Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
CONFEDERATE CHIEF.
ASKS FAIR HISTORY.
Veterans Urged to Write War
Experiences to Correct
"FaIsehoodS."

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., June 5.-Cen.
A. T. Goodwin, commander in-chief of
the United Confederate Veterans. in
his address today at the thirty-ninth
annual reunion of the organization.
called on the members of his COM
mand to write their war experiences in
order to aid in correcting the errors
and falsehoods" Of prevailing histories
of the war between the States.
Gen. Goodwin briefly opened his ad-
dress and then gave the manuscript to
his wife, who read 1t.
Calls 1t Economic War.
IAN American history that would do
justice to all concerned would clearly
show that it was yelled economic war
Of industrial greed against the agri-
cultural South" Gen. Goodwin said.
Justice cannot be done to the people
of the South If the acts of 1876 are
to be interpreted by the standards of
today. The critic should not be
preoccupied by assumptions, nor preiu-
dice questions and interests Of a former
period, nor be bereft of an apprehensive
sympathy with the environments of
those whose conduct and opinions are
criticized
I'VE fought four years of military
war against almost incredible odds in
numbers equipment and resources, and
now in sober retrospection, in prayerful
introspection, in the words of another,
we can say, We thank God that at
Appomattox we were with Gen. Lee and
not with Gen. Grant
I'VE fought 10 years of political war
to save our civilization after our South
land had been divided into military dis
tricts by sectional despotism of selfish
ness, greed, deception and hate.
Politicians Menace Law and Order"
The wisdom, endurance, courage and
loyalty of a people were never more
sternly tested than during those deplor-
able years. Selfish. designing politicians
were the malefactors of that period, as
they are the menacing influence TO law
and order today. Must not that be false
which requires for its support so much
impoSture and tyranny"
AT the opening session of the reunion
the veterans were welcomed to North
Carolina by Gov. o. Max Gardner ana
heard Senator Pat Harrison of Missis-
Sippi in an address.
In welcoming the soldiers, Gov. Gard
ner told them their lives had been
IAN inspiration to our children and a
benediction upon our efforts to rebuilo
that which was destroyed by war"
Traces Causes Of Civil War.
Tracing the causes of the war be-
tween the States, Senator Harrison said
the principal cause was not slavery
but the unqueStioned right of State
to exercise powers not expressly dele
gated in the Federal Constitution 10
the Federal Government"
The South" he said, resisted any
invasion of the right of the States
to control their own domestic affairs
AS the reunion turned into its sec
ond day, officials in charge estimated
1000 veterans weer in attendance and
predicted the number would reach 5000
before the close of today.
Memorial Association Meets.
The Confederated Southern Memo
rial Association, of which Mrs. Med.
Wilson of Atlanta is president, opened
its convention also last night. Today
the Sons of Confederate Veterans will
hold the initial meeting of their con-
vention. Edmond R. Wnes of Little
Rock, Ark, is commander of the latter
organization.
Half a dozen bands. including the
United States Marine Band, are adding
color and music to the reunion.
UnseaSonably cool weather the past
two days has caused the veterans to call
for more blankets at Camp Goodwin.
where many OF them are CHARTERED.