Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
Memorial Day More Generally
Observed Than Usual at
the National Capital
STATUE is UNVEILED
Monument to the Noted General Erected
by New York Citizens Formally Ded-
cated-charIes Emory Smith De
Iivered Memorial Grafton at Wash
inston-veterans EuIoeized.

Washington, May 30.-With solemn
and impressive ceremonies Memorial
ital on more elaborate scale than ever
before. Business was suspended, not
only in the departments of the govern
ment, but also thruout the city. Peo-
pie of all classes united In perpetuating
the memory of the heroic dead who, in
countless thousands sleep peacefully in
the eight national cemeteries in the
district. The soldier monuments and
statues on the government reserva-
tions were flag-draped; flags on all
public buildings were at half mast and
the national colors, with the folds
caught in bands of crepe. were dis
played from hundreds of private resi-
dences. The weather was perfect and
the parade, which moved at 10 o'clock
was composed of hundreds of veterans
OF the civil and Spanish wars and mil
itary organizations The orators of the
day at the several Ceremonies we're as
follows:
Observation-Disclosures Emery Smith
Soldiers Home Cemetery--Edward
p. Seeds.
Congressional Cemetery - Captain
Thomas II. Mckee.
Glenwood. Prospect Hill, ST. Mary's
and Mount Olive. jointly-Hon j. w.
Yerkes, commissioner of international!
revenue.
Oakhill Cemetery-Hon. a. w. Mil
Ter. assistant secretary of The int.
ior.
st. Elizabeth's Cemetery-Rev DR..
Asa S. Fisk, pastor of Gunton Temple
Memorial Church.
Battle Ground Cemetery-chaplain
c. c. Pierce, U. S. A.
Harmony Cemetery-John C. Dancy,
recorder of deeds, District OF Colum-
bia.
In the afternoon the monument and
bust of the late Senator Cushman X.
Davis, Minnesota, was unveiled with
appropriate ceremonies.
In bi. uuurvss' -linrton smith
after paying a high tribute to the ~
A. S.. and pointing out that issues
which bred strife between the north
and the south have been settled,
said:
"Old issues have passed away There
are new questions of deep Importance
questions which come In part as Iega-
cies of the old. which may tend in
some measure to excite old feeling
There is the problem of dealing with
the race which has been emancipated
from slavery and yet not admitted to
the privileges Of freedom. The educa-
tional, industrial and, in some degree.
political aspects of these subjects de-
mands most serious consideration. The
burden of responsibility does not be-
long alone to either section. We may
not all agree on the elements of the
problem, or on the true solution.
But may we not approach the ques-
ton in a spirit of mutual forbearance.
may we not discuss 1t in a temperate
and rational frame of mind? May
we not seek to understand each others
point of view and each others relation
to the subject with fair and reasora-
BILE consideration of the various as
poets, which are entitled weight? We
have outgrown the old conditions and
old anlmosities. Why should we not
| hn al on n
one sidedness? Reunion does not mean
suppression of individual conviction or
sitting Of frank suppression; but why
should 1t not mean larger liberty of
spirit, greater breath of understanding,
and higher efforts for just enlightened
and patriotic action? The war for tho
union had to come before we could
enter upon the great national develop
ment.
"Conflict was irrepressible until the
cause was eliminated War was neces-
sary to make us true nation. our
subsequent history with all It's resplen-
dent advancement, has been natural!
evolution. We had to have war of sec
| tions before we could wipe out section
alism and interruption of real nation
ality. We had to have real nationally
before we could become world power.
| We had to have broad world interest
before we could sit at the world 5
council table. And we had to become
a true worlds power before we coutd
become the worlds best peacemaker
and the most potent influence as we
are, for arbitration, humanity and CIV
ilization."
- Chicago Observes the Day.
Chicago, May 30.-under gloomy
sky and raw wind Memorial day was
celebrated by naval demonstration on
the lake front and mucf more than 4
| thousand veteran sailors took part AT