The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-12
Statue OF BURKE
..PRESENTEDfTODAYI
TO CAPITAL CITY
Impressive Dedication Exer'
clses Attended by Group
Of oEngIishmen.

WASHINGTON, Oct, l2. - The
statue OF Edmund Burke, member
Of the British Parliament and
staunch friend Of the American
colonists, was presented to the city
Of Washington and TO the nation
today by the SulgraSe Institute Of
England. II is OF bronze in heroic
size, weighing $500 pounds. and ID
a reproduction OF the statue erect
ed In memory Of the beloved Irish
man, at Bristol, England, II de
picts Burke IN an impassioned at
titude In the midst OF speech.
The site, on Massachusetts, ave
nue. between, Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, Ii on a triangular park In
the midst Of the residential section
overlooking several historic points
and facing toward the Carnegie
Public Library.
The sulgrave Institute IsNa body
composed OF Americans, English
men and Canadians, whose purpose
is the promotion OF friendly rela
lions among those countries. 1t is
the owner OF Sulgravs manor
whence It gains the name, thu
birthplace OF George Washinston's
father, and long the home OF the
! English branch OF that family.
The impressive dedication exer
cises were attended by a group oil
F, prominent English members Of the
! society, who tourneyed TO this coun
! try to present TO American mem
! orlals to three Englishmen, IA
/. nous In the history OF that coun
try and the United States. The
three statues were given TO Amer
! cans by the society and erected al
! their expense, only the sites beinr
! given. President Harding was ask
! ed to receive the Burke statue IN
behalf OF the nation. The othei
two memories consisted Of busts o.
/; William Pitt, Earl OF Chatham our
ing American Revolutionary days
and Of Yiscount Bryce. long alnbas
sador Of Great Britain in Wash
ington.
7 The Pitt bust was presented by
the society to the city OF Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania. named In hon
or OF the Engiishman who stood
high In the hearts OF the early sell
tiers Of this country for his until
ing work In the BritiRh Parliament
to ease the tax burdens OF his col
onlsts and to grant them stronge,
powers of local self government
Ptttston, Massachusetts,, also wa
named In his memory.
Viscount Bryce, historian, econ
omlst and statesman, as well a.
diplomatist, wss the author Of {
number Of volumes on economics
iaud history, and an authority or
American history and government
His extensive work, 1.-THE AmeY4
can Commonwealth" is used as Q
text book. not only In universities
all over the world, but by lawyer.
and statesmen.
!! Edmund Burke is remembered
/ sometimes not 30 foRdly BY young
/ er students. for his several ad
drssses before the Parliament. ia
voring colonial government for the
Americans, and lessened taxation
J with some representation in Par
lament, that body which imposed
| the taxes without allowing the col
! onlsts to be represented in It's ar
yguments. His Speech on Concilia
tlon With America" Is still asuas
terpiece and a text for American
school study.
The Pitt bust was, unveiled IN
Pittsburgh on September IA; the
Bryce statue will be unveiled with
appropriate ceremony in the capi
toll building here tomorrow.