The Washington times., 1920-07-29
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Root
Life Of Lincoln Shows II Is I'm
possible to Be on Opposing
Sides, He Says.

LONDON. Puly 29.-Elihu Root. OF
New York. who recently took part In
the work OF the commission OF jurists
At The Hague for the establishment
OF a permanent international court
of justice, yesterday formally pre-
sented to the British people the Saint
Gaudens Statue OF Lincoln in Canning
square as a gift from America.
Premier Lloyd George delivered the
speech OF acceptance.
The presentation was made in the
presence of a distinguished audience
In the central hall OF Westminster.
Viscount Bryce, former British am
bassador to the United States, pre-
sided.
In his address Root declared:
"It would be difficult to conceive
of a sharper contrast in all the Incl
dental and immaterial things OF life
that existed between Lincoln and the
statesmen whose statues stand in
Parliament square"
TRUTH TRIUMPHs, HE SAYS.
Later in his address Root said:
'It Is the Identical fundamental
conceptions in both countries which
make II impossible that in any great
world emergency Great Britain and
America can be on opposing sides.
Those conceptions of justice and lib
erty are the breath of life for both.
While they prevail, both nations VIII
endure; II they perish, both nations
will die. These were Lincolns IN
heritance
1--WE may disregard all life's preju-
dices and pinpricks and from out
side Misrepresentation and detrac
tion, and rest upon Lincoln's un-
erring judgment of his countrymen
and his race. We may be assured
from him that whenever trials come,
whenever there is need for assurance
of the inherent power, truth ana trl-
umph OF justice, humanity and free
dom-then. the peace and friendship
between Great Britain and America
will prove to be as Lincoln desired
to make them. perpetual
LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS.
In his reply, Lloyd George said
that on behalf of the people Of the
British Empire he accepted with
gratitude this stautc of a great man.
The premier spoke of the pride ana
affection with which Lincoln was re-
garded here, and continued:
He was one of those great figures
of whom there are so few in history,
who lose their nationality in death;
one of those few who belong to man
kind. Such men are needed now more
tnan even III the sellieh4eH| VI ''S
world
May I be permitted to say that this
torn and bleeding earth is calling
today for the help of the America or
Abraham Lincoln's days"
After the exercises a procession,
headed by a band of American Civil
War veterans, proceeded to Canning
Square, where the statue was un-
veiled by the Duke of Connaught
Two hundred American Boy Scouts
lined the inclosure. After the un-
yelling the Westminster Abbey choir
sang the Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" and the exercises were con-
cluded with the singing of the British
national anthem.
Great public interest was mani
tested in the event, and large
crowd witnessed the ceremony. Pres
ent were Ambassador and Mrs. Davis,
Robert P. Skinner, the American
Consul-General. and his wife; Lady
Geddes, Lord Weardale, chairman OF
the Anglo-American Society; Lord
Reading, the Lord Chief Justice and
former Ambassador to the United
States; the new Lord Mayor Of Lon
don. Admiral Earl Beatty and
Countess Beatty; the Dean Of West
minister, Bishop Darlington OF Penn
sylvania, and James M. Beck.
The government gave dinner IN
honor of Root at Lancaster House
tonight Lord Curzon, secretary of
foreign affairs, presided and gave
toast to the King and the President.
There were no speeches. The func-
fion WAS purely social.