Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-02
c. A. R. MEMORIAL
Item for Structure at Airing
ton Is Approved.
IN OMNIBUS BUILDING BILL
Veterans Appeal Wins, and House
Will Provide $750,OO0 for
Grecian Amphitheater.

The great scheme Of the G A n FOR
the erection OF a marble amphitheater
in Arlington, costing $4,000 10 typifv
the nations respect for its soldier dead
was reported favorably by the House
committee on public buildings and
grounds today, and will be included in
the omnibus buildings bill in December.
II has now met favorable action by COM
mittees in both houses of Congress.
Democratic politics and the secrets Of
the democratic caucus were involved IN
the discussion of the hill today, after
Judge Ivory G.. kimball had presented
his appeal for the appropriation.
In view OF the fact that a republican
committee in the Senate had favored the
several hundred thousand voters in the
q. a. r.. there was an evident desire on
the part OF the democratic committee Of
the House 10 do the same thing. How
ever. the caucus has pledged the commit
tee not TO report any building bills. other
than emergency measures. at this session.
Calls Bill Emergency.
Judge kimball endcavored 70 advance
the argument that this bin could 'be prop
erly considered an emergency. ana
dclcately limited that the t5nG50 q. A. Il.
men who convene in August would be
waiting 10 hear what the democrats
thought of their memorial plans
Representative Towner Of Iowa wanted
to put the matter up to the caucus. and
predicted that If the caucus should realize
the fun significance Of the matter, 5000,
votes and all the rest. the committee
would be released from the pledge. Rep
resentative Gudger of North Carolina
brought the two battleship night into the
discussion. saying that lie was afraid the
caucus would turn the bin down. or that
the two battleship men would stay away
from the caucus and succeed in making
mo quorum. or that a nth caucus would
be called. all these things initiating
against the success Of the memorial al
Arlington.
Representative Ashbrook OF Ohio.
state in which the G.. \. II. is strong.
also argued in favor of making some
diplomatic move by which the project
would not be hampered. He said that
ii the project should be included in the
omnibus buildings bin in December there
would be no objection 10 il from any
source.
Il never heard OF any objection ever
being made to anything i'm an omn bus
BILL he said. because every one has q
pet scheme In il and wants TO get his
scheme through.
Judge Kimball's Appeal.
Judge Ivory G.. kimball argued before
the committee in the name of the ma
a H..
national committee on legislation for
veterans in the public service. His ap-
peal followed closely on the lines OF his
talk before the Senate committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds. which reported
favorably for the measure. Since then,
however, changes in the detail of the
plans have been conceived and Judge
kimball explained them.
Also he called attention to the fact thai
President Taft has given his approvl to
the idea OF erecting a national ampni-
theater in Arlington cemetery. quoting
the Presidents remarks on the subject al
his latest Memorial day address and cit
ing paragraphs from a presidential mes
sage.
this amphitheater,' he said, ''because the
government has built no memorial I"
them except the monumept TO the un.
known dead. 1t would not be sectional
affair." as the Confederates Won d be a0.c
to hold their meetings within It's circular
walls.
We do not want cheap place The
nation cannot afford to build cheai,
sham for such a memorial. We WANT
something to typify the nations respect
for its soldier dead. We want to see
This erected in our lifetime. We are
diving off rapidly, and we want to see
that memorial erected. Ii will take two
years in its building, and by that time
MANY of us will have passed away
Comrades all over the United States want
to be there at its dedication. Ii is TO
be fashioned after the Grecian architec-
ture, and when erected Will De the iihesI
of its kind in the world
Representative Austin of Tennessee.
author of the House bill. suggested that
the amphitheater would be q good place
for G. A. r. and Confederate reunions;
and in this Judge kimball acquiesced