The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05

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APPLY, by the memorial to Nurse CaveH The
preparations for it have already aroused 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
details for reproduction. -.
More than four years have now passed by since
the German authorities in occupied Belgium COM
mited act of sheer brutality stupid as it was
inhuman. True, it was one of many but, If not
more fragrant it was one that was certain to ob-
tain more publicity than others. Yet the invaders
barbaric ignorance of the sentiments and spirit
of the civilized portions of the globe led them TO
believ that the killing of Nurse Cavell was merely
ain ordinary and permissible manifestation OF
frightfulness which would tend to ease the diff
culties Of their rule, and cause merely ephem
eral anger in the outside world Falkenhayn
has summed up the policy of the Prussan High
Command as an effort 'to break the enemy's will
to war" Intelligent and capable within their
very limited and self-complacent purview, he and
his fellows imagined that the drowning shooting,
starving and torturng of civilians would be effec-
tive bricks in the building up of their tower of
tyranny, and were genuinely surprised to discover
them to be mere mud blocks that the torrent OF
worldwide horror dissolved into slush, bringing
down their whole edifce with a crash.
Among the thousands of devoted women who
gave themselves up to the alienation of the suffer-
ings of the wounded of all nations none was more
capable and self-sacriicing than Edith Cavell.
Her reputation established her fame had
spread. Even if woman wholly bent upon work
of charity within enemy lines rendered herself
liable through pitifuness to the stern DEGREES of
martial law not the death sentence, surely but
deportation was adequate as we'll as wise. Such
was the world opinion but not the German; and
at dawn on October II, 1915, Nurse Cave was
shot Indignation. long seething and boiling, now
burst forth universally in swirling clouds of angry
foie,G cfro
ened. Neutral sympathy grew nearer to "drect
action" The Germans, busy driving nails of vic
tory into the wooden colossus of HindeDburg
alone failed to see that they were driving nails
into their coffin.
The effect in England strong and instan-
taneous Lives by the thousands were being lost
Mourning was spreading over the land. The pres
ent was crowded with anxiety, the future with
gloom But there was room for fierce resentment
and no sacrifice of single life did more to crys-
taNze the resolve to carry through. The hurry
ing of events, the tax on memory at time of
clustered crisis must not bring oblivion of the deed
and fOrgetfulneSS of the noble woman. In the
capitals midst impershable granite must keep
ali e her memory as a fallen champion of the
great and generous band that was keeping alive
the spirit of devotion to humanity. Lord Burn
ham headed the movement, and response to the
appeal for funds came quick and free. The rich
mans cheque, the poor womans postage stamp
Joined to form the ample stream.
Among those who most deeply felt, most bit
terly resented the inhuman act was Sir George
Frampton and so moved was he that he came
forward with the offer of his unremunerated
services OF course, the generous offer of the dis
tingushed sculptor was gratefully accepted and it
is his work that now approaches completion The
illustrations show to what purpose and with what
success he has wrought
The memorial takes the form Of a monument
I,sc of ciIsra
and standing on an 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
other votive offerings may be laid. Forward from
the plinth and main body of the monument juts
pedestal on which will stand the statue OF Edith
Cavell in statuary marble. indicative of purity.
The arrival of the ship bearing the great block
from Italy through the U-boat troubled seas was