The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-03-01
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE.

King Edwas d VII and Pr. sident Harry
ST George tucker, OF the James,
town Exposition, Dl>cuss his Fame
Pr .miSe thar Gr~at Dri in WlIi
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The following editorial taken from
the Providence, r. l.. Journal, Sun
day. February 4, 1906, shows how
lose the sections of our reunited
uuntry have grown. and what pleas
IRE it givps to all to hear our great
.en of either side praised by for
Igners:
KING EDWARD AND JAMESTOWN.
1t is always interesting to read
hrst- hand account OF IL meeting be-
tween Il royal parsonage and IL PLAIN
American citizen, especially when
they come together in a friendly, ln-
formal way. when it is permissible to
lay aside official ceremony and talk
without the restraint which it i'm
poses. Then it is that opportunity
is afforded to take the true measure
of the sovereign and see what kind OF
man he is beneath his royal robes.
This pleasure was enjoyed very re-
Gently by Professor Harry St.Ceorge
Tucker, of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, formerly Congressman from
Virginia, who in his capacity OF
Pr ~ident of the jamestown EXposi-
Oh OF 1907 had an interview with
King Edward OF England. Thr ma
ture OF Mr. fuckers mission to Eu-
rope, Whi II is to seek the rO-OlrI'5s-
ton OF various soyerrl@ns III the
forthcoming celebration OF the three
hundredth h anniversary OF the found
Ing of the first white settlement in
America, Hs we'll as the especial cor
dlallty OF his letters OF introduction
and his own winning personality,
| brought him to the notire Of the
/ King under the most favOrinT aus
pices. Possibly to these causes was
due the disposition OF Edward toput
his best foot forward. However that
may be, he was most gracious to his
untitled visitor and, what is part leu
larly to the point, spoke admirngly
OF our great men, and expressed IL
willingness to do what lies i'll his
power to make the approaching cele-
DratiOn at historic jamestown II
spectacular, sentimental and fintlI-
cial success.
SkilfulIv but somewhat slowly
running the gauntlet OF official fun
kyism, Mr.. Tucker WAS greeted with
the utmost cordialty by the King,
who after the hand-shake, said, with
possibly more cordiaity than is
always shown by IL Seventh AssiS-
tant Secretary in Washington: "Sit
down; sit down" He stated that
Great Britain would be- properly rep.
resented at jamestown, and, after Il
conversation reminiscent OF the mem
Orable days when us Prince OF Wales
he visited the United States, spoke
OF certain American soldiers, dead
and alive, and gave his opinion OF
their genius as compared with that
Uf other military cheftains of history
What will be apt to cause surprise
and perhaps provoke controversy is
that when reference was made to
Lord Roberts as the foremost sol
dier of England Mr. Tucker compared
him to General Joseph E. Johnson
whom he thought he resembled
l. is evidently the opinion OF King
Edward, us indicated by an ubserva
ton dropped in the course of the in
terview, that Lord Roberts is more
comparable to General Robert f.
Lee. But Mr.. Tucker, true to South.
ern tradition, and with the loyalty
of the genuine Virginian, replied
No, Your Majesty, we do not thinh
anybody resembles General Lee"
one must admire the ingenious
IgOOd nature with which the King
received this frank, if excusable
boast, and the kindliness OF his ma
ture which led him to reply that he
hoped Lord Roberts would attend
the exposition SO that Americans
would have an opportunity to Judge
for themselves OF the estimate put
upon him by the English people
Having in mind the friendliness o.
Edwards reception of the james
town Commissioner there is iustihca.
ION Tor the hope, moreover, that the
hlug WAS sincere in responding tC
'hc suggestion that as he had plant.
d an oak beside Washingt S toml
1T Mt. Vernon one of his house
should repeat the compliment at
jamestown. for he scratched on a
tablet near at hand a memorandum
saying as he did SO: That is cap
ltul idea
1t was Lord Roberts who in the
course of many courtesies personally
extended to Mr.. Tucker said to hiu
that while Lord Wolseley places
General Lee ahead of any soldier
since the days OF Bonaparte, an esti
mate which his guest did not dispute
he believed that the most remark
able product of the war between the
States was Stonewall jackson.
However that may be, and whatever
1t may mean, it seems safe to say
that the reputation of America, The
fame OF her great men and the com
meudable cause of Professor Tucker
foreign tour will not suffer as result
OF the Offhand chat between the King
OF England and this true-blue Nir
ginian.
Doctors are Puzzled.
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