The Washington herald., 1912-04-21
GRAND MEMORIAL
TO TITANIC DEAD
Continued from Page one.

seInshiv inclined might have saved their
own lives at the expense Of women and
children, should ever be kept fesh In the
minds Of the American people. A memo
rial should be erected that should be as
conspIcuous as the lossiof life on board
the Titanic was unprecedented. Should
the memorial take the form OF monu-
ment no better place could be found Tor
| n than Arlington, which already con-
taIns so many reminders OF heroic deeds
and which Is ever becoming more at
tractive TO those who admire seif-sacri-
fce and patriotic acts
Mr.. Warner took an active part yes
terday IN preparing the call for the meet
| ing wednesday. At this meeting ne VIII
suggest that steps be taken TO select
committee composed Of some OF the most
prominent people in the country: Wnsn
once the organization Is perfected, the
raising of subscriptions win be started
VIII Have No DImeulty.
John Joy Edison, President Of the Wash
Ington Loan and Trust Company, was OF
the opinion little dificuity will be ex-
perienced in raising the necessary funds
for the memorial He said:
IT am confident that within teH
weeks after the raising OF subscriptions
is started the necessary funds 10 erect
suitable memorial viii be torthcomlns. ~.
The Titanic disaster has been Iet
throughout the entire country, ana ! De
lieve the people at large VIII give the
movement to erect a memorial both moral
and financial support.
There Is no man or women In the
country who does not fully appreciate
the bravery and courage, Of those heroic
men aboard the Titanic who surrendered
their lives in order that women and chill
Nwbk h. Their should
not 20 unmarked. There should be erect
ed in their memory the finest monument
or structure that money can provide
Former Commissioner Henry B. F.
Macfarland was OF the opinion that
Washington should be selected for the
location Of the proposed memorial.
The Titanic disaster" he said, be
sides being felt by the people of this
country, is also felt by the people Of
other lands. II is a disaster Of interna-
tional character, for the death list con-
tains names of many nationahties. For
this reason, I believe that II memorial
is erected Washington, which Is the
Capital Of the nation, should be selected
for its location.
II am sure that when the movement to
raise subscriptions Is started the money
will be Forthcoming. The people OF the
entire country will respond, for they
realize that had II not been for the
heroism Of those brave men and the alb
solute discipline maintained by those
brave officers. scenes such as have taken
place in similar sea disasters would have
been re-enacted."
Not Even Fighting Chance.
James F. Oyster. President OF the
Chamber OF Commerce and the Board Of
Education, said he believed a memorial
such as is proposed will serve to remind
future generations OF the bravery and
herolsm OF the hundreds Of men who met
their death on the Titanic.
The Titanic disaster is the most dread
full OF modern times" said Mr.. Oyster.
THE calamity would have been even
greater had 4 not been for the bravery
OF the men who gave up their lives in
order that women and children, no mat
ter whether they were first cabin or
steerage Passengers, might be saved.
The people of the country should
erect in their memory some suitable
memorial, the type OF which can be de-
termIned when once the raising Of sub
scrfptions is under way. We erect
memorials to the heroes OF wars, and II
is Just as proper that We should erect a
memorial to those heroes OF the Titanic
who didn't have even a fighting chance
to save their lives"