New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-26
MARINES AND THE ARCH.
cuxrpA1. HAYWOOD ASKS TO HAVE THE
CORPS INCLUDED WITH THE NAVY.
WILLIAM X VANDERBILT lNDoRshs Ihr'
PROJECT-A NATIONAL AFFAIR EVEN
If NETWORK BUILDS IT.

II NETWORK BUILDS IT.
Colonel william c. Church. chairman of the
citizens Committee for the Perpetuation OF the
Dewey Arch yesterday received the Following let
ter from William K Vanderbilt:
beg to acknowledge the receipt Of your letter
OF 18th inst, and cordially approve the moVeliie,I
lie glad to assist toward this end, but my numerous
engagements prevent joining inc co"n'''eo "'
pointed 10 carry out the scheme
Another letter to Colonel Church was from
Charles Haywood Brigadler General, commandant
Of the United States Marine Corps. Washington
u c. I'm which ne said he had noticed I'm New
York paper that the proposition 10 build pertnA-
nent arch to replace the temporary one erected III
honor OF the return OF Admiral Dewey mao 40
sumed q wider scope. and that 1t was now the IN
tention Of the committee in charge OF tho UNDER
taking to honor the entire Navy In the erecuo"
OF the arch. The letter continues;
A. the Marine Corps has been directly associated
with the Navy In an the victories during tne Wal
with spain. the Marine Battalion al thc
Bav cuba having fought the hrst battle o. lnc
war for The Navy and repused a force OF span
ID ~oeti, suncrior in Numbers after being one
hmndred hours Under IRE. marines having been sta
toned the guns OF the secondary Va "a c,,ia 90
the ships OF Inc N'N{ work of these bat
teries is well known TO the world ana ina' ,he
hattalions are now I'm active cooperation win tne
Tavv in the Philippines And As the corps hds
hcen associated with the Navy in all prior wars OF
The nited states it is manfestly no more thI nan
rirht mai the corps should be mentioned equally
with the Navy i'm any commemorative ar" 80 /.
may be erected The Marine corps ia5 ni"
friends through ut the United states ana IL w.
,ndntibtedlv aid materially In IN" Work OF I'.iS.e
the required subscriptions II the corps - gwen 1h1
mention TO which IN justice II J. ehtllcu "'it
eppeal 10 YOU as fair minded man 10 Sco ~
Justice is done the corps, the h0noronie Iooo'u -
which no one knows better than yourself
Charles II. Nicou. secretary Of the Citizens Com
! mittee told n Tribune reporter yesterday tnat nc
expected all the subcommittee would De acuNeS
st work by tomorrow at the latest.
There Will be about FIVE hundred men on TIC
committees" continued Mr.. Nlcoll' and IL o'.'y
hundred Of them engage actively In the work OF
soliciting subscriptions 1t should mean INC CUM
pleiion Of the fund in very short order
THE comments Of some out Of town newsp"pe,
seen, TO be In the line OF not accepting the Pe'po
ua,ion If the arch as National movement nut &c 10
he critical regarding the Citizens comm
having offered or sought 10 make II d "a = g 30
affair IL is quite probable that no paruCuldi ~
WIN be made in the way OF solcluhs ou1 va va -,
suhscriptlOns rather leaving IL 10 residents III " a.
clties 70 ioin i'm the movement II lhey uesl" T."
So In other words some OF the out o. "" -
| naners seem to think II IS an evidence 81 ,,
49, on the part Of New Workers TO ask loi ous
side contributlons and il Is likely that no "et
| rnjnad anort will be made TO seek outstu ",Tt
Woreovcr even If New-YOrk should nunu tls a. a.
| alone il would not be any the less .>a'o''"i ~
erono because IL is tribute 70 NlS ~, -. Nv
| there can be no question as 10 the aDiAS va ~,
! York TO build the arch unaided, II necessary