The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-02-20

dorsed the proposition to erect a costly
monument in Arlington Cemetery to the
Confederate dead. He wrote n very
cordial and sympathetic letter to that
effect in reply to an invitation to at
tend lecture in this behalf. The monu-
ment is to be very imposing one. and
will have the Confederate flag on it.
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The statue of Robert e. Lee a Gen.
eral of the Southern Confederacy, is
completed. and will soon be shipped
from Norfolk to Washington. where ii
will be set up in StatuaEy Hall in the
Capitol. Congress will be asked to ac-
cept it. and it is expected that there
will be great doings when this statue
to one who would have destroyed the
Union is dedicated. The statue of Faith
er Marquette, the most beautiful piece
of marble that stands under the CAPT
tol dome to-day, has never been receiv-
ed by Congress, nor has it been dedi-
Gated. The anti-Catholic sentiment of
the country got busy, and flooded Con-
greSs with letters and petitions till that
body backed down. and has never had
the backbone to accept the statue be-
cause of the objection of the A P A.
1t might be that there are enough pa
triots left in the country to arouse Con-
gress to the danger that threatens in
mighty poor patriot. standing among
the effigies of men like Lincoln and
Logan, Grant, Sherman and men like
that who would have seen their native
State blown into atoms before they
would have sacrificed the Union for it.
And, really, when you come to think
of it, would Lee be proud to be there if
he were alive? 1t will be remember
that he would have taken the Capitol
if he could, or destroyed it if he could
have got at it during the war, and there
is nothing to show that he ever grew
to love the National Capitol Can any
body produce anything to show that his
heart would have swelled with pride
any time after Appomattox to have
known that he would some day stand in
efligy under the dome of the great
white building on the hill, upon which
his guns and those of Jubal Early were
once trained?
President Roosevelt has told Repre-
sentative Gaines. of Tennessee, that he
is strongly in favor of the bill now
pending in Congress providing an an
nual appropriation of $1,000 by the
United States Government for the care
and maintenance of the home and tomb
of Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage,
near Nashville. In the presence of a
number of men the President eloquent
ly stated that he regarded an annual
as proper" said Mr..
Gaines. HE believed this would bring
before Congress once year the MEM
Dry of the grand old President and
place his name before the people of
the country in a manner that his deeds
could not be forgotten" The bill that
has the support of the President is one
by Mr.. Gaines, who says
that it is better than lump sum, which
would look like saying, Here, take this
and don't bother me any more" Mr..
Gaines declares that the President
speech than he did in talking about
Jackson, whose tomb he recently Wis
tied while returning from his bear
hunting trip in the Louisiana cane
brakes.
Jonkheer r. DeNarees Van Swinder-
IN. Minister of the Netherlands to
has been made Foreign
Minister of the new Cabinet.
Minister Van Swinderen has repre-
'ented the Netherlands in Washington
since April, 1904, and has been one Of
he most popular members of the diplo |
matte colony here. He has taken n |
prominent part in the social life OF the
tapital, ard has shown himself to be |
possessed of considerable histr.onic |
Utility in connection with a number of
amateur theatrical entertainments held
n Washington for charitable purposes. |
t was understood some time ago that |
lie might soon be recalled to The Hague |
or service in the Foreign Office, and. |
n fact, the Minister and Nine. Van
are at present in Holland
Mrs. Van Swinderen is an American
,iri. She was n rich Miss Glover. and
Ter marriage to the Minister from Ho!-
and occurred a few years ago. The
Minister is just pocket edition of a
nan, so far as stature is concerned. and
ust one of the neatest, daintieit, mOsi
BEAUTIFULLY haberdashed Young men who
yer represented foreign Government
n Washington. His uniform is one o.
he richest that is worn in Washing
on. Mrs. Van Swinderen is tall, very
all, and willowy, very wiliowy in
ommon parlance, she could lick SALT
If her distinguished husbands head,
nd they certainly do make a funny
oCking couple Theirs is said to have
zen a veritable love match. and money
vas no account in making it. They
ave been very popular in Washington
ociety.
Mr. Bryce, the British ambassador,
as gone to Ottawa, where he will con-
er with Sir Wilfred Laurier, the Cana
ian Premier, and other Dominion Off
ials respecting the contamination of a
reaty between Great Britain and
america for the settlement of various
avail issues between the United States
nd Canada. The ambassadors pur
ose is to secure Canadian approval of
he project he has framed for the set
cement of questions connected with the
sc of the waters of the Niagara River,
sherry rights in the Great Lakes, navi-
,ation rights in International rivers
nd certain boundary questions. Many
months spent in patient work by ex-
'erts employed by the State Depart
1cnt here and by the British Govern
nent have resulted in an agreement
etween the Governments of Great Brit
in and America that only requires the
pproval of the Canadian Government
o take form at once in a treaty.
And now EX-United-S States Senator
nd Vice Presidential Candi-
ate Davis is not engaged to be married
t the age of Sc. or loo, or maybe it is
My Sc. AT any rate. the lady herself
as said it. She speaks very haughtily
f the objections of Mrs. Elkins and
Their members of Senator Davis's fam
IS, who don't want him to ALLEVIATE
ny of his millions by marrying, but
eclares distinctly and decisively that I
he is not engaged to Henry Gassoway
'avis any more. She has been, but
mt" t
July 1 there will have to be change
i the United States flag, the addition