Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22

.lNSses ,. Grant. thlfd. lately appoint
ed. President Roosevelt now has con
stantly al his side as military attaches
oi the White House. scions of the two
leading figures of the Civil War.
The first is the grandson of Gen.
Robert f.. Lee. the greatest of Con
federate generals, the other is
grandson of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
the leader of the Union side.
Side by side they will work to-
gether in the White House. these two
young men whose names call to mind
the most terrible war this country ev-
er knew, and the greatest of modern
years, excepting only tn econflict, be-
tween Japan and Russia
Such a condition would be impos-
sible in any other capital. 1t is a proof
of how completely the sears of the
conflict of the early sixties have heal
ed 1t is a demonstration that there
i; no longer any north aud south, and
that both sections count the achieve
ment of the great men of each as
common national heritage.
1t is probable that something Of this
feeling animated President Roosevelt
in selecting the two young officers for
their posts.
The appointment of Lee came but
relative of Presiednt Roosevelt,
who recently came into some dis
agreeable notoriety through the Tag
CART divorce scandal.
1t has been the policy of President
Roosevelt to give recognition to the
sons and grandsons of those who have
rendered notable service to their
country. Only recently he appointed
a grandson of Gen. Stonewall jack
son to- West Point, and he has made
many similar selections for civil posts.
No selections for the White House
duty, which through the winter
months consists in assisting in the
many social functions essential to pub
lie life at the Capitol, could have
more fittingly emphasized the reality
of the present amicable relations be-
tween the two sections that met in
battle less than five decades ago.
It is as though Charles Stewart re-
turning to the throne of England had
selected a scion of the Cromwell line
to act as his military representative.
This would not have been possible in
England; it is possible here, for the
war left only feeling of regret that
il had to be, respect that it was so
lrayely conducted on both sides. and
gratitude that it was ended.
No two men did more to secure this
sentiment of forget and forgive than
the grandfathers of the two new
White House attaches. The greatest
fighters of the Civil War, they were
also it's greatest peacemakers. Grant
said "Let us have peace, and ne
helped bring it in lasting form by the
maenanimous terms he extended the
defeated fee, and Lee for his part.
by advising his followers to accept in
the best spirit this generosity, accom-
plished who no one else could toward
reconciling the south to its defeat.
Just as Gems Grant and Lee are
products of West Point so are their
,grandsons. Lee has the additional
distinction of being the son of Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, who fought gallantly
against the Union In the Civil War,
hut buried the hatchet when peace was
declared. and as consul-general to
Cuba. served with distinguished Skill
and tact during the trying days preced-
ing the Civil War, the Spanish-Ameri-
can. and further figured in that con-
flict.
From such a stock good should be
expected, and young Lieut.. Lee shows
promise of adding to the luster of his
name. Until recently Lieut.. Lee was
on duty in the Philippines, but is now
on his way home, and will soon re-
,,ort to Col. Charles S. Bromwell who
takes charge of the military feature
j of White House functions.
Lieut.. Grant is "a years old, and
has already seen considerable gov
ernment service. From 1889 till 1893
he was attached to the American Lee
n cation at Vienna. while his uncil, Gen.
Il Fred D. Grant, was minister to Aus
tria-Hungary.
N During that time he attended the
sss,ate school founded by. Marie Their
IEese. where were educated the late
II king of Spain and the present khed-
i've of Egypt
u Graduating from Columbia, he join
led Gen. Fred D. Grant in Porto Rico.
III 1t was by President Mckinley that
young Grant was appointed a cadet,
THE president acting on request
u made in letter written by Gen.
Grant shortly before his death. This
N1ocument has been endorsed by Gen.