The National tribune., 1910-03-17

iConfederacy is allowed to remain in
the Hall of Fame in the National Cap
itol." The Post also deprecates and
regrets that the portrait of the Presi-
dent of the Southern Confederacy was
allowed to be placed on the silver SER
vice of the United States battleship
Mississippi. and considers that it would
be but just and proper to rub it out,
and calls upon Congress and the Presi-
dent to do all in their power to reject
the statue and relieve the Mississippi
silver of the portrait of Jefferson Davis.
Signed by f. A. Fl. Beyland and Jesse
III. Green, Committee on Resolutions,
and NJ. Drummer. Commander.
Gen. Charles Griffin Post, of Home
stead. Pa, declares that the statue of
Robert Il. Lee, whose only title to fame
was not to eminent service rendered to
the whole country. but of his having
been the commander of forces in re-
bellion, which for four long years Of
strenuous war stroye to destroy the
Union, cost the lives of many thousands
of men and shattered the health of in
Vulnerable other thousands, should not
be placed in the National CAPITOL, and
they declare and protest that the plac-
ing of the statue of Robert E. Lee in
the Hall of Fame is to place a premium
upon treason and to cast reflection up
on those noble men who gave their
Allen, Chairman of Committee.
VIM. H. Link Post. 301, Department
of Indiana, declares: I'VE hope and
pray that the tongue that speaks a
word IN favor of placing statue of
the arbitrator, Robert E. Lee. in the
Hall of Fame will be paralyZed and
never be able to speak a word again"
The Post also declares that the rebel
flags ought not to be allowed to exist.
but ought to be burned to ashes and
the ashes scattered to the four winds
of heaven, SO that there will be no re-
membrance of them among men,"
Emanuel Friedline, Adjutant.
Chenoa Post, 1S5, Department of Illi-
nois. has adopted resolutions which. as
Nasby would have said, ''are spoke sar-
CASTLE They recite: I'VE respectfully
States that a statue sacred to the MEM
ory of Benedict Arnold be placed in
the Hall of Fame, Washington. d. c..
robed in the British uniform he wore
and adorned with the British flag un-
der which he fc lght while in the Brit
| ish service; that the present and fu-
| ture generations may revere his name
and enshrine in their hearts fond rec
objections of the patriotism. love OF
country and exemplary character OF
| this adorable man and live a1I learn
to initiate his glorious example"
| George w. Greenfield, of Cherry Box,
Mo-, is very properly disgusted at the
idea of permitting the rebel flag to
! float in this country and monuments to
be raised to such men as Lee and WirZ,
'of infamous fame" He incloses a
clipping from the Woman's National
| Daily. published in st. Louis, which he
considers ''bombast." He says it is a
crime to flaunt this rebel rag that
caused million men to lose their lives,
and thanks God that we have one
United States Senator who is man
enough to stand for our country, and
closes his letter by saying: God bless
| him, L say"
Samuel Troth, of Philadelphia. says
of the Lee statue that Virginia, in
striving to laud a citizen hero. has
thought fit to bring into the Hall of
| Fame the insignia of the would-be
Southern Confederacy in an effort to
immortaliZe a futile attempt to estab-
| lish a Nation never recognized. The
sculptor has portrayed it dead and
buried in its war clothes, showing the
manner of it's ffnalty and bringing into
more prominence the grateful memory
of the men who killed it. The we'll
known sentiment of Robert L. Lee, the
college President, would be averse to
this public display. A future genera
ton of YirginianS will probably see the
mistake of their predecessors and take
it back to Richmond.
| Kearny Post. 5, Department of Kan
sas, protests against the placing of the
Lee statue in the Capitol or that of any
| other Confederate soldier or citizen
and declares: I'm the name and MEM
ory of our dead comrades whom we
left on Southern battlefelds we pro-
1 test against this unholy act" Signed
S. Z. Varney. Adjutant.