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stripes on the one—l 2 months beyond the raging

main. None ors the ofther —the kaiser’s cannon

missed him.

JI.

What all these ribbons may signify I am sure

I don’t know; probably they belong to campaign

medals and tell the tale of innumerable and inor

dinate butcheries in foreign parts—of Filipinos,

Mexicans, Haitians, Dominicans, perhaps even

Prussians.

But in addition to campaign medals and the

distinguished service medal there ate now cer

tainly enough foreign orders in the United States

to give a distinct brilliance to the national scene,

viewed, say, from Mars.

The Frederician tradition, borrowed by the

ragged Continentals and embodied in Article I,

Section 9, of the Constitution, lasted until 1918,

and then suddenly blew up; to mention it todayJs

a sort of indecorum, and tomorrow, no doubt, will

be a species of treason.

Down with Frederick; up with John Philip

Sousa!

Imagine what Gen. Pershing would look like at

a state banquet of his American favorite order, the

Benevolent and Protective one of Elks, in all the

Byzantine splendor of his casket of ribbons,

badges, stars, garters, sunbursts and cockades.

Pershing is the champion, with Gen. March a

ibad second^

Marqh is a K. C. M. G., and entitled to wear a

large cross of white enamel bearing a lithograph

of the Archangel Michael and the motto, “Auspi

cium Melioris Aevi,” but he is not A, K. C. B.

Admirals Benson and Sims are also grand crosses

of Michael add George, and like most other re

spectable Americans, members of the Legion of

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Milwaukee leader. (1920). Milwaukee, Wis., 1920-10-11. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045293/1920-10-11/ed-1/?sp=4

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Milwaukee leader, 1920-10-11.