St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-02
UNITED IN BRONZE.
BOND LINKING FRANCE AND
THE UNITED STATES IN
FRIENDSHIP.
BARTHOLDFS GREAT STATUE
REPRESENTING ASHiNGToN
AND LAFAYETTE UNVEILED
IN PARIS.
In Homage 10 France for Her Aid
in the Struggle for Lib
erty.


shOne upon the ceremony today of
unveiling the group OF statuary of
Washington and La Fayette, mod
eled by the well-known sculptor,
Frederick Auguste Bartholdi, and
presented to the city of Paris by
Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New
York World A notable assemblage
witnessed the unveiling, among the
company present being Henry Wig
maud, first secretary of the United
States embassy; Maj. Sanford c. Kel-
logg, military attache, and Lieut..
r. P. Rodgers, naval attache of the
embassy; Hon. William E. Quimby,
United States minister to the Neither
lands; Samuel F. Morse, United
States consul general in Paris; Gen.
Anson c. McCook, of New York; NJ.
Bartholdi, the sculptor; the prefect
of the Seine, NJ. Fremige, designer of
the pedestal; a number of French Of
ficials and many ladies. The site of
the bronze group is at the west end of
the Place des Etats Unis, in the
most fashionable quarter of Paris.
BALLARD SMITH.
London correspondent of the New
York World, first made a short
speech. presenting the group of stat
uary, which was frequently applaud
ed. He said: 7r-
Il am here today as the repre-
sentative of Joseph Pulitzer, who
honors himself and his country in
presenting this statue Of Washing
ton and La Fayette. kindred names
in the deepest affections. Of the two
peoples, to this beautiful and histor-
ical chief city of our sister republic.
If he could have been here, Mr. Pulit-
Zer would doubtless say more than I
can of the patriotic and affectionate
motives which inspired his gift. But
we can perhaps sufficiently interpret
Mr.. Pulitzer's cardinal motive by
quoting the inscription that he him
self prepared for, the statue, which
is meant to be, as he has written it,
and speaking, as he undoubtedly
may, for all our fellow citizens:
Homage a la France en- recon-
naissance de son genereuX concours
dams la lutte du peuple des Etats Unis
pour la Liberte ct Independence
(Homage to France in gratitude for
her generous cooperation in the
struggle of the people of the United
States for liberty and independence
Mr.. Smith then alluded to the fact
une, as editor. and proprietorof the
New York World, to inaugurate the
popular subscription which gave
worthy pedestal to NJ. Bartholdis
statue of liberty enlightening the
world in New York harbor, and in
conclusion, in Mr.. Pulitzer's name,
he presented the group to the city
of Paris.
THE GIFT ACCEPTED.
The military band was present and
thereupon played the "Marseillaise."
NJ. Bombard, vice president of the
Paris municipal council, in accepting
the gift for the city, briefly reviewed
the history of the two men thus re-
produced in bronze, and said that. the
Ull1Cli u lIlt lIdSS uliuCI W I4lCtt WASH
ington and Lafayette stood hand in
hand, represented really the union of
the ports of the two republics.
He hoped that the echoes of today's
cheers would traverse the ocean and
unite even more closely the two ma.
tions. He thanked Mr.. Pulitzer warm
ly and also NJ. Bartholdi for the man
ner in which he carried out his concep-
ton. The band then played the Amer
lean anthem.
Henry Vignaud, secretary Of the
United States embassy, briefly offered
the excuses of United States Ambas-
sador Eustis for his unavoidable alb
sence on account of illness.
Samuel Morse, United States consul
general, then followed in an eloquent
speech. He briefly touched upon the
events which had enshrined them in
the hearts of Americans till the two
names were alike household words in
every village. Even children" Mr.
Morse continued, "can tell how Lafay-
cite brought light and hope and help
TO the struggling colonists. Republics
are sometimes ungrateful but not al
ways"
The speaker dwelt upon Lafayette's
long and finally triumphant battle for
liberty in France. He continued that
it was a happy thought of a patri-
otic public citizen of New York to offer
to Paris this beautiful memorial, and
it was especially appropriate that the
work should be confided to NJ Bar
tholdi and that such a fitting site as
the Place des Etats Unis had been
found for it.
Mr.. Morse concluded: "On behalf of
Mr.. Pulitzer and Of the American peo-
pie, thank Paris for her gracious well
come to the offering, whose purpose is
to testify in a lasting form to the hon.
age in which Americans hold Lafar-
cite and TO illustrate again hegrateful
affection with which we regard the peo-
pie Of our sister republic"
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