The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-05-16

EN- of IT and '76l The men OF lolf
have maintained the legacy left by
l Nv l the men of 1776, and have paid the
debt incurred. The odd coincidence
kXW11N In numbers stands the symbol OF
&xlJ real bond
Washington borrowed of France the
men and the money that saved the day for the
freedom of the colonies. Wilson sent back TO
France the men and the money that saved the day
for the freedom of the nations. We repaid La
fayette with Pershing.
There is a universal eagerness to build a fitting
memorial to the heroes of the of wars. Monu-
ments viii spring up all the United States to
individual men, officers and organizations. But
there Is nsistent demand for one great national
memorial.
The only place for it is of course, the capital of
the country, and Washington has been and Will be
in large sense the capital Of the world
No memorial will be appropriate which has not
a lasting value and dignity Of usefulness as well
as beauty and splendor. No statue or group OF
statues could be reared which would express what
this memorial must express No column Of melted
cannon though 1t were made Of steel barrels mile
high, would convey the message An imperial arcn
would imply nothing more than gateway for con-
querors and would act simply an obstruction
to traffic
OF architectural grandeur, museum for statues
busts tablets archives and interesting relics,
place Of daily resort, and meeting place Tor
national gatherings.
1t Is amazing 1act tnaC MISUNDERSTANDING seat
of our national government, the center of world
activity the mecca of congresses-has no large and
dignified meeting place. convention hall OF any
dimensions.
The memorial described will therefore meet a
pressing need.
express? OF what religion should the temple be?
Surely the religion of freedom, OF democracy, OF
equality. and of opportunity.
1t should express the triumph of the ideals OF
Washington and the founders of this Republic as
those ideals have spread through the world and
united In the recent bloody victory the spirit
of autocracy.
BY strange good fortune these ideals can be i'm
mediately realized Construction can begin at
Since George Washington would accept money
for his services to the nation two gifts voted
to him. one consisting Of in cash, which he
disposed of as endowment to the university
now known as Washington and Lee; the other a
number of stock certificates valued then at $25 600
| The latter amount he set aside In his will to be
| used as a cumulative fund for the diffusion OF
| knowledge In the vcissitudes of time the stock
he beoueathed lost its value and the dying wish OF
| the father of his country seemed likely to remain
| forever untulflled
Recently movement was set on foot to fulfill
| the wish The George Washington Memorial
| citation was formed and various projects Aere nd
yanced among them the foundation of University.
| But the country had now fully blossomed with
universities every state having its own. Mrs.
Henry +. Dnnock, sister OF Nhilam - whitney,
who as secretary of the navy won the title OF
oFather of the New American Navy" elected
president of the association
With characteristic energy. Mrs. Dmock has set
about the accomplishment OF the ideal. national
committee. including eminent men and women from
| nil sections of the country, has been formed and
nearly half million dollars already collected In
| addition to still larger amount pledged.
! The association has procured from congress the
grant of an ideal tract of land which was formerly
| occupied by the Pennsylvania station, and at pres
ent covered in part by temporary buildings OF the
| war department This Is almost the only desirable
site remaining unoccupied in Washington
A competition In designs for the building was
| participated in by dozen of the foremost Amer