The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
4 HOLY HUSH IN
 HONOR OF DAVIS
General Lee Asks the South to
 Stand Mute
AT MOMENT OF UNWILLING
Stop Wheels of Commerce, Ships at Anchor and Trains Stand Still On June as Tribute to the Con-
 federate President.

New Orleans, May 25.--An appeal to
 all southerners briefly to stop busi-
 ness and all moving wheels at 2 p. m.,
 June 3. the moment of the unveiling
 of Jefferson Davis statue at the Rich
 mond reunion of Confederate Veterans,
 was issued here tonight by Gen. Lee,
 commanding the veterans. The order
 reads:
 General Order No. 67-The general commanding has noticed with great pleasure the unusual efforts that the
 survivors of the gallant armies of the
 Confederacy are making plans to set foot once more on the hallowed soil of Virginia, and his satisfaction has
 been augmented by the wish and de- termination of these old heroes to take part in the ceremonies incident to the
 unveiling of the monument to Jeffer- son Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate states.
 This order is now issued in the hope of enlisting in the movement the
 honor due our dead president and the
 reputation of our entire southern coun- try.
 "The general commanding earnestly desires and respectfully requests that at the hour of o'clock in the after | noon of MT. Davis birthday, Monday, June 3, 1907, the Confederate soldiers | in the United States and in other DOT l tions of the world, their wives and | children, every man, woman and child | of our beloved southland, capitalists and laborers alike, reverently, with | barred and bowed heads, unite to do i homage to the fidelity and ability of our immortal leader
 Thus shall we honor the cause for which he vicariously suffered, the pa- | triotism of the men in the ranks of our armies and the noble women of the Confederacy.
 And in carrying out the purpose of this order more effectually, he appeals to the managers of all railroads, ma .
 chine shops, foundries and others em- ploying labor to see that all work is promptly suspended at this hour, and absolute silence observed for the space of five minutes.
 Let the locomotive with it's human freight be stopped on the rails, let the craft plying our waters be anchored in mid-stream, let the spindles in our cotton factories stand still, let all street car service be annulled, let the fly wheels of all work shops cease their ! revolutions, and all the operatives join Tn paylnB trlDuIe to unSWerVlng pa triotism and unconquerable loyalty. Such action, If carried out with the concert that the general commanding desires, will present spectacle unique in the annals of history. will be an ob- ject lesson to the rising generation as far-reaching as will cause the people of other countries to admire and honor | the constancy and devotion of men to pray for what they fought against overwhelming odds, with a gallantry unexcelled in the records of war. AS it Is important that the con- tents of this order be known far and wide the general commanding makes | hIs usual appeal to the papers of this entire section to give publicity to it, and to ask that it be obeyed, making such other comment as they think will aid in carrying out it's intentions. By command of
 STEPHEN D. LEE, Commanding General"