Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19
MONUMENT 70 LAFAYETTE.


Washington, Feb. 1s.-A movement
States erect Il monument to Gen. La
fayette in the city Of Paris. to be dedi-
Gated during the Paris exposition,
The protector is Robert Thompson, who
has been assured by the French gov
eminent unoflclally through NJ. Picard.
that ground for the monument can be
secured through the municipality of
Paris in case 1t be deemed inadvisable
to erect it over the srave Of Lafayette.
now obscure and almost unmarked.
President Mckinley and Assistant Sec
shown a great interest In the matter
which has been brought officially to the
attention OF Congress through resolu-
tons offered In both houses.
A resolution offered by Senator
Thurston makes provision for COM
mittee to supervise the collection of Il
fund among all the schools of the u.
s. for the purpose Of erecting n monu-
ment to Gen. Lafayette in the city Of
Paris, the same to be presented to the
government of France and unveiled
and dedicated on the Fourth OF July,
1900. A preamble to the resolution de-
clares that 1t is proposed to slgnalize
the celebration of u. S. day nt the
Paris exposition 1900 by defeating Il
monument from the people of America
to Gen. Lafayette. II then recites the
several occasions on which the goverii-
ment of the u. S. recognized the in
iiuence of Gen. Lafayette upon the re-
suit of war for independence and con-
tinulng says:
And whereas. an occasion now pre-
sents itself wherein the American peo-
pie may reciprucate the courtesles eX-
ffHa
cite monument now in Lafayette
square in the city of Warrington. and
the Bartholdi statue of LIBERTY In New
York harbor, and again show their
friendship to France, their love and
veneratlon for that compatriot of
Washington, Gen. Lafayette. an oppor-
tunity which may not come for many
years, a fitting time and a fitting place;
and
Whereas, the remains of Gen. Lafay-
cite now lie humbly Inferred In Paris
marked only by an unpretentious gran
lite slab, and
Whereas. the spot should form n
most proud and holy pilgrimage for all
lovers of liberty, and
Whereas, the proposed monument
should be spontaneous Offering COM
ing direct and exclusively from the
children of America, and that In their
bearing the expense of this work with
the effort may be of the highest bene-
fit to our people as donors, In directing,
as it will, the thoughts of American
youth to the most patriotic and inspir-
ing period OF our history, to broaden
their views TO international points ana
to arouse their interest in the great
events of the dawning century
Therefore. Resolved, etc, that In
furtherance OF the purposes of this bill
an honorary committee is hereby
formed consisting of the President of
the United States as ex-ofIlcial presi-
dent OF the said commission and the
governors of the various states and
territories as ex-officio presidents of
said commission.
That the President be and hereby is
authorized to appoint an acting COM
mission of five members consisting of
president, secretary superintendent,
treasurer and two others who shall ar
range plans and personally direct the
collection and expenditure of all
moneys. the selection of a site and the
plans of said monument, the building of
the monument, the dedication and I'M
yelling of the same and the preparation
of an historical report upon the work
completed, the expenses of such work
to be borne out OF the moneys raised
therefrom.