surprising surpris-ing to tind that after all the supreme power, the h'.tzh station, the lordly asto-ciatos asto-ciatos and th.e :ns;inted compliments to w hue h you have ho;' n accustomed you have developed, neither a.rrocanoe r.or nf-f-v.ut ion. hut that yoi: hax e oome hack as x on w eut a wa-, moelest. straightforward, straightfor-ward, ur.snoiied. " Tae formal resolution of thanks was t hen pres. a ; ed to the K'mei ai by termor Spoaker Olark. Is Master Workman. " 'Grim-visnired war hath smoothed her w r i r. k 1 e s . ' " he said, "and p e a c o , with h.ealinjT in h.or w ra.c. like a gentle spirit 1 1 o w is b r o e d : n o'er a s o r o a u d s t or m -rocked world. God he thanked: And yon. General Fershinir. were a master workman work-man in tins wondrois and Mossed transfer trans-fer ma : :on - a consummation so devoutly wished bv all peoples, kindreds and toaaaes. "What you mil your callant men did (oxer there will b o c a e r i h e d ft1 rove r, a s j par: of t ho nrecious treasures of the m.chty r.nublic. "ou aial our men did not f.cht to a a d to tin1 are a o r w o a ! t h of on r b e -loxed count rv. but to uphol.i the pnncinles lot viuat ana ;-.uth and justice. Our soldiers sol-diers who dad in Th.e war dal r.ot die in vain, but to make men free. As lone as : he renuh'ao or. dares t heir pra es m "General, you commanded more nvn than an o;-'er s.M,1;it oxer eommanded--more. wo liopo. than any oth-r American wiK oxer command, for exery sane and pa ; riot ie . niencftn mot fervently hopes that our ecuntrx w.ii never he ir.voAea m another war, " oar s.uaular fortune has iriven you command of troons o:i three co-it men t s. i America. Ast n't.i Furone. In the world war. bv uauxersai aa-laan your ronc.uct was surerh ami mik-a on o "hundred ar.d ton millions of Ameri aus proud to ela'm you as air oouutr man. ",'f all our ac. 'e-ns. t he one f r x 'rich we r.ro most profound li'-aiefal and lor w hioh wo lox'o xoa hist w.i th.at on strongly and triumph., tri-umph., n : ' v ir s;sa d that o a and our m-m would hih.t onlv as an American armv and i.o: mere'v a replaeemont troop? for British. tYoneh. Italians or 'Gt'lcians. Th.at feat was th.e avid t. s; of our ro'u: st Am er:.t nism. It caused a d our h.tarts to sued xv-.'h !neaah.e pride and entitled oa to oar eteru.a ratitade. Formal Mesnge Read. I "Kvtraor.hna-v :r: it.irx- nr,k should e.ai fe rr-i nl- for t ;raord::ut-y s--r-;. e- i in :he fa-Id. I n appro nation of o;ir s- r- a es. I.-.- e-mcrcss. oaa-.r the senti- frills of tl.o American pcopV. h.avo con- f-u-ri d on : o-.:, in vr e; aaty, t e ovtraor- d : a rv ra: k rf fad genera the hichrst iu uilarx- ',.:-or wit'1-'; a our j-ower to b.--s: oxv, r d in h o-.v r: uc ou u e feel tliat xx o are 1 ouorinr ours lx "In ai.h.t.o-i i.-v th.e nermareT-f genon!-s'-h'. th.o ov-.ct- ;:S has t-u- iered oa iu-drvid-ia.iv a-.d to yo-;r e-'f-eers nr 1 men en mas-e lie t h.a uk s of We A mertean ; eop.e and of the ronffre-s of the I'nited " T ' e r.-s Out ion of thank is In !hes w or ' t "'The thanks of tho Ame-! an f-de a-d of the eo: ros of t' e I"n;t.-d St.tt.'s ar(- d --v and nr.- here1 v tendered, to G- -i-i e-al .1 h.r. J. i'orahur.c for h's hah,'v d ; -j tu.irm-h.'d s--rx -. es as r-nnmander in chief ! of the A mora-.! n e ; d : ; a ma rv forces In : V"-ir'--e, nr- to tl,o c'f.ct'r ftni niei on-i on-i dor hi i-o.rmard for their ii'iwaxcrlr.i : di'x- ;--d a'or p",v '-.iV.;( t'-e wnr'" I Pi oo::eh:s on. t' fo--v.r speaker n'd n tril-:t-' to his rat;e stato n: rxr-la'ned xv)-v ho h.ad be- n s.-.o to.i t, speak, .a - "Th" chief r.ison why t!:e committee of nrr.ir.-oT.'-.: anpomtel me for th-s ires: ph-asan: fan. t. on is the fit f at yoj :uo r,. t v a treat A mofoan. but a'--, tl f- - -t ':;:.;' M :"-o-;raiii. fan v'-'-h the-e ; no fir-T t x p. of Am,fre:.n. x1;!- I h-.tp, n m l the detn of !!-,-V -"art '..-.Vmn in .vr:r. I p o-id and 1 a: ;v to l vou a t- . h!hit A.' s'a ,-,v u-.c forth to th.e world what sir: of rr.-ui M-.-;-ri tr,)Ws when In her most prod;. ..a I of n.reds." Pershing Replies. A-Vm-.v'k-.-.c t' i--:..r? confer red by fo: i,Ti ? - -r 1 1 1 vrh : t.v; a .it "I nm h s !..;!. t.i f r.iv'V- of arp'ar.nc b-hre -m a a rep. t a t 'x e of t'- -u.'r . .in rx'n h.:i -r, av foree. n-d am f-iled v : ' i ruvt'on nt tho r n t ! m t t':-:i have hen p ro.l Tluft lienor nf-f.-rds me profou- .1 rr.itir.d a a r--oi.-nl-ti.-n of tie a !ii'- t-: : ,en t of n-ir Hp'.nd.d a r u x- Pi re r. c at x o -: r !m:hK an i- . t -e- on of I1 o :it oro-. ai of our pe, p, I am r ; h v rr . rd d. "A faal r', oi; .f th or::.i n ' -,i t n n-d t he o i : i ' 1 . 1 1 - s df o-ir n rmS- w iil l-e nmd.--to t1-.-- rr!,,rv of u.r. Th. iuaTin.-r in x h a h t h s k: a t f. rc. was d. r oprd Into an Instrumenta'df - for ict. rv Is well known to on. T e I-:r-:ers t . it foil to th.e iot of our .old.i.'rs h.axe b. .-u ho.i-, and tve wax- b-'-"'t lv nan o't.i.i.v; but fa-ah In the r ' ' ; t-o r s- . f o-t oaas--and tru.-t m airnhty -lo; h.a-. o i,.a us courage an I 1" sacra t'oa . "Tl.t- trials of Kit fo de-van5 1 Si'.ui.ui en an ran ce a n 1 v : -n s.- f - sa f - e Never have nan fa .-. d a :a 'ro d.ftah.t uov, r hax-e t-oop ' o n a f; ,.-r -.nt ef w il :n.i:ness. or more : oohito I a: -cv-es. Kijrht Makes Valor. "The r-.:ht of Amerha '.a- i o o- e i-i h-r nu.'-ers a-d In r w(.r.i !-;: -;..;o ui f .e s unt of her pe; le a: 1 th, r de-t de-t .--m: na : :'n suo.-t .d at x.a:e:" e.ist. Whl'e ox e-v man w h.o w ent tx Krance couraireo" v i.d his pirt. h. h.nd '-.in xvero inll.'.i'iis of o:h;-"i e.m.r : foi-loxv. foi-loxv. all s 1 '. v a loa. pi-o.de :n it n-ix .-d : "a- 1 e to ,t n .v.-r s and sa, - r -.-r a ue-j ' h..;h.-- b-.l 1 !n )va'. in-a.m or 1'a an .I'.u.-s. (r in the eaa,; s .f and. ,.r . m. -, t ave I, ft 1 . . a d :' o:u ;i : .rd o i of frank nos. of In t e a": : x . of t l.me - s a -.d r. t:o: s of the worhl a f naer bcl'.ef pi "Th.e hen.f-.ts f o- f-o-n t ' . f-.-. o-i-'' of 'ir v..,.:-; w ,". 1 o hr.-.i;l tot Uiindoci. st;. u.c and T'i.ui.h the-, l axe h--io--o ;r; e. ola:f;d.--,t an.l (if her. .r.i aa p-ad-c s- r -. . t ;1. 1 br.rc mto the ',:', , f oar , r. ore Intci'.'c. nt d.xotion to tae datas of c.t;- "To vo-t. pent', n.-i of t1 e r,r:r.'s, we oxxe t'-,. i;-,enco a: 1 ir :i : :i t . :ut no.' of our am.;, s m t' o ' . d ;; : n . ar c-vieeption of (h,. :v a : i t ::d e of t' . ;-rir- 1 pie. oa i ;t.-d thi- .ir.of; an !h m;t.' - : rat-av ef i;:.'.-r,"i; o r ivnpoxrr Vou p:ou-ptl- ri,.rt,d w).. ,us to d.-voh-p nn.d ap; 1 v .r i a ; . to the P, .t c f-fe-t You. r.n;ro;-:. !-d th.e fr ,-us su.-n Y.vi i- -,s.lCe ih.o .-rwaT. r.it or nnd tie f - ai!;.i,i bv w iin ii h : o: v a. hiex od. ' . 1 Co-operation Full. i ..-.. . . . i "1 'Teaaout : .- war the p:. -,d.---.t r--1 r d in mo ! s : ,, . ... :i.d u: fa.'h.c Mat port o- n- y feret.iiy of xv.ir ua-o' r--p-aicd :t' t e f '--m t, and 1 a u .1 ; n . . .,; f,-r i l::s wi"- a' n'"-i l r,,.-r h.m th- x:i-i-i O' . s .: a f i' . h , r- in . and d : i r! - e :i: s. . witli ad t p. I . a.".';, aro i;.--.r i: - of ..,;.d m kiii','dv;!,t-t for t'-,. Mh;'itx-j w;ta xx 'pell lii-ar p:o,.'., ni- wciv nut.' T h e of f :ooi s :i : I yo'. ;o -s w ! o v. ! 1 -i t i home are i nt it I to Iho :r f-:ll ..)-.:ire in 11. i. torx "cur ia i (''"""!'' 1 A 1 r ,!h:i t p.i - t ! hi 1 1 .visivr- i.-4t tio.-p- and v,j;p( .rid in inuin'ot-iili. oar o.m'iui m: u.tio-'t. ! The army w a eonx .. od o . i i v w : i ! 1 t;o maximum of saf.-tv and ......not and' )i, ''"dil.'.y ;r,.Vl l.-ss. In t i.:du.u:v I f r-v!. e the y ,-v. ero i a . aa a -i . e of t !,o - a men of Gro.. t 1 trila in d.-vrxa ; tar la-tinvj ftp: : '.ation. 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