Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 20, 1922, Page 2

e PAGE TWO THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER - DELAYED HONDRS " FOR RICHARDSON AMERICAN /ICOMMANDER OF | FORCE IN NORTH RUSSIA FI- | NALLY IS CIVEN HIS MEDAL. | ;EERFORMED DIFFICULT TASK %retlry of War Weeks Takes Oc- caslon Also 'to' Allude to This Offi- er’s Remarkably . Valuable Engi- nogviqg \‘Nork in Alaska. By EDWARD B. CLARK Washington.—In the office of the isecretary of war a day or two 8go, iCol. Wilds P. Richardson, who held {the rank of brigadier general during !the great war, and who was the comn- ‘mander of the American troops at ‘Murmansk and Archangel, North Rus- sla, toward the end of the year 1018 jand in the subsequent fighting between ithe allies and the Bolsheviki, was dec- jorated with the Distinguished Serv- |1ce Medal of the United States. In preseuting the medal Secretary :of War Weeks not only dwelt upon the services of the recipient in North Rus- Isia, but spoke of the commanding work which he bad done In Alaska dur- ‘ng twenty years’ service thiere when {he wus engaged for almost all the itime in the work of comstructing roads Mna rwrafls. Colonel Richardson has been an officer of the infantry during his entire army career of forty-three {‘yenrs, but like all West Pointers he {18 a trained engineer and it was his engineering abllity which brought high {commendation while he was in Alaska. The writer of thig was present at the ceremony of decorating Colonel Rich- jardson, for the two were classmates jat West Point. I make no escuse for Itelling something of the services of !thls great soldier of the American army, nor do I make any excuse for lwriting of the unintentional delay in }gh‘lng him the Distingulshed Service iMedal whbich he deserved for his high iwork in North Russia. i The War department docs.not do all things quickly. There are some officers to whom it is stlll the inten- |tlon to give decorations which they |won for services, but yet who do not {know the hour, or the day, or even ‘ithe month when they will be conferred. ! Subordinate Decorated First. | It 1s ruther curious to note that {while Colonel Richardson was recom- imended for the Distinguished Service Medul as soon as his work in North Russia was completed, it was not con- ferred upon him until after another imedal of the same kind had been giv- len to one of his subordinates upon the recommendation of Colonel Rich- iardson, the subordinate having done iine worlk, but of course having done !1t under the direction of his commaud- \ing officer, This sort of thing has hap- |pened in the service on onc or two |oecasions, but the authorities are try- Mng to prevent the repetition of such ‘happenings which in their nature are |grotesque. Some day the military story of what iour soldlers aid In the Archangel sec- tor will be given to the world. There |were International complications and ‘there ‘are still perhaps some Interna- itional reasons why the military his- \tory of the American expedition should tnot be told until a little later, but the \people can be assured that when the iwhole story of this expedition Is given ito the public, it wlil be one of the wost Interesting chapters of the ;\Vorlll's war, } Difficult Work Well Done. ! The cltation which accompanied the }Dls(lngulsheu Service Medal which was |glven Colonel Richardson declared |that the decoration was conferred for |exceptional meritorious and distin- gulshed service as commanding gen- leral of the American Expeditionary |Forces In North Russla. Then there (was added a statement to the effect |that in his skillful handling of many |difficult situations Richardson had per- lrormed a signal service for his gov- jernment, I In that part of the citation which {spenks of the skiliful handiing of |muny difficult situations perhaps is to be found one reason why as yet the jIntimate history of the troubles in North Russia, which brought about allied intervention, and the subsequent jappearunce of United States troops ‘In the northern field, has not been giv- en to the public. The Americans not only handled !dificult situations skillfully in North ‘Russla, but they did considerable ‘fighting. General Pershigg assigned {Richardson to the work In North Rus- isla, not only because of his known |nbility as an army officer, but because Jhe was accustomed to the ways of the (northern peoples. It may seem a bit icurlous to some persons, but tbe twen- ity years' experience of this American isoldier in Alaska was of extraordinary jvalue to him when he entered the fleld {in North Russia and did his work, ;which was a combination of fighting, |construction and conciliation. The American soldlers of the Arch- angel expedition probably will be giv- en a special ribbon for that service. They suffered many hardships of va- rious kinds and they fought just as ywell as American troops fought else-| where, and it should be rememberes! | that this in large part was after the |’ signing of the urmistice in Novew- ber, 1918. ! Congress Misled by Propaganda. Members of congress apparently ido not know all that is golng on in this country of ours. Just against insurrection or an attempt to communize this country from within. Now it must not be understood that the kind of petition whichk congress- men recelve Is expressed in words which would lead them to know what the real object of the petitioners is. The plen Is simply for “high patriotic and pence endeavor.” Hundreds of thousands of Americans are being de- celved today in this matter-ot o-called disarjunuent endeavor. There s in \Washington an ‘organization Wwhich yepresents thirty-five or forty assocl ations and which'is dolng what it can ‘to “Chiriafy” the United States. It| has propagandists at work throughouti the country as well as in Washington. | Congress seems to belleve that be- cause the number of organizations ‘which are at work In this matter is so great, they represent the majority of the people of the United States, and congress, always timid, perhaps is willing to yleld for the sake of votes. Letter From Radical Leader. Here Is a photostat copy of a letter ‘written by one of the leaders of this wovenent. Of course a letter of this kind is not sent to members of con- 1 have the address avd the The letter fol- enact legisintion which will wipe out most - of the meuns of defenss which the country has against future possible aggression by an alien enemy, Or gress. name of the writer. lows: “My dear—: - “[ have your note of Feb. 13t ask- ing my cpinjon of 1da Tarbell's article bucking the use of Poison Gus. Be- tween the silence of despalr at such a position on the part of a wowan und a lengthy discussion answering l\liss‘ “Parbell point by point, there remains little to be sald. I am a radical. 1 belleve war rests on our prescit eco- nomic falsities. I believe that the competitive system means commercial and industricl war inevitably leading ‘to bloody war. Until we have estab: lished co-operation in the making and distributing of the world’s production which includes both the necessities; and luxuries used by wan, we slmll‘ have intensive activity on the part of nation agalnst nation to gain trede centers and spheres of influence until Ainally the nactvity is carried to the} military struggle. 1 have no confi- dence in unything short of revolution, peaceful by all means, it possible, ‘bloody, if necessary, in every land, re- sulting In the establishment of the communistic idea in some form, to do away with war. When production i3 for use alone and not for profiis; when the earth belongs to all men rather than a few men, there will be, no bone of contention resulling in bloody contests. Until ther: war is Iu- evitable and as nothing stands still is bouml to change in its manner of, being waged, One might ay well talic! of beautitying hell as civilizing war- fare. If padison gas were uboligiied somethin; mwore devilish would be dis- covered. Would. Follow Russian Examnle. “The pathetic part of Ida ‘Tarpel ¥ attitude as expressed in the articie is hot so mudh her advocacy of pulscn| gas on sclentific grounds as ft 15 that usfivell trained a mind as hers should not be more Interested in the acleoce that underles the uproocng of the| causes of war rather than o the eci-| ence that promotes this or that wéspon of warfare. Women should stop short of nothing but the full abvolition of war. They give life at the utest vost. And this life can ouly be pro- served by the greatest wisdom whieh §s to see on what foundations war rests; pull the support from under it and go about the bullding of the new svorld as Russia is palnfully tryiag to] vo. War and economics are so botud together that they cannot te canzid- ered apart. And Ida ‘Tarbell i3 sup- posed to bejan economist or a spotio- gist or an 'Investigatcr uloug - these lines. Why"then does she not let the use or abolitson of this or taat method of warfare be the concern of the sh Jow-minded 1mob who alwaye coafuse cnuse and effect, ratker thaun stsnd avith the pihilosophers and wisc few avho would kill the Monster with sll her litter by destroying the force that gave War Birth. “Very truly yours, It will be noticed that this “intel. Yectunl Indy” wants a revolution, Wloody if necessary, ard that she be- lieves ‘that we must “go about the Dullding of the new world as Russia is painfully trylng to do.” 1t is men and women of this type ‘who todny, concenling the Red revolu- ‘tion natare of their real intontlons, are endeavoriug to influence congressmen ‘to cut theh navy of the United States down to the point of uselessness in Itime of damger and virtually to wipe iout the army. Deserved That Doughnut. \ Junior’s mother was baking doughs nuts, and he had been given all that | was good for him. Upon asking for mnntl'mr it was denfed him and he re- ‘hctamtly went out to play. In a little frhile \the man from the grocery came ,with a\sack of flour on his shoulder. :¥unlor following him into the house and saw his mother give him a nice big ‘@cughnut. He said nothing, but went ot to play again. In a few minutes heqrapped on the door and was invited to dcome in, whereupon he opened the {lodr and said, “Hello, I am the gro- !ceryy, man, and heve Is your grocerles, jnow{where¥s my doughnut?” 1 Quite the Reverse. “A\man 15n't so apt to fib about his age as.a woman, but he evens up the score when telling about his salary,” remarks an exchange. True, but he irarely \ understates his salary as a \womanldoes her age."—Baston Tran- w they are being importuned tg e " DALY PIONEER WANF ADS GRING RESULTS _ Iseript. Fordson THE UNIVERSAL TRACTOR “TURNING TIMBERED LAND INTO PRODUCTIVE SOIL . WATCH THE FORDSON!—And its numerous Farm Machinery Assistants do this a little better than you have ever seen it done before, and at less expense also. It's Going to be a Great Day at Tenstrike, May 22 -—and the machinery that does the work the best and with the least exlbenseva'nd effort will certainly make a “TENSTRIKE” at the BIG LAND CLEARING CARNIVAL! Thousands Will Be There to See the FORDSONS Perform! THE UNIVERSAL TRACTOR $20245 Will Deliver This Tractor On Your Farm " Balance of $260 payable Nov. 1st. Your Fordson is here! OW it is here—you can get one. Simplicity to N‘ an unusual degree—yet with a ruggedness and durability that enables it ‘to accomplish a remarkable amount of work. ¢ Burns kerozene—the cheapest fyief: Can be oper- ated Ly anyone. Tumns in the clode places.” Four- cylinder engine. Thermo syphon cooling system; all working parts enclosed. Improved air washer. The Oliver No. 7 Plow ™ The Oliver No. 7 answers every fequirement. 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