The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-12

The following editorial from The Boston Globe. while in general fine tribute to General Lee is not exactly fair in some particulars:
 Charles. Francis Adams has. en- deared himself to Southerners by his splendid appreciation of General Lee, and merited the applause of all Amer jeans by his fine unsectfonal spirit in monument to the famous Confederate chieftain. But in his effort to estab- fish. an analogy which might give sup port to his motion, he seemingly falls parallel between Lee and Cromwell.
 The parallel fails, we think, In one important respect Cromwell did not try to divide his country into two fought to hammer every part of the realm Into one empire. Lees sword, on the other hand, was drawn to cut said of his superb character, and sure- ly no knight of romance or knight In fact surpassed him in devotion to lofty ideals, there cannot be any dispute concerning his purpose and that of the
 Naturally, therefore, Crornwell's statue finds a place at Westminster. Under present memorial arrangements, can statue of Lee be appropriately erected at Washington? If you an- swer yes. 1t is only fair to ask, what will 1t typify to the American of fu- ture generations? If Grant Is to be commemorated for defending the Un- ion, why should Lee be commemorated for attacking it?
 Out of this dilemma there should be, one easy way. Some day the na- tional government should erect a me- morial, of the war, in cOmmemoration of the re-United States In such a memorial. Lee should have a conspic vVxRa- .NnnA H. guished abilities and character and the leading part he took In the great conflict, but for the beautiful spirit In which he bore diversity and for heartening circumstances. he faced new problems, and thus typifed the splendid spirit of fraternity which pervades the South today-a spirit which should animate every true
 As for some memorial of purely military character, the Southland al- ready has several in enduring bronze their loyal love. Still, the nation, as tribute to his military prowess and In deference 10 historic ideals, should give his knightly figure a pedestal at Gettysburg. It should stand on Sem mary Ridge, where he stood on those fateful July days of '63 fronting his once foes, but now his brothers-in- arms, Meade, Hancock, Reynolds, War ren, Slocum and others. It should be surrounded by equestrians of Long street, Ewell, Hill. Pickett and the rest
 Now, we do not think it exactly fair to say even, by implication, that Gen eral Lee tried Ito divide his country into two hostile powers" The divid- ing was done by the several States which adopted articles of secession, and by the combined action of the States in establishing the Confederate government. Lee fought to sustain and maintain a government already established. He was opposed to seces- sion, but he went with his State, as he should have done, Nor was there any desire' to divide the country into two hostile powers but to establish two friendly governments. It is but justice to Lee to bear the facts in mind and. if secession was wrong, to remember that he was not an advo- cate of it in its inception.
 The Globe asks what a statue of General Lee. erected at Washington. would typify2 We'll for one thing. It would represent the highest and most