Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-14
ADDRESS BY
FRANK l.. MCVEY, Phi. D., LII. u.
President of the U. of N. D.

he dedication of Bunker Hill mon
,,,nrn, brought to the minds OF the
orator OF the day and his hearers 4
vast series Of pictures and many rccol-
irc,i"n~, interesting and inspiring III
tnr," suggestions. No dcarth OF ma
lr,ia. faced him in the preparation for
prrtul,i,y to rxtul the virtues of the
fathers. the necessity OF the Rcvolullon
and the wisdom Of the statesmen OF
the early day. In like manner the ded1-
cation Of the battle ground of Getty
burg was 4 picturesque event. bringing
T., the attention., not only OF those pres
cn'. but OF the entire nation, the deeds
ri yalor. the strategy of the generals,
and the contest OF the armies IN the
trnw,in% event OF the greatest struggle
known in history
II vr turn to the story OF individuals
favored hv pp>tcrity in the pcrpctuatlon
OF ,,l:ir llkclu>>cs IN bronze We ind III
many cases great masses ct records,
manuscripts and writings. The speaker
in such instances can tell in mlnutc>t de-
tail Of the work done by great men
whose common sense and judgment
have guided the nation along construc-
tive lines. The French general. Ro-
rlrambcau, because he aided matcriaIl!
the American cause at the siege OF
Nrrktun. was hoasrcd recently by the
erection ni a monument in Washington,
and stands on, in the pages of history
a, an interesting figure Men like WASH
inyt"n and Franklin have LETT pcrn,a-
nrnt records of their contributions to
human institutions No doubt exists
;,s To- tho. character Of their work. Even
Nathan Hale through his act IF valor
and his sacrifice for country. created
for himself 4 background that makes
even 4 common presentation ni his lite
inter, sting and worth while
This monument which IS to be I'M
yelled today is erected to the memory
# an unknown Indian woman, whose
claim ior recognition is not based solely
upon some gallant deed Of an hour
which gave the foundation for a pic
turr>uur story. bu, it was by the strug-
Gle Of MANY months. with heart and
brain and hand, that she guided pco-
pie oi a foreign heritage in their enter
prise Of exploration. The death Of
Nathan Hale stirred his country be-
ra,l>r OF his valor, and renewed in the
hearts of men the courage which had
been tagging; but if his death had not
occurred. the course Of history would
not in any way have been disturbed
and the outcome Of it all would have
been as though he had not died for his
country. In this woman of a savage
people we have bravery suffering. pa
thence and fortitude. and a connection
with events which has placed her name
on the scroll Of history, for her work
is associated with the creation OF a con-
tinental America, reaching from ocean
to ocean, instead of a limited territory
barred and bound behind the Rocky
mountains.
A statement of this character. con-
trasting as it does the sacrifice of a
man like Nathan Hale with that of an
Indian woman in time Of peace. de-
mands some explanation To make the
story clear. it is necessary to go back
for more than one hundred and sixty
years, i'll order that the events i'll which :
she took part may be brought in their
true significance to our attention.
1t was before the middle of the eigh- !
teenth century that France was firmly +
i'll possession of the Mississippi river. :,
From north to south she controlled its :.
waters. Her control of territory ex- :,
tended from the Gulf of Mexico to the !
st. Lawrence river and the Great Lakes.
Overrunning the country, the French !
began to build forts at Lake Pepin, Vim
cent. Niagara. Detroit. Toronto. Ticon-
deroga and Crown Point All of these
are famous in history. and over many
,i them struggle ens,,ed dcsncrate in
character. Establishing settlements and
trading posts. she was able to fly the
lilies of France over many fort and