New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
LETTERS 10 THE EDITOR
1T sHAKEsPEARE's BIRTHPLACE
Protest by Appleton Morgan Against De.
struction OF Any Landmark
ne EDITOR OF The Tribune

II TIE Editor OF The Tribune
SIX May ] beg the courtesy OF your col,,-,,v
70 ask Il Il Is possible that a new ranpr,,,o :.
Gastreils are AZ work in Stratford-or- A,,or ,h,,
-.rne pulling down ancient landmarks =, Fs.,,o,.-
S.. adjacent 10 the tenement 10 gaze q, x,,,,,-h
S. the birthplace OF Shakespeare. all the world
Is making piigrinages?
The utmost shat the researches OF ,,-,a h,,,a-s
and fifty years have developed IS tha, al the
zine o. Shakespeare's birth. his father. John
Shakespeare, was the owner OF three tenemepts
az n, same side OF that rneagre little thorough
ssre-ln one Of which his illustrious son vas
re-tainiy born
Is ID worth while 10 destroy any tenement
contemporary or ancient. which may contain :
timber II the house in which William Shake
srea7e might have been born?
TIE occasion is We are told. the presentation
10 St~atf7rd-on-Avon II a Carnegie library
Pu- surely there is room enough in Stratfora
on-Avon. or in some OF its outlying precincts
for r is a wholly inland town.. 10 bund as
many libraries as may be desired.
There is little enough OF Shakespeare. even In
s,ratro-d-on-Avon. Heaven knows! And one
would suppose that that little might be permit
I'd 30 remain. But what makes the story stin
more Incredible is that the honorable Mayor
srd aldermen OF observation-disclosures Nj Car
aeEie has generously declined even 10 permit his
name 70 be- attached 10 the library at al Cstip-
ula-5rE thar IL shall be called simply the STRAIT
rs-s-1n-Ayo1 Public Library and although
.hs-e is the entire county % war7viclxshire 10
tu.5 libraries mare pulling down historic. or
a least archaic houses on narrow little Henley
ST. eo that -ney can save expense by heating
re library. when built. with the same hot air
OF hot water plant that Is now used 10 heat
another public building that happens TO be near
s---zs- Al T---- -r-s-
Ever or the lowest possible-the commercial
--7uu6 lt seems incredible that a body OF Eng
ssh-~e- could proceed 70 tear down q portion or
-ne-- towns stock in trade 70 save rew pounds
sut .n such "a case as this, IL he one town
.1 Ch-istendorn which is held as shrine by all
humanity. without race or religious or other
5aSs.l prejudice. one would suppose that the
honorable Mayor and aldermen Of Stratford-on-
avon would De afraid 70 pose en silhouette for
fear ~ being laughed al throughout Chrtsten-
dom To save them from being laughed al. y
NOT 10 save postegity a possible relic OF Shake
sr.1r-. do you not suppose. sir, that a SUFFICIENT
number of our citizens would be willing 20 make
l1 among Them The cost OF heating TINS STRAIT
Fs~E-r-- Avon Public Library "a miniature build
.1-. according 10 TIE dimensions announced?
Bur- having heated that library. respectfully
suggest 20 my fellow citizens mat y We can
protest ia uo other way against this everlasting
tlssuE and rl-keTilg and 'resloratlon % the
very few remaining material vestiges OF Shake
-arlH and tip demanded q every one % uS who
shows himself tn STAFFORD by every orflcial,
~ ~ little erCiesiasJl-al clerical or municipal
=. -irh appears az present - De used FOR this
---Ea-i-E e-.. As Tor your Stratford alder
1881. Dc is a much more dangerous person than
---- mere GastrslL for. whereas Gastreu has
.r.v The inclination 20 destroy something. your
STAFFORD alderman has The inclination and the
bower as we'll Il would b. pleasant = the
~--a-forE town clerk could enter against lot
~ S-ra-r1~1 town aldermen q to-day. as he
entered against Alderman John Shakespeare y
.sNI -fle Goth not come 90 ye haIes. nor hath
.e .- f--c- time But the trouble Of il il that
FL. does come
- is har-E zen years since the civilized world
-.ze protesting an % restoration" or Trinity
Church. S-rs-[o-i. which bid fair 20 leave the
interior or rha- sacred fame as sTick and span
IS brand new beer HAN just fitted up by a
rea-r furniture COMPANY II this sort Of thing
keers 40 even E-c5fs hrnen wiu begin TO regret
max ar 2. T. Barlum Iu 1>47 did not succeed in
purchasing al Of Srratf0-d-Cn-Avon thar the
world cares about and setting 81 I'D II Bridge
.-0rt. Conn There. ~ least IL would have been
ru- of the reach OF SIra-f1rd-on-Av aldermen,
and '-estc-e-s- and tinkers would have had 20
keep --elr hands Of
APPLETON MORGAN
President ~ the Shakespeare Society of New
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