Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17

The possibility Of the return Of Gut
zon Borglum to the work OF creating
the sculptured memorial of Confederate
leaders at Stone Mountain arouses re-
newed interest in that project. AS
peace is being made between the sculp-
tor and those who are financing the
memorial, the proposal to make the
enterprise larger than originally in
tended is attracting attention. 1t Is
pointed out that, If further support is
to be expected, there must be guar
antee of freedom from such contro
versies as married the original proceed
ings.
Borglum at the time of his departure
from Atlanta" remarks the Charlotte
Observer, but Borglum, at least, was
not inclined to look back. Now he Is
being heroized, for he Is hailed AS the
only man who can do the work The
Atlanta audience to which was intro
duced Borglun's elaborated plan for
the Stone Mountain Memorial went
wild, surging to its feet and throwing
I'D its hat. 1t is now evident that the
sculptor is to be permitted to carry the
great project to completion without
further hindrance. Much good time has
been lost, but 1t appears that all Is TO
end well, with the original Stone Noun
tain carvings looking as pigmies to the
revised plans of the sculptor"
There is general qualification,
agrees the Chattanooga Times, ''over
the turn Stone Mountain Memorial at
fairs have apparently taken. The great
project has always gripped the 1magl-
nation OF the public, and It's appeal, now
that its conception has been elaborated
hv the sculptor who began 1t, will, no
doubt, be stronger than ever, provided
the public is convinced that there is
not likely to be any more muddling.
And the very fact that Atlanta Is to
undertake direction of the work Will
go long way toward establishing con-
fidence, for Atlanta Is known as any
thing but a muddler."
NOW that a reconciliation has been
effected says the Newark Evening
News. the country will hope the prof.
ect will be carried to a conclusion with
out any more differences" The Eve
ming News feels that admirers OF the
sculptor have cause for satisfaction that
he is about to resume the work, and
assumes that "in the years that have
INTERVIEWED, not enough of the task was
done-hence the recall OF Borglum
'On tiptoe, the South should clap its
hands" says the Birmingham News.
'Atlantans merit felicitation. But II
Atlantans and Georgians expect to get
the Confederacy's majestic war figure
finished, they must give Mr.. Borglum
free play He will not be embarrassed
by bystanders or by critical bosses.
Genius resents all manner of yokes and
harnesses"
Similar advice is given by the Co
lumbia State, as 1t voices the hope OF
the South that Atlanta will insist that
hereafter, even should there not be
great progress in the making of the
gigantic memorial there shall be dig
nity in the management by the powers
that be. Five years have been lost,
continues that paper. THE work that
had been done on the mountain side,
including the head Of Gen. Lee, was
blasted of by the successor to Borglum.
Then some sculpturing on the rock face
of Stone Mountain was done, and then
work stopped 1t is certain that
If this great work is to be accomplished
much money must be contributed and
that money will not be given unless
and until there is that harmony in
Atlanta which is necessary to inspire
confidence elsewhere in the probability
of the success of the great under
taking.
although many Southerners con-
tributed to the project, and even the
Federal Government authorized the
minting Of memorial 50-cent pieces to
assist In ythe movement" states the
Lynchburg Advance, the memorial has