The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-19
| LINCOLN STATUE
GIVEN LONDON
dwelling Ceremonies Last Montl,
Were Impressive and Show Eng
lands Appreciation of
Martyr President.
TRIBUTES ARE PAID
Elihu Root, Lloyd George and Others
Speak in Eloquent Terms Of the
Civil War Presi-
TRIBUTES ARE PAID

Universal honor is accorded Abra-
ham Lincoln. A speaker in the south
once said that a picture of Americas
first martyr president adorned the
walls of nearly every Russian peas
ants cottage England is the most
recent country to pay tribute to the
man of sorrows of 1861. John Drink
waters play and the statue to Lin
coln unveiled last month, are two in
stances of this, and the following
from the London Times will interest
the student of American history and
admirer of Lincoln:
The statue of Abraham Lincoln in
Canningsquare, Westminster, re-
plica of the famous figure by Augustus
St Gaudens in Lincoln park. Chicago,
was unveiled yesterday afternoon
Gully 2S) by the duke of Connaught.
At meeting in the central hall, an
hour earlier, at which Lord Bryce
presided, the formal presentation of
the statue on behalf of the people of
the United States was made by Mr..
Elihu Root, and it was accepted on
behalf of the British people by the
prime minister. 1t was an occasion
of great international significance and
CI nope IOI tue lutuIS, dliu ht ,iLhOS
the audience whether in the hall or
before the statue, was deeply moved.
The central hall was crowded in
every corner when Lord Bryce, fol-
lowed by Mr.. Root, the prime minister,
and the American ambassador. arrived
upon the platform, which was banked
with flowers and decorated with flags.
Root is Praised
Lord Bryce is introducing Mr.. Root
as "the greatest secretary Of state
that America has had since Daniel
Webster" spoke briefly, but with al
most passionate earnestness. He
drew an effective contrast between
Lincoln and the men in whose COM
pany his stas1e was to stand great
and typical Englishmen all But in
that very contrast, he said, lay the
significance of this occasion. In es-
sentials Lincoln represented the fun
damental principles common TO the
two peoples: and the audience reused
TO enthusiasm as, turning TO Mr.. Root
he said, almost 1uarrelsomely, And
he is as much ours, Mr.. Root, as he is
yours"
Mr.. Roots speech vas admirable.
Laying, first, coldly and in categor-
cal fashion, the foundation of histori-
cal facts on which he proposed to
build, then sketching the roughness,
the difficulties and disadvantages OF
Lipcoln's life in Illinois, his lack of
education and his humble surround
ings. he rose to heights of real elo-
ouence as he drew the picture of the
mans courage and fortitude and pa
thence in the great emergency which
he was called on to face. and, above
all. of his intense love of the right
and his sympathy with human nature.
There were not many eyes in the
hall that were not moist as, passing
from point to point in Lincoln's ca
reer. he read, first the presidents
reply to the message of sympathy
from the Lancashire cotton spinners
Tin which Lincoln pledged himself 10
strive to make the friendship between
England and America ,perpetuaD, next,
Lincoln's most moving letter to the
mother who had lost her five sons
in the war, and finally, passages from
the wonderful second Gettysburg adj
dress He drew apt analogy be-
tween the American civil war and the
recent great struggle, and pictured
English children as loking on Lin
coins statue with glow of pride and
rejoicing that "of such stuff are the
English people made" 1t is, he said,
"of right that Lincoln stands in par
lament square.
Mr. Lloyd George was received with
great enthusiasm, the audience rising
to its feet and standing for some sec
onds as he came forward to speak
The speech itself was vigorously de-
livered and excellently phrased He