The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-02
Reproduced in Bronze by Sculp.
tor BarthOIdi
PULITZER'S GIFT TO PARIS
Unveiled in the Presence Of Many
Notable Persons
Eloquent Speakers Recalled the Deeds and
Events that Link the Names Of
Washington and Lafayette

Associated Press special Wire
4 PARIS, Dec. 1.-BIigbt weather shone
upon the ceremony today of unvailing
the group Of statuary Of Washington and
Lafayette, modelled by the well.known
sculptor, Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
and presented to the city of Paris Joy
Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New York
World. A notable Assem- blage witnessed
the unveiling, among the company pre-
sent being Mr.. Henry Vignaud, first Sec
retary of the United States embassy; Ma.
lor Sanford G. Kellogg, military attache,
and Lieutenant K. P. Rodgers naavI at
tache of the en- mbassy; Hon. William 7.
Quimby, United States minister to the
Netherlands; Samuel F. Morse, United
States consul-general in Paris General
Anson G. McCook of New York; /; NJ. Bar
tholdi, the sculptor. the project of the
Seine, NJ. Fremige, designer of the
pedestal; numb ber Of French officials,
and many ladies. The site OF the bronze
group is at the west end of the Place des
Etats Unis in the most fashinable quar-
tor OF Paris.
Mr.. Ballard Smith, London correspond
emit of the New York World, first made a
short speech, presenting the group and
was frequsnsyl applauded. He said:
II am here today as the representative
of Joseph Pulitzer, who honors himself
and his country in presenting this statue
of Washington and Lafayette, kindred
peoples, of this beautiful and historical
chief city of our sister republic. If he
could have been here, Mr.. Pulitzer
would doubtless say more than l coulu
of the patriotic and affectlonate motives
which inspired his gift. We can. per-
haps, sufficiently. interpret. Mr.. Pulit-
zers' cardinal motive by judging the in
scription that he himself has prepared
for the statue. which is meant to be, as
he has written it, and speaking as he un-
doubtedlv may, for all our fellow -citlzens: !:
Homage la France en- reconnaissance
de son generoux ooncours dams la rlutta
d1 peuple des Etats Unis pour la libere
ct l'independence.
"Pomage 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 that
it was Mr.. Pulitzer's good fortune as
editor and proprietor OF the New York
Word to naugurate the popular subscrip.
tion which gave worthy pedestal to NJ.
Bartholdi's statue of Liberty Enlighten-
ing the World in New York harbor. and
in conclusion, in Mr.. Pulitzsr's name, he
presented the group to the city of Paris.
The military band that was present
then played the Marseillaise. NJ. Bonn
purd, vice president Of tle Paris munici.
ral council, in accepting the gift for the
city, brehy reviewed the history OF the
two men thus represented in pronze and
said that the union of flags under which
Washington and Lafayette stood hand in
hand, represented really the union of til 9
people nf the two republics. He hopsd
the echoes of today's cheers would trav-
erse the ocean and unite even more close
Iy the two nations. He thanked MIR.
Pulitzer warmly and also NJ. Bartholdi
for the manner in which he carried out
his conception. The band played the
American anthem.
Mr.. Henry Vignaud, secretary of the
United States am bassy, briefly offered the
EXCUSES Of United States AMBASSADOR
Eustis for his unavoidable absence on
account Of illness.
Mr.. Samuel Morse, ULited States con-
sui general, thsn foloiwe in an eloquer t
speech. He briefly touched upon th
events that linked the lives Of Washing
ton and Lafayette ana which had en-
shriaed them in the hearts of Americans
till the two names were alike household
words in every village.
Even the children, Mr.. Morse con-
tinued, "can tell how Lafayette brought
hight and hope and helpto tho struggling
colonists Republics are sometimes un-
grateful but not always.' The speaker