The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-17
VETERANS SONS
ENTER PROTEST
FARGO CAMP OF SONS OF VET
ERANs ADOPTED RESOLUTION
PROTESTING AGAINST NAMING
OF PANAMA CANAL FORT AFT
Err ROBERT {. LEE.

The Fargo camp Of the Sons of Vet.
Grams went on record last night in Wig
orous protest against the naming OF
a fort at the Atlantic coast terminus
of the Panama canal in honor of Rob
ert E. Lee as has been proposed in a
petition from the Daughters Of the
C~onfederacy, recently introduced in
the senate by Senator TilIman OF
South Carolina.
The petition Of the Daughters Of
the Confederacy not only asks for the
naming of a fort on the Atlantic coast
terminus of this waterway after Rob
ert E. Lee, but a fort at the Pacific
coast terminus named after John Nor
gan. leader of Morgan's raids through
northern Kentucky, southern Illinois
Indiana and Ohio.
At an enthusiastic meeting of the
local camp of the Sons Of Veterans
las night a resolution of protest
against this petition, introduced BY
Robert G.. Paterson, was unanimously
adopted. The resolution, which will be
forwarded to Senator McCumber BY
the ORGANIZATIONS secretary. Mr.. Cole.
hour. is as follows:
Resolution to McCurnber.
Whereas. We. the members of this
camp of the Sons Of Veterans, en-
phatically disapprove of making ma
tional heroes of men who ever fired
on the American flag or took part in
the movement to disrupt the United
States;
Be it resolved. that the Gen. John A
Logan camp No. 2, division of Mime
sofa Of the Sons of Veterans, in the
city of Fargo, N. D., in body now as
sembled, do hereby express our decid
ed opposition to the naming of a fort
at the Atlantic coast terminus of the
Panama canal in honor of Robert Z
Lee, or a fort at the Pacific coast ter
minus Of the same waterway. in honor
of John Morgan, rs proposed In a peti.
ton introduced on Feb. 27, 1914, in tho
United States senate by the Hon. Ben
jamin R. Tillman, United States sena-
tor from South Carolina, from the
United Daughters of the C~onfederacy
and
Be it further resolved, that the Gen
John A. Logan camp No. 2, division OF
Minnesota Of the Sons of Veterans, in
the city of Fargo, n. D., forward a
copy If these resolutions to the Hon
Porter J. McCumber, United States
senator from North Dakota, with the
request that the same be filed with
the secretary of the United States SEN
ate and read bfor that august body as
an expression of protest against the
penulnS petlClOn. e.
Frank .. Hail Spoke.
Following the regular routine o.
business, Supt. Frank D. Hall of the
North Dakota Children's home, patri,
otto instructor of the local camp, de-
livered a splendid address on Some o.
the Causes Leading to the Civil War.
Superintendent Halls address wa
of much interest to everyone. His
careful research into ante-bellum his,
tory was clearly perceived and his pa.
per last night was Of decided educa'
tional as well as historical value.
This was. one of a series of histor.
ical papers which Mr.. Hall, as patri
otto instructor, will give during thu
next few months. They are all of sucl
excellence that they should be recon-
mended for use in the public schools
of the city.
There was a good attendance at tn,
meeting last night. A guest of the oc
casion was Past Commander johnson
of the John F. Reynolds post of thu
Grand Army Of the Republic. All civil
war veterans are cordially invited t
participate in the meetings Of tn,
Sons of Veterans.