Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-28

The distinction given to Mrs. Daniel
Manning was a singular honor. Tor
very few women nave ever been thus
recognized by the grand chancellery
Only two other American women have
ever been made knights. One OF these
Is the Marqulse de Wentworth the art
list. the other Is Mrs Potter Palmer OF
Chicago, who was a commissioner 70
the exhibition of 1900.
The French government was c)urte'
Gus and even enthusiastic from the
first. The site It has given for the
statue IS one OF the best In Paris. II
Is nj the end of the beautiful Pace du
Narrousel. or. TO be more definite, II Is
IN the Square du NouVeau Louvre. as
distinguished from the Square dc
rAncient Louvre. The site commands
view Of the great thoroughfare
which runs through the Tuileries gar
dens and the sightseer can feast ms
eyes the whole way mp to the Arc dc
Triom phc. In fact the French gov
eminent gave place for IT hard by
the statue Of Frances favorite son,
Gambetta Ferdinand W. Peck kept
the newspaper correspondents inform
ed about the beautiful site. Then for
months before the plaster cast was
handed over to the French government
section Of the exhibition kent the
newspaper correspondents alive with
paragraphs about the great forthcom-
ing event The Fourth Of July, 1900,
was TO be American day I'm Paris.
And sure enough It was, Mr.. sims.
| or "Son-in-law Sims" as he used to be
| called for he had the good sense To
marry a daughter OF the commissioner
general, was not bad press agent.
| American flags we're all over Paris.
| The Partisan who did not unturl "Old
| Glory" was not considered to be n
| good Frenchman. Small American
| Tags were worn IN Paris as plentifully
as are shamrocks in New York on 81,
| PatrIclt's day Archbishop ireland
| came all the way from far-off St Paul
to deliver the dedicatory address In
| French prefacing 1t by letter of con-
| graduation to himself from President
| Mckinley. Ambassador Porter pre-
| sided. Paul Deschanel, president OF
| the chamber OF deputies. and Armand
| Fallieres. then president Of the senate
now president of the republic were
| present. All the ministers were there
The COMMUNICATIVE OF the French
| army lent military tone to the occa-
| sion 10y his presence, To cap the climax
| President Loubet made speech.
WHERE Is THE MONEY.
And now after all this ostentatious
flourish and gorgeous display what we
have after six years OF weary waiting
| is even something smaller than the
| ridiculous mouse which. II Is said
mountains In labor often bring forth.
Why is the statue not erected? Where
Is the money?
The resolution voted by Congress
said that "the nation regards the
statue as expressing the sentiment Of
veneration and gratitude with which
It chershes the memory OF Lafayette"
The French senate and chamber
passed the following resolution with
out dissenting voice Expressing
the gratitude of France to the Ameri
can nation for the gift of monument
that will perpetuate memories equal
ly dear to both"
AT the time that they passed the
aforesaid resolution they little thought
they would have TO wait six years--and
no bronze statue In sight even then.
In his great speech Archbishop Ire
land said that France first stood spon-
sor for our nationhood I'VE entered, 70
continued the archbishop, into the
great family Of nations leaning on her
arm. radiant with the reflection Of her
|
protection OF her titanic strength"
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
When presenting the statue, or
rather the cast. Commissioner General
Peck said ION this the Independence
Day of the United States of America
our youth plants a tribute upon this
soil to the memory of our Knight OF
Liberty, our Champion OF Free0om and
the immortal son OF France. your La
fayette, our Lafayette"
Paul Wavland Bartlett, the dlstin-
guished American sculptor. who has
lived for many years in Paris was
given q contract six years ago to make
the statue. Mr., Bartletts contract Is
for $4,000 or this sum he has re-
ceived $4,000; altogether about $780,
600 Is known to have been collected. II
the money were drawing interest at
per cent per annum for the past SIX
years 1t would now amount TO over
$40. 900. At present the only evidence
that Mr. Bartlett ever thinks of the
statue IL that In his workshop IN Paris
there stands a cast of a very younr
man on a very biz horse The Amer
lean committee on the statue, consist.
ing Of George Post. John Lafarge anC
j. @. A. Ward, has not fastened him,
WHAT SCULPTOR THINKS.
When seen about the statue he said
II do not consider seven years AZ
Unfortunately long time to take in max
ing the equestrian statue OF Gen. La
fayette. Other sculptors have taker
longer st. Gaudens took IA years q
make a statue for Boston. and IN.