Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
PLAN MONUMENT
TO FRENCHMAN
ADMIRAL DE GRASSE. WHOSE AID
MADE POSSIBLE WASIIINGTON'S
FINAL VICTORY OVER CORNWALL
LIS. TO BE REMEMBERED.
MOVEMENT Is STARTED
SONS OF REVOLUTION TAKE Up
MATTER. AND DEFINITE PLANS
WILL BE MADE At CONVENTION
THAT OPENED TO-DAY.


tAssociaicd Press Correspondence
Washington. ID. G.. pril T.-Anuther
pond of International good will between
the United States and France il about Ia
take form in the project for 4 monument
10 Admiral Francois Joseph Paul de-
Grasse. commander of the French fleet
whose aid made possible WaShineton'S
final victory over Lord CORVALLIS. thus
ending the Revolutionary War. The
movement has been started hy the Sons
Of the Revolution, and definite plans for
securing the monument will he ma,lc III
the triennial convention of the oreaniza.
tion which began here today.
Admiral dc GraSSc il has been pointed
out by Ambassador .juS>crand. IT France
is che only commander who helped this
country in the revolution. Ia whom no
memorial has been erected. In speaking
of him recently the ambassador declared
that 'nobody risked 50 much or dpl 80
much unaidrl for the nitcd States a.
did dc Grassc." The monument most like
~ will he erected here in LAFAYETTE
square facing the White House. although
Yorktown. VA. the S,cnc at the final bat
tie has also been suggested. Statues stand
here 10 Lafayette and I:ochambcau. Of
France; won Stcubcn. of Germany: Kos
ciusko and Pulaski. Polish Officers.
\ committee appointed Ia take up the
matter j. prepared Ia report 10 the con
y%cntion. General James Morris Morgan.
of this city. chairman Of the committee,
states IN his report that what is pro.
posed il diStinctivcly II naval monument.
THE memorial" he adds. should hc Il
tribute 10 The French fleet. and should
symbolic in s"inc appropriate design the
Importance Of adequate sea power IN r..
mtion Ia shore operations. and include a
central figure of Admiral dc GraSSc the
responsible commander of that fleet who
L. entitled IN history 40 all credit for
what the fleet did lie points OUT that
while one Of the minor figures around the
base at the Lafayette monument here rep
rcscnts dc GraSsc. the others being 10
chambcau. Govt d. E>taine and I,rira
dicr General du Portal. this constitutes
no cason why there should not H. i stat
ne 10 lie GraS>c himself. especially aS The
Lafayette statue does not show who the
secondary figures are, simply stating
that il is 10 Lafayette and his compatri
OTIS. There il moreover a separate statue
10 l.ochambeau. IN Lafayette Square.
The proposition has been presented to
the Navy League of the nitcd States. and
that organization. il is understood.
stands ready Ia cooperate in raising
funds for the monument. which il j. g.
timatcd will cost ~J0.00n. The Daughters
0f the American Revolution also will IT,
invited Ia have n share i'm hosoring the
revolutionary hero. franklin II. RooSc
welt. assistant secretary of the Navy. has
expressed himself as enthusiastically in
favor Of the project.
Had il not been for the successful 80
operation Of Admiral de Grasse. who
bottled up the Chesapeake BAY ia Aug
lkt. ISL. and prevented the British sea
forces from coming up anil joining Lord
Corawaliis. il j. doubtful. historians
hold. whether Washington and his
French land troops would have been able
Ia compel the surrender OF the British
forces. In April. iT>l. ~ .,;ra>>c has
defeated the British admirals Wood aI-i
Drake. off Port ROYAL. Martinique; then
ne came up and hlockadel the York aud
James rivers and landed ;utD troops Who
cooperated with American forces.
The arrival of he ,irasse hron.ht the
Revolutionary war 10 its decisive stage.
Washington. who had hcen operating
against lieneral Clinton az New York.
withdrew his entire army souihward 10