The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-25

SDNSJ soon will be occupied, worthily and
zaptIy, by the memorial to Nurse Cavel. The
Preparations for it have already aroused so much
public interest that Sir George Frampton, r. A.
has very kindly offered the photographs Of the
first model and of the fullsized and final statuary
aetails for reproduction
More than four years have passed by since
the German authorities in occupied Belgium COM
united an act of sheer brutality as stupid as it was
mhuman. True. it was of many, but, If not
more fagrant, it was that certain to OBJ
Gam more publicity than others. Yet the invaders
0arbaric ignorance of the sentiments and spirit
or the civilized portions of the globe led them to
oeifev, that the killing of Nurse CavelI was merely
an ordinary and permissible manifestation of
1righffulness which would tend to ease the diff
cnites OF their rule, and cause a merely ephem-
efai anger in the outside world. Falkenhayn
has summed up the policy of the Prussian High
command as an effort ito break the enemys will
I'd war Intelligent and capable within their
very united and self-complacent purview, he and
mis- fellows imagined that the drowning shooting
Starving and torturing of civilians would be effec-
efve bricks in the building up of their tower of
AyTanny, and were genuinely surprised to discover
Vnem to be mere mud blocks that the torrent of
worldwide horror dissolved into slush bringing
down their whole ediice with crash
Among the thousands of devoted women. who
gave themselves up to the alienation of the suffer-
znss OF the wounded of all nations none was more
1fer reputation was established her fame had
spread. Even If woman wholly bent uDon work
on charify within enemy lines rendered herself
f2bie through pitifuness to the stern DEGREES OF
martin! law. not the death sentence surely but
deportation was adequate well as wise Such
was the world opinion but not the German: and
af dawn on October H. 1915. Nurse Cavell was
shot indignation. long seething and boiling now
ourst forth universally in swrling clouds Of angry
steam The Entente's twill to war" was strength
sned Neutral sympathy grew nearer TO "1irect
SShon. The Germans, busy driving nails of VIC
tory into the wooden colossus of Hindenbure
nione failed to see that they were driving nails
into their own coffin
The effect in England was strong and ins+or
faneous. Lives by the thousands were being lost
Mourning was spreading over the land The nros
ent was crowded with anxiety. the future with
Sion, But there was room for fierce resentment
land no sacrifice of single life did more to crvs-
tallize the resolve to carry through The hurrv
ing IF events, the tax memory at a time of
clustered crisis must not bring oblivion of the deed
and forgetfulness of the noble woman In the
capitals midst. imperishable granite must keen
all e her memory as fallen champion of the
great and generous band that was keepinp olive
she spirit of devotion to humanity Lord Rprn
nam headed the movement. snd response 70 the
appeal for FUNDS came quick and free. The rich
mans cheque, the poor womans postage stomn
5oinesl to form the ample stream
Among those who most deeply felt. most biz
ferly resented the inhuman act was Sir Ceorco
Frampton and so moved he that he came
forward with the offer Of his unremunaratod
services OF course. the generous offer Of the dis
ffngushed sculptor was gratefully accepted and u
Ii his work that now approaches completion. The
Illustrations show to what purpose and with wbot
success he has wrought.
The memorial takes the form of a monument
~ feet high, composed Of silver gray granite
and standing on island In the midst Of ST
Martins Place. grouping with the church on the
right and the National Gallery on the left In
'front.' steps lead up to a space where wreaths and
slher votive offerings may be laid. Forward from
he piinth and main body of the monument juts
/ pedestal on which will stand the statue Of Edith
csaveil IN statuary marble. indicative Of purity.
The arrival of the ship bearing the great block
rem Italy through the U-boat troubled seas was