The chronicle=news., 1914-04-07
4 MER |CA 7 0
HONOR FRENCH
ADMIRAL IN
Monument

Washington. ID. e. April ..-Aa-
other band at International ~ good will
b-ls cen ih. rnit.d States and FFan..
for a mOhumrh, to ASmirai Francois
Joseph Paul dc GFass-. comma nd-r OF
the French fleet whose aid mad. pos
sibi- Washington tinai victory over
Lord coTn~aiiis. thus ending the
k-soiutionsfy Mar, The movement
has been started .y the sons ~ the
R.s oiu,iov. and ds1Asits plans for Sc
curing III. mOnumsn, ~ili be made
at the :ri.nniai convention at the of
sssixaiion which begins her. loiaof-
row.
Ain.irsi de GFass-. il has been
pointed out by Ambassador of
France. is the oniy foreign sonims ai-
or ~ho h-i,-d this couatfy In the
N-soiuiIva. to .hSn DO n-inofisi
has b--n erected In speaking of HIN,
f.ernliy. III. An,ba s>Aaor declares,
that nobody Eisk-d so much oE did
.o much unaii-i tsf the tniI-d
States ne did de Gsaszes" Th- tH"nu-
,.-a, n,Ssl iik-is will be- erected here
in Lafayette sauaT. sa.ins the whII-
iias,.-. slshoash Yorktown. Va. 'h-
scene OF the final batsi-. ais" has
been suggested. s,a;a-. stand hero
to Lafayette and K"rhanab-au. of
France: Noa st-SiL~a. OF G.rmaht.
kssriu sks and Pulaski. Polish uffic'
-ss,
4 sosss nsi,i.- api-3h,-i 10 sss- ur
th- matter ss ps-pasra I. F-t"s' 4"
.h- .anV-a,i.ns G-arfai James Mot'
sic M.Fsan. st this city. chairman Of
the committee. states In his r-lofs
the, ''vkas is proposed is dssiiac'
tis-tY a naval n,onunu-n'z Tas
memorial be adds. ''shpuii b- y
i,Tibuir 4. tb- rt-nsh fir-'. ard
! shs,itI ssnsbaits- in some appropriate
design the Importance "' ai-'hssr
sea t-s--r in r-ia,isa Ia sh.s- "pers
aiisss. and inpiui- a .rH,gai h&us'
OF .Ndt1iral de- Gras<-. the responsible
commander .f that fleet sho is en-
Titled sa history To all credit '"'
-has th- tI.-s did ~" points "sss
.has -hiI- oh- of the satnar figures
asound tho base OF tho latas-ss-
manus ss-n, here r-psss1nss DC .Fas,-.
.h- a,h-ss lsrias u~ohans'~ sii. ,"aa'
a'fas,sinE ani iirisaaisF G-a-raI du
possaii. this constitutes n" s-ss"''
.hy ,h-ru shDali not ~ s'aiu" 10
d. grass- himself. especially ss sh-
t.atay r,,- statue does not sh.s ~ha
the secondary figures sf". simply
stating ,ha, u is 10 Lafayette AMI
hi. ..npatrissss There is m"seosrs
a s.psra,r statue to Es-rhsrsbres. ''s
Lafayette square
The proposition has been 1T"s.a;'
-,i 4. ,h- SaVy i.-asu- .t tbs 'h'''''
s,a,-s. aud that ursasis,'s"n. II Is
uu.i-rs,n.,.i. stand. r.ads &" eps"I'' 20
ate in raisins funds :oE the m"n"'
u-rt. which /, is estimated Will '"''
ys..o.s. The Daughters "f 'h'
American Revolution also will hc In
,i,-s To have a shsr- in hoasTinE IN"
revolutionary hero. frsnh'i. "
II ,..-v-lt. a=sis,an, secretary Of the
Navy. has expressed himself as en-
I,bus,sstisaIly in favor Of the project
Had IL NO, been for the successful
81, cooperation of ADMIRAL "'
Grass. Who bottled up the Ch'sa-
u-as- uay in August. 1871. and pre-
vented the British sea forec- from
coming ur aud Joining Lord Corn
wallis. n, is ioubtfui. historians mold
" neither Washington aud his frcnch
land troops would have bc-n abl" TO
,ompcj the surrender Of the Urthsh
forces In Nprii. 1881. dc Grassc had
defeated the british admirals Hood
and Drake. off Port Royal. Martin
iuuc: then lie came w. and BIOS Tka"'"
the York anil James rivers and land
cd :. .ooo troops who cp-opCratcd Win
American forces.
The arrival Of dc Grassc brought
tho Rcvolui ionary War to its decisive
stage. Washington. who had been
operating against General Clinton al
New York. withdrew his entire army
s,u,hwarJ to Virginia. where Lpr"
Co,nwaIIis. the British commander.
was ,p,rcnrlvd a, Yorktown. Grad
us,,y the combined French an"
American forces cut off the br'''sn
lines from surcor or retreat. until !"
October, 1881. Lord CORVALLIS sur