The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-08-20
Roanoke Island May Become Shrine for International Relations
A Sacred Spot to All Englishmen and May
Well Become Place of Pilgrimage For
Men of English Speech From All Parts of
The World.

hat Roanoke Island may
vet become a real place of pill
! grimage for men of English
speech from all parts of the
iworld. a shrine at which Amer
leans and EngliShmen may
ioregather as at a rallying
point for a new era of interna-
! tionaliSm was clearly indicated
in the speech of Sir Esme
! Howard. ambassador from the
! Court of St. James. who spoke
; at the celebration of the 559th
anniversary OF the birth OF Viz
ginia Dare at Fort Raleigh.
Roanoke Island. Wednesday,
august Is.
This was Ensland'S first partici-
/ patton in Roanoke Island cele-
! bration. hut many who attended and
heard ir ESme have an idea that it
I will not be the last occasion of Eng
liSh participation in what has be
come an annual event here in North
eastern North Carolina.
1t is even suggested that hun
dreds of patriotic EngliShmen are
ready to enroll us members of the
Roanoke Colony Memorial ASSoci-
alton and give new strength and
dignity to that rather puny local
organization. 1t is even limited
that King George himself would vel
come Il suggestion for England to re-
coynize the hallowed spot by erect
ing a fitting memorial of her OWN on
the site of old Fort Raleigh.
The Roanoke Colony Memorial
Association owns sixteen acres or
the land upon which Sir Walter Raj
ei-h'S colonies settled in 1SSo ana
1887, There is room there for the
making of an imposing memorial
Nearly $50 years ago England at
-tempted its first settlement of
America on Roanoke Island. Inc
effort WAS not less noble because
it was Il failure. There, Oh Aug
. L..
ust is, 1851. Il child was born; the
first child of English parentase porn
in America.
Virginia Dare periShed Ill some
unaccountable manner. IL martyr ~
the Empire building instinct ot her
aue and her race. The colonization
of jamestown in Virginia followed
with more success. Other colonies
wsre foundedI English speaking
whi,p men wrested America, Il
wilderness, from the aboriSlnes aho
have wrought here what is. in man!
respectS, the greatest and most III
: Spiriny civilizations of all recoroeo
times.
The fact that in 1II6 the he"
colonies rebelled against EhSiah'
and set up new and repuhiicai
form of government Of their own III
Trnpndent of the Crown, has not les
sened English interest i'll Americ'
or DESTROYED that bond oil AliSi'
Saxon kinship. No matter now lhe9
mov disagree among themselves
,r,In- SnyouS are brothers SUN
There is growing feeling OH oo'i
> ,ideS of the Atlantic to-day that tn'
future of the white race anu lh'
future peace and Stablisity ot ai
bumau society as we'll waits upon
NOW alliance of English speaking
noopIes u league of Anglo-SaXoh'
, in fact. .
It is significant therefore tha
reorlv 80 wears after its tlrst III
f,t.d attempt at colonization IL
America. England officially re
-
coar;zes a local celebration of tha'
historic event and sends her am
h,.sodor 70 Roanoke lsland-th'
first Enrlishman to set foot vi
Roanoke Island in an official capa
| oitv since the days of Sir waiter
Raleigh himself.
: Distinguished Company
The celebration at Roahoke 10
' ,opd "Wednesday brought toge'he
= thn rreotest number of notables eve
.,.enbIed on Roanoke Island .
Il anywhere else in this immeolat
Sort;op Of the Old North State. OH
: tim. ON the speakers PLATFORM Il"
t Fort Raleigh were the follo"ihs
Z Sir ESme Howard; Commanue
l. .hert Knothe. naval attache Oh III
Hritish Embassy mt WASHINGTON
Il Lieut. Commander :. 5. Aeaiu'e, y
: tho I $ Coast Guard; former 'e'
Il r.t,rv of the Navy Josephus Dan
e isIS of Raleigh; Bishop JOSEF
pI,uot Cheshire and kt. Ne'
rb,mas G.. Darst. bishop OF the I"I
carolina diocese: General a. -
p,wIev commander of Fort brass
h FovettevilIe. y. c.: Consressni"
l. and Mrs. Lindsay Z. Warren io' - =
e ar congressman and MIS-. 'onn