The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-12
|C|V|C FLAG VOTE
AR0USES Comment
Some Approve, but Most Vet.
GRAMS Disapprovc Amend
lncnt Of Ordinance.
NATIONAL SHIELD SUGGESTED.
Mayor Heartily Will Urge Tia,
This Be Substituted for Byrd
Picture.

a J
Picture.
Tho action OF tho Common Council q
on Monday night In voting down the
proposition OF Mayor Mccarthy to In
corporate in tho civic flag OF Richmond
u Norman shield bearing tho Confcder-
alto colors and the Southern cross. was
q surprise to the public yesterday, and
especially to xConfcderatcs. Even
among them, however, there is some
division OF sentiment rs to tho appro-
printcness of perpctuating on n city
flag the emblem that Richmond was
the capital OF the Conrederncy. Thoi
majority OF the Veterans, probably, In
dorso tho attitude Of the Mayor. while
many OF the younger citizens agree
with the majority OF the Council that 1t
Is best not to include tho Confederate
device and seal in tho city flag.
What the Mayor TIL inks.
Mayor Mccarthy thinks that it would
be better to put nothing on tho reverse
side of the flag than the picture OF
William Byrd, stating that this would
mean nothing and have no Significance
nor appropriateness on q flag. In the
event the Board OF Aldermen show
dspositlon to concur In the Councils
~,
Mayor Mccarthy will suggest that In
stead of the Byrd picture q shield bear
Ing OF the coat of arms OF the United
States be substituted. The flag would
then typify the fact that Richmond
was the Colonial capital and ALSO repre-
sent the sovereignty OF the State and
OF the United States.
Other Expressions.
Colonel w. Miles Cary, commander
NJ pIrketf Camp NJ Cnnfedcrata
| Grams. when asked for statement as
to the Councils action, said:
s.You Gun say for me am very
sorry 1t WINS done. cnn see no
good reason for the Councils me-
| ton, nnI nm certainly not In
sympnthy with it."
Colonel Cary was Just in the act OF
going out when asked as to the mat
ter. and had not time to dictate a
fuller statement His son, Mr.. Hansdon
Cary. not only protested against the
proposition to eliminate the Confeder-
ate emblem from tho flag, but also
spoke In eloquent and earnest words
against the Lynch proposition to subs
stttute therefor the picture OF Byrd.
Speaking OF tho action OF tho Coun-
Gil in amending tho ordinance and
striking out tho Confederate shield,
Mayor Mccarthy said:
L
1t misfortune that the Council
failed to adopt the ordnance, be-
| Cause think that the part OF the
| hng they rejected III emblcmntic of
| the most honorable period in the
city. history, and of those things
| which have Innde the city illuxtri-
GUS in all the world.
~ believe that within a few years
nll the Intelligence and lnnnhood Of
i ~ &.,tx x1,,,t kIsa ~ix~,
did not seize the opportunity to
i adopt for alI time this emblem us
/ distinguishing this city amongst I'LL
the cities OF America"
| Commander W. B. Freeman, OF r. Il.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, when
asked what he thought OF the Coun-
| cils action in amending tho flag de-
sign SO as to eliminate the Confederate
emblem, dictated the following states.
ment:
I. "My opinion Is that tho Council
acted wisely. While all COnfedcr- +
ntex are proud OF the record madc
by the soldiers of the Confedcracy,
and are not nsha med OF the Justice
of our cause II would, perhaps, 4he
inappropriate to have the COnfed-
crate banner, precious us 1t IN to us
n all, emblnzoned upon municipal
mug, from the fnct thnt, IN some in-
i stances, perhaps, 1t would call forth
comments from OutsiderK, who do
not understand the feelings of our
4. people.
"tThix must not be construed,
i however, to dctrnct from the im-
portnnce OF keeping alive the menu
cries OF the great .trnEElc, tho
Il late war, and In the Important
work to be done in gathering ma
| La
mcntx that Will be necessary for
the writing Of a true history of the
War between the Stntes; and not
nll of the people realize Hvhnt I'M
in,portnnt work the cx-Confcder-
ntcs, the noble women and their
sympnhtizers of the new generation
( IRE doing along this line"
The Board Of Aldermen, at the meet
s ling next Tuesday night, will take up
2 tho flag ordinance on concurrence IN
<he Common Councils action, and it
). Twill then become known just what the
E design for the flag will be. The May
a or's alternative suggestion Of replace
ling the Confederate shield with the
national coat OF arms, similarly
i shaped shield. with the top section blue
! and the lower portion OF alternate
. stripes of red and white. may be the
2 ultimate solution of the differences OF
view as to the matter. 1t is difficult
4 to conceive how any ono could object
Q to that, and tho proposition to place
t the Byrd picture on the flag apparently
finds little favor.
st Aa0ssi i--------- .44. Et
!; IRISH DECIDE no FIGHT
I ENGLIsH GOVERNMENT
h LONDON, June 11.---At a meeting Of
: the Irish Parliamentary party In the
t House of Commons this afternoon, Il
: was decided to fight the government