New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30
KING EDWARD MEMORIAL
Site for Statue Selected In Green
Parks Broad Walk.
SCULPTURES COST $4,000
Artist Will Be Selected Not After
Competition, as w. T. Stead
Wished, but by a Committee.

London, July 22ht last a definite dec-
sion has been arrived at concerning tie
London memorial 20 King Edward.
A meeting OF the general committee, held
at the Mansion House, over which the Lord
Mayor presided passed tho following reso-
luton, with but nine disscntlonts in gath
ering OF about forty:
This COMMITTEES concurs in the rocommen-
dalton that the Piccadiily end " tho Broad
Walk i'm the Green Park be the site Of TIE
Kings statue and that IL 90 referred 10 The
executive and advisory committees 10 g.
lect a sculptor and arrange tho plans and
designs OF the proposed monument Ahd
that the further suggestion that memorial
be provided in the East End IN some d.
trict hereafter to be approved be agreed 70.
The suggestion that tho Broad WAX
should be used for the memorial was made
20 long ego as March last.
The last meeting Of the committee. When
the -. Jarnes's Park site was abandoned Zoo
the face Of general disapproyal, took Place
on April l..
Since then, as the Lord Mayor announced
IN opening the proceedings, the committee
had thoroughly tested the possibilities ~
many sites outside tho royal parks. Before
deciding upon the present ono the member
had approached the government and ~
was happv 10 sav that they had a definite
assurance that If the general committee
adopted the suggestion the government
would give IT'S approval. King George
would also In these circumstances con-
slider II an acceptable proposal and queen
Alexandra wOuld also graciousiy approve
The Lord Mayor then moved the adoption
OF tho proposed site in the Green Park.
The Earl ~ Plymouth in seconding said
he hoped II would not necessarily be con
sidered that the London memorial snoAiA
take the form only Of "A statue or statues.
II there were sufficient funds memou3!
Of another kind would be added. s.r
Mr.. Smlthers. the champion ~ the ChA4'
ing Cross site. AT the end OF PROCESSION
Way urged the committee not % tht9"
away the present grand opportunity OF
making tho Trafalgar Square approach 10
tho Admiralty Arch worthy OF London. u
was now q paltry makeshift. II tho statue
were erected in the Green Park it would
be seen. he contenGed, only by nurse maids
and children.
William Hayes Fisher, NJ p. also spoke
in favor of the Charing Cross site and
suggested that It was only matter OF
negotiation between the government ana
the County Council TO arrive at an agree
ment by which the remaining hul!d'hLS
would be removed. IT would have 20 0e
doue sooner or later. and the place "ouh
no an ideal site for the statue Of King
Edward
Sir William Collins and Lord Ayeoury
nut forward the claims Of London I'M
yersity to preferential treatment after the
statues had been provided.
Tho Lord Mayor said that IL was always
contemplated that there should ne SOM
otbor memorial. The statue in tho Green
PARK would cost less than halt tho sum
which was originally contemplated t"V'V.
at most would be spent on IT, Inc lu"'
nov, amounted TO more than twice ti"1
sum. ,..,E
Sir W Johnson strenuoUsly opposed ts
suggestion that the East End should nave
preferential treatment over the south an"
North and moved an amendment 10 l'f
motion leaving ont the words feld'h- W
the East End. This was seconded ny ST
Edward Hatch and on vote DelnS 'aA''
was defeated by % to -.
" r. stead moved q further Amendment
,ba, the sculptor should be selected BY inc
committee after competition The Lofd
uavor pointed out that the committee was
. seisted bv men Of great eminence in tie
art u-orId and their advice was that
,baro were competition the pest Hle"
would not come forward. only seven NOM
bers of the committee supporter I'VE
amendment.