Evening star., 1919-02-23
TABLET AND TREE
FOR HEROIC DEAD
Col. Webb C. Hayes, Son of
Former President, Out
lines Memorial Plan.
COUNTY UNITS PROPOSED

= rCGGESTIONS now before Con-
gress for suitable memorial
4 for the sailors and soldiers,
to be erected in Washington,
make particularly interesting the
bill introduced by Representative
Sherwood of Ohio for marking the
battiefields of France. Col. Webb c.
Hayes, chairman of the Cuba China
battlefield commission of the War De-
partment, has worked out a plan
whereby memorial tablets in county
units can be erected in honor of
return of the bodies of those who fell.
Col. Hayes points out there is bound
to be a long delay in returning the
bodies.
The suggestion of the son of the
former President as submitted to the
cludes the planting of memorial
trees, and it means uniform memorials
throughout the land as we'll as a
great boon to good roads making.
according to Col. Hayes. He has
Stet tcd lIC pidu at FTctIloul, HlS
home town, in Sandusky county,
Ohio. as has William G. Sharp, the
former ambassador to France, at
Elyria- his home town, in Lorain
county.
There has been much discussion as
to bringing home the bodies of the
men who fell in France. The late
Col. Roosevelt took decided stand
against this as far as his own son
was concerned. Mrs. Roosevelt is
now in France to visit the grave of
her son. The British commission
which is headed by the Prince of
Wales is working along the line that
the bodies of her soldiers shall re-
main in the land where they fell
Representative Sherwood's Bill.
The measure introduced by Repre-
sentative Sherwood, in part, pro-
yides:
That the chief of
the American expeditionary forces,
the auartermaster general of the
United States Army, the commanding
general of the American army Of oc-
cupation in Germany, the command
ing general of the American troops in
Russia, the commanding general of
the American troops in Italy, the
chairman of the Cuba China bat
tlefeld commission Of the War
Department and the librarian Of
pointed members Of the American
battlefield commission and their
successors be appointed by the Secre-
tray OF War when vacancies arise
That an associate battlefield COM
mission be composed of one member
from each state and the District of
Columbia is hereby authorized: that
the representative of each state shall
assist in causing to be erected suit
able local memorials to the dead Of
each state in the form Of county me-
morlal tablets. containing the names
OF all who died in the service of their
country, placed on the courthouse or
other suitable location in each county
seat or on memorial highways ex-
tending from county to county
That the American battlefield
commission shall submit all plans for
memorials at home. or abroad to the
national fine arts commission for sug-
gestions or for approval
That the American battlefield COM
mission Is hereby authorized and en-
powered to receive funds from ma
tIonaI. state, county or city appro-
priations or by devise. bequest, dona-
ton or otherwise. all of which shall
be accounted for. and money expend-
ed by the Quartermaster general of
the Army under the direction of the
American battlefield commission"
Ohio Tablets Provided.
from France, where he was regional
commissioner for military labor,
cab1ed the chamber of commerce at
Fremont. right after the armistice
was signed, that he would provide the
memorial tablets for the men OF San
dusky county. These tablets are to
be erected at the courthouse in Fre-
mont and at the points where the
and leaves that county. Ambassador
Sharp announced he would do the
same thing for Lorain county. The
plan of the American Forestry Asso-
citation for planting memorial trees
along such roads would then be
pushed.
Thus we have the first units estab-
lished." said Col. Hayes. in discussing
the proposal, ..and II this is carried
out throughout the country it means
a network of good roads and memo
rial tree planting which will be a
other way. believe. be brought
about Then, too, see no reason why
memorial highway cannot be laid
out in France. marked with memorial
trees. that would lead from Paris to
the various battleflelds
Tree Planting Already Planned.
"Plans are going forward for me-
mortal tree planting all over the
country. am informed by the Amer
ican Forestry Association. AT Mid
dletown. Ohio, the chamber of COM
merce has voted to plant memorial
trees on the Dixie highway. Gov.
Goodrich Of Indiana has worked out a
county in that state. In Kansas plans
are being completed for planting
memorial trees along the motor high
ways across that state. Trees are be-
ing planted along the Jefferson high
way in Louisiana. Millions of dollars
were voted last fall by many states,
such as Illinois and Pennsylvania, for
good roads work.
I'm all these plans the memorial
tablet suggestion flts perfectly and
terest in road building There will
be long delay which cannot be
avoided in attempting to bring home
the bodies Of our soldiers. Let US then
abroad. The laws of France prevent
taking up these bodies in the I'M
mediate future. / think that after
deliberation ali will agree that we
should pay honor to these men in
the country in which they fell In
answering the call to battle for the
freedom Of the world"
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