The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-05


aptly, by the memorial to Nurse Cavell. The
preparations for it have already aroused much
public interest that Sir George Frampton. K. A..
has very kindly offered the photographs of the
first model and of the full-sized and final stauary
details for reproduction.
AIor- than four years have passed by since
the German authorities in occupied Belgium COM
niited an act of sheer brutality stupid II was
inhuman. True. it was one of many, but. If
more dagrant it that was certain to OBJ
tain more publicity than others. Yet the invaders
tariaric ignorance of the sentiments and spirit
or the civilized portions of the globe led them to
beiiev that the killing of Nurse CaveIl was merely
nm ordinary and permissible manifestation of
frightfulness which would tend to ease the diff
ruiles of their rule. and a merely epheul.
eriii anger in the outside world. Falkenhayu
has summed up the policy of the Prussian High
folninund as an effort ito break the enemy's will
TO wnr 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 the alleviation of the suffer-
ings or the wounded of all nations none was more
capable and self-sacrificing than Edith Cayell
Her reputation was established her fame had
spread Even If a woman wholly bent upon work
Of chnrity within enemy lines rendered herself
liable through pitifulness to the DEGREES of
martial law. not the death sentence, surely but
deportation was adequate well as wise Such
was the world opinion but not the German and
at dawn on October IL, 1915. Nurse CavelI was
shot. Indignation. long seething and boiling now
burst forth universally in swirling clouds of angry
steam The Entente's "will to war; was strength
ened Neutral sympathy grew to "direci
action" The Germans, busy driving nails of vic
tory into the wooden colossus of Hindepburg,
hat fhAu Jr.
into their coffin.
The effect in England strong and nstan-
tfneous. Lives by the thousands being lost
Mourning was spreading the land The pres
crowded with anxiety, the future with
gloom. But there was room for fierce resentment
and no sacrifice of single life did more to crys
tallize the resolve to carry through. The hurry
Ing or events. the tax on memory at time of
clustered crisis must not bring oblivion of the deed
and forgetfuness of the noble woman. In the
captals midst, mperishable granite must keen
ali her memory as fallen champion of the
great and generous band that was keeping alive
the spirit of devotion to humanity. Lord Burn
ham heuded the movement and response to the
mans cheque. the poor womans postage stamp
Joined to form the ample stream.
Among those who most deeply felt most biz
terly resented the inhuman act Sir George
Frnmpton. and so moved wns he that he came
forward with the offer of his unremunerated
services. OF the generous offer of the dis
tinguished sculptor was gratefully accepted and II
is his work that now approaches completion The
Illustrations show what purpose and with wbat
success he has wrought.
The memorial takes the form of a monument
10 ieet high, composed of silver gray granite
and standing on an island In the midst of st
Martins Place. grouping with the church on the
light and the National Gallery on the left In
steps lead up to space where wreaths and
his anteive offerings may be laid Forward from
10 far as and main body of the monument juts
,;. \ y which will stand the statue of Edith
.tuary marble indicative of purity
lDltiatVe' y of the ship bearing the great block
erprise, andrough the U-boat troubled seas was
t tended to