New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-05
Breaks Over Cemetery as
Confederate Monument
Is Unveiled.
PRESIDENT SOAKED IN
RUSH TO WASHINGTON
Mrs. Stevens Presents Shaft to
United States on Behalf OF
Women of South.

Washington. June "A thunderstorm
broke over Arlington National cemetery
late to-day while President wilson was
addressing a great crowd gathered for
tho unwilling OF the monument erected
10 the Confederate dead. torrents OF
wind driven rain drenched the blue ana
gray veterans. women and chlIdren pe-
fore they could seek trolley cars, partici-
pants and spectators alike forgetting the
almost finished programme.
The President, who had cut snort MS
speech as tho rising wind and darkenlng
skies announced the storms coming. hur-
,icd 70 his car with his two daughters
Mrs McAdoo and Mrs Ssyre. They were
inside before the rain came but the ma
chimes top afforded but poor protec'ioh
against the fury OF the elements, and the
marty was thoroughly drenched before
the scvcn-milc drive from the Nirsihia
Hills back In Washington was over.
Roads were strewn with branches, ana
along the route many automobiles with
wrecked tops or torn tires were passed
The ceremonies we're held at the base or
the magnificent monument IN the ooh-
slight canopy afforded protection 10 the
sneakers, and the crowd was absolutely
without shelter and far from any building
Mrs. Daisy McLauren Stevens, presi-
dcnt-general OF the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy, made the address pre-
senting the monument TO the fresident
on behalf of the women OF the Con-
federacy.
General Washington Gardner, COM
mander In chief OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic; General Bennett YOUNG
commander n-chief Of the United |oh-
federate Veterans, and Colonel ROBERT r.
Lee. grandson OF General Robert r.. Lee
spoke. and the sculptor, Sir Moses Eze-
kieI. a Confederate veteran who designed
the monument, was present
eft has fallen to my lot to accept IN
the name Of the great government Which
I am privileged for the time to represent
this emblem of reunited people. fresi-
dent Wilson said. II am not so much
happv as proud to participate in TINS
capecitv on such an occasion; proud that
7 should represent such people. Am
mistaken. ladies and gentlemen, III sup
posing that nothing OF TINS sort cou'u
have occurred in anything but detiloc-
racy?
"The people of a democracy are not re-
lated TO their rulers as subjects are ie
lated TO a government. They are them
solves the sovereign authority, and as
,bey Gro neighbors OF each other, quick
ened by the same passions ana moNeu oE
the same motives, they can uhuers'a"u
each other. They are shot through WIN
some Of the deepest and profoundest IN
s,incts of human sympathy. They choose
their Governments They consult their
ru,ars They live their own life' ana
,hev will not have that life disturbed ana
disco,ored BY fraternal misunderstanu-
ings. IL.
"This chapter in the history OF the
United States is now closed, ana can
bid YOU turn with me your faces 10 the
future, auickened by the memories Oh tue
past. but with nothing to do Win the
contests OF the past, knowing as we
have shed our blood upon opposite siues'
We now face and admire one another
.'The generosity OF our judgment was
made up soon after this great struggle
was over, when men came and sat To-
gether again in the Congress and uhi'eu
in all the efforts of peace and OF govern
ment; and our solemn duty Is to see 'hal
each one of us is. in his own conscious
ness and in his own conduct, a replica ol
this great reunited people.
1T Is our duty and our privilege 10 ne
like the country we represent, and speak
Ing no word of malice, no word OF criu-
cism even, standing shoulder TO shoulder
10 lift the burdens of mankind III the
future and show the paths OF freedom 10
all the world