Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-07
NEED NO WAR SPIRIT
Episcopal Bishops Object to the
Plans for Jamestown.
VIGOROUS PROTEST MADE
Greatest Military Spectacle Ever
Seem Said to Be Bad Scheme.
LIKELY TO STRIKE BAD CHORD
Incongruous and Gross Anachronism
Just at This Time, Say the
Dignitaries.
LIKELY TO STRIKE BAD CHORD


the fact that the triennial meeting Of the
general convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church is to be held this year at
jamestown, Va, number of Episcopal
bishops have Joined in formulating a pro-
test against the alleged intention of the
management of the jamestown exposition
to make that exposition 1.-THE greatest mil
it4ry spectacle the world has ever SEEM"
This protest Is signed by the bishops of New
Hampshire Rhode Island, Colorado Michi-
gan, Oklahoma, South Carolina, North Car
DINA, Western Michigan and Asheville and
the bishop coadjutor Of Nebraska. 1t has
been forwarded to the exposition manage
ment.
I'm common with many others throughout
the country" says the protest, I'VE have
been surprised and shocked at the trans
formation of the program, which has now
gone SO far as only too fully to warrant
the announcement which Is made that the
exposition will be primarily military and
naval celebration.
1--WE are confident that such a plan as
that now announced, Is calculated to stir
up the fever Of military excitement and en-
ulation in our people at q time when that is
precisely what we should all most earnestly
cooperate to discourage, cannot command
the approval Of the serious and thoughtful
citizens of the republic.
"A U1ScorQanC NOTE.
'"The primacy Of these features, in our
judgment, makes the present plan Of the
exposition discordant with the character of
our own religious commemoration at James,
town, homogeneous with the historic event
which is it's occasion, unworthy of this
peaceful American republic and gross an
achrOnism at a time when our own nation is
to unite with the nations of the world in
deliberations in behalf of the supplanting
of the wrongs and vanities of war by the
rational and worthy methods of interna-
it," '' V ''''' ''
The signers of the protest are Bishops
Francis Key Brooks of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory. Ellison Capers of South
Carolina, Joseph Blount Cheshire of North
Carolina, George d. Gillespie of Western
Michigan. Junius M. Horner of Asheville,
William N. McVicker of Rhode Island, VIII
liam N. Niles of New Hampshire, Charles
Sanford Olmstead Of Colorado, Charles D.
Williams of Michigan and Bishop Coadjutor
Arthur L. Williams Of Nebraska, and
Bishop Charles E. Woodcock of Kentucky.
Sweden's Representative.
BERLIN, February 7.-Charles w. Kohl
saat, special commissioner of the James,
town exposition, arrived here yesterday
from Stockholm. He will call at the war and
navy departments during the next few days
relative to German representation at the
exposition, which already has been ar.
ranged. Germany will send two warships,
in addition to the two already in American
waters. The extent of the composition Of
the army detachments has not yet been set
tied >-- -. :.s-'-.a
Just before leaving Stockholm Mr.. Kohl
saat saw the Swedish minister Of marine,
who, in informing him that Prince William
second son of the Crown Prince Regent
Gustave, would go to Hampton Roads with
sixty naval cadets on the new -warship
Fylgia for the Swedish week in September,
explained that the regent Of Sweden had
strong personal and political interest in
bringing together at jamestown as many
as possible, so to in
crease the national feeling as distinguished
from the Scandinavian sentiment.
The prince regent of Sweden is making
active arrangements to have a copy of the
Ericsson statue at Stockholm, heroic size,
made for erection perhaps at Jamestown.
Illinois at Jamestown Show.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, February THE
house committee on appropriations yester-
day cut down the proposed additional appro-
priation of $4,000 for the Illinois build
ing and exhibit at the jamestown exposi-
ton to $1,000, and with this amendment
reported the bill with a favorable rec
ommendation. AS the matter now stands
the state will have a building there costing
$12, 500. About 5000 will be- spent on in
terror decorations and furnishings and
small sum will be allowed for an historical
exhibit, chiefly of Lincoln relics.