Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-05-12
Effort to Omit Lee and Jack.

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Washington, May 9.-Strong pro-
tests have been made by officers OF
Washington Confederate organiza-
tions to members of congress and to
Secretaries Daniels and Baker
against the exclusion of Lee and
jackson from the list of American
heroes carved on the marble columns
of the memorial amphitheatre in Az
lington national cemetery. 1t was
authorized by congress to commem-
crate American heroes. The Con-
federate organizations claim that at
meeting of the committee appoint
ed to handle the project at which the
only Confederate member, Capt.
Frederick Beall, was absent on ac-
count of illness, resolution was put
an dcarried to exclude the names OF
and carried to exclude. the names OF
list. According to these reports, Sec
retary Baker presided over this meet
ing and Secretary Daniels was also
present. Attempts, it is said, were
made to reopen the matter in COM
mittee but without success.
Men and women belonging to Con-
federate organizations here say that
the sons and grandsons of the men
who followed Lee and Jackson and
Grant and Sheridan gave their lives
side by side in the great world war
and that the permanent exclusion OF
the names of Lee and Jackson from
the amphitheatre will make it I'M
possible for Confederate veterans
to hold memorial execises there in
the future or for them or their SYM
pathizers to attend the dedicatory
exercises on May Is.
This situation is considered most
unfortunate especially just at time
when friendly spirit of broad pa
triotism is manifested over the coun-
try generally.
This incident recalls the fact that
something like ten years ago an
Idaho senator objected to the plac-
ing of the bronze figure of General
Lee in Statuary Hall at the capitol
by the state of Virginia. Whenever
the name of Lee was mentioned this
senator became angry and harran-
gued against the South and the Con-
federacy. Finally Lee could go in the
hall, George Washington should go
out and that ended the matter as far
as the Idaho senator's TRADES were
concerned and sectional animosity
has gradually died out.
Arlington national cemetery where
many thousand bodies of American
war and naval heroes lie in their long
sleep never looked more beautiful
than now, dressed in all of its mag
nifcent spring verdue and with the
nations flags spread everywhere as if
keeping vigil over the spirits Of the
departed men. The Confederate sec
ton is especially pretty at this time
of the year, as is also that part OF
the big cemetery given over to the
burial of the bodies of the Spanish
American war heroes.
Almost every day those who see
the cavalry horses canter leisurely
over the long Acqueduct. bridge,
which spans the Potomac river, be-
tween the city of Washington and
Arlington, or hear the strains OF
navy band and notice the flag draped
casket being carried along, realize
that another of the country's heroes
is finding his long sleep in the nation
al cemetery. 1t is, therefore, especial
ly important that every element Of
sectional difference be eliminated
for all time and that Arlington be
recognized as the final resting place
of all the fighting men from what
ever place they came.
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