The National tribune., 1910-03-17

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all, but they do condemn the cause of
treason, which was Gen. Lees only
claim to distinction. and after many
more statements of like character To-
peka Post further resolves that the SEN
ators and Representatives in Congress
from Kansas be urged not TO forget the
cost in lives sacrificed and in suffering
and in treasure in the effort Of Lee and
his soldiers to tear down and disrupt
the Nation, and urges them to use their
best efforts to defeat the placing of the
statue in the Hall OF Fame. The rcso-
Iutions are signed by :. NJ. Dumenil, 5th
Ohio Cav; l. NJ. Brandon. 1st Pa. Re
serves, and II. S. Day 18th Ohio.
! r. J. Potter Post, 440, Creston. Iowa.
deems the placing of the statue to
| Lee under the dome of the Capitol a
direct stab at the heart of all patriotic
and Iiberty-loving people, gross insult
| to every surviving soldier and stigma
on the memory of our noble dead who
gave their lives so freely that our coun-
try might remain undivided They
! further state that the fact OF this
statue being permitted to remain
alongside of those of Washington, Lin
coin and Grant and others of our illus
ttrious dead can hardly be reconciled
with our teachings of patriotism to the
rising generations, and declares: we
therefore unhesitatingly brand in ad-
vance all who dare to vote for the re-
tention of said statue as disloyal to the
most vital principles of our Govern
ment and unworthy of the support Of
any true American citizen" The Post,
acting as a unit, urgently asks the Sem
ators and Representatives of the State
of Iowa to prove themselves men and
vote mo" on the question of retention
of the statue. r. Whittlcsey, Com
mander; George Wallace, Adjutant; A.
n. Keyes, Geo. w. Carnes, ]. V. Hoax
inson. Committee on Resolutions.
The Westchester County Association
of the c. A. r., of New York, protests
against the statue of Gen. Robert f..
Lee in the uniform of a Confederate
| officer in the Hall of Fame. The Asso-
citation comprises a membership of 245
from the 10 Posts in Westchester Coun-
ty, and they unanimously declare that
if Lee had been sent to the Capitol by
would not have objected. but as a SOL
dier in the uniform of one who rebelled
against the Government he swore to
defend they enter their protest.
Gen. Lander Post, 5, of Lynn. Mass,
protests that the act of Congress un-
der which Virginia seeks to place the
statue was enacted in 1864, when the
Nation was eXerting all its power to
defend itself against the assaults of
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ginia has any right to place any statue
in the Hall of Fame, but if it has the
right it should not insult the loyal peo-
pie of the United States by attempting
to send. there one who deserted to the
enemy and led it thru four years of
bloody war. Lander Post considers
this would be. contrary to the spirit of
the act under which it was sought to
honor traitor. The Post also declares
that to place the statue of Robert E.
Lee in the fun uniform of rebel Cen
eral in the Hall of Fame is to teach
coming generations that the man who
| fought to destroy the country deserves
the highest llOnors that it can bestow.
The Post then resolves to protest most
emphatically against the outrage" and
urges the Massachusetts Senators and
Representatives to use their utmost en-
deavor to prevent its acceptance by the
United States Congress.
Lieut.-Col. Archibald Blakeley Camp,
| 78, Sens OF Veterans, of East Pitts
| burg, Pa, strenuously objects to the
statue of Lee, and declares that the
wearing by any officer or employe of
| the National Government of Confeder-
ate insignia or uniform should be pro-
| hibited. and they also declare that the
| permitting OF the inscriptions on mon
| uments erected in the National Gene
| teries of the record of service in arms
against the National Government
should also be prohibited and they call
on all organizations. military and civic,
which are loyal to the National Gov
ernment. to aid in carrying out these
resolutions. A. ]. Graham, Command
| er: T.. S. Perry. Secretary.
Phil kearny Post, 40 Department of
| Iowa thru it's Patriotic Instructor Rob-
ert Kissick, suggests to the members
of Congress from that State that they
might accept a statue of Washington
and fire out that of Lee, and then
states that it is out of harmony with
genuine American patriotism and the
spirit and intent of the law to have a
statue of Lee in Statuary Hall A statue
! of Benedict Arnold would seem as
proper as that of Lee. If it were a
statue of that noble American patriot
and true Virginian. George II. Thomas
| the Rock of Chickamauga.' instead OF
Lee, it would be welcomed and hon
ored by every true American. In the
| time of its greatest need Thomas, a
| West Point officer of the q. s. Army,
| remained true to his country, using his
great abilities to save it. Robert Z. Lee
also a West Point officer. proved false
deserted the Flag, and went over to
the enemy using his great abilities and
influence in the effort to destroy the
| Union which Thomas fought to save
Lees great fame was acquired by his
highly distinguished military service as
| the leader to establish the Confederate
States of America on the ruins of the
Union, slavery being the chief corner
stone of the new edifice." The resolu-
tions conclude: Virginia has forced
the issue as in the SOS. Let it be met
now as then, with persistent firmness
and justice without finching." Ap.
proved by order of the Post, Frank S
Stone, Commander; r. l.. Turner, Ad-
jutant.
w. T. Sherman Post, s, Department,
of Utah, earnestly protests against eulo-
giZing a man who tried to destroy the
Union, and protests against receiving
presents with the names of traitors in
scrlbed thereon; protests against plac-
| ing monuments to rebels in the Hall OF
Fame of the National Capitol; protests
against any person holding a position
under the Government who says that
he loves the rebel flag. A. Saxey, Com
mander.
| Altoona Post, 243, Department oi
Kansas, declares that our Nation
should not be humiliated by the State
| arbitrator, Robert r. Lee, In full
Fame, man who was educated an6
heaven to protect and fight for the
Government of the United States, bu
who Joined the forces of secession be.
ther resolves that if this statue is lef
in the Hall of Fame and not officially
recognized by Congress, that then tht
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