The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-03-09
MET IN GARDENS
Statesmen Have Made History in
Peaceful Spots.
Recent Occurrences IN the Grounds ss
che1vsrs 10 an EbsnpIe-Besin-
ming ef Fstsfvi War.


II vas in the garden at Chequers
that the first IniimsiiOn was given OF
the fsfsfGl Conference at Washington
upon which. remarks LOadon Answers.
not imprObably, the future Of civiiizs-
I ton hangs.
II vss Sunday afternoon and the
American ambassador had arrived with
czbIegram in his poke; from the
American President II was an invita-
tiOn to the British government to send
/ Representatives TO Washington to dis
cuss the question Of disarmament.
Mr. Harvey. the ambassador. and Nr.
| Lloyd George were seated together in
the garden when the former handed
the csblegrsm to our prime minister
In a Gash the prime minister was on
his feet I'VE accept" be almost
shouted. we accept gladly. we accept
gratefully. We will do everything In
our power to make the conference o
success--
The Temple garden. on the ernbank-
ment, is one Of the most historic spots
In London. for IL was there that the
Wars Of the Roses commenced. These
wars were sO-called because the ensign
Of the house Of York was a white rose.
and that Of the house Of Lancaster a
red rose,
The story goes that Lords SOmer-
set and York. with a number Of their
retainers. met in the Temple gardens.
and commenced TO quarrel about the
weak King Henry VI, for whom the
former was regent.
In the midst Of the quarrel Somerset
picked red rose. and turning 10 his
friends. said: La him who sides with
me pluck red rose and wear it in his
cap"
Then the duke Of York savageiy tore
a white rose from a neighbOring bush.
and cried This Is my badgei Let
him who is my friend pluck a white
rose and wear IL ."
This scene is pictured In one Of the
frescoes in the houses Of parliament.
II was one Of the great turning points
in English history. for the Wars Of the
Roses shattered feudalism. destroyed
the power Of the barons. and set in
motion the spirit Of freedom and
democratic government which Is the
keynote Of modern England
The vast empire ~ India was vir-
tually won for Britain in q garden.
on February 8, 1857. just outside the
village Of Plassv. Surajsh Dowlah had
6OO1o troops and Give 1900
Give called council OF war. which
advised him not TO advance Give
went into a garden alone. and set
under a grove Of trees for an hour in
quiet thought When he came out he
rejected the councils advice. and sub
dued an empire in battle which only
lasted an hOusl
WilberfOrce first mOOted the question
Of the abolition Of the slave trade to
. Pitt in a garden. wilberfOrce had just
. read Clarkson's famous essay on abOll-
ton. when he was invited to spend a
: weekend with Pitt. and wandered with
him into the beautiful park at Hol-
, wood. near Bromley.
There he first announced his inten-
] tiOn To the great statesman OF bring
ing the subject before the house The
. resolution was made az the foot OF a
! tree called WiIberforce's oak. and
] a stone seat, erected by the earl OF
] Stanhope. marks the spot.
7 little later when Wilberforce put
5 his case before the house. Pitt. Fox
I and Burke supported him and all
! England rang with applause.
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