Evening star., 1942-05-31
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star
Fifty years ago the principal purpose

rHty years ago lne principal purpose
of Memorial Day was to honor those who
died on the field of battle in
Memorial the Civil War. President
Doy. nafiison i, went 70 FocneSter
a dispatch from that city The Star of
May 80. 1892, reported: The great event
today was the unveiling of the Soldiers
and Sailors Monument. - The monu-
ment is tall column of solid granite
nine feet high resting on a granite base
and carrying life-size statue of Lincoln.
The whole monument is 43 feet high"
In Washington, meanwhile, there was
the usual veterans parade, assembling at
Grand Army headquarters. Pennsylvania
avenue between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. Units Of the Regular Army par
ticipated, and the procession was led by
mounted police. The route was to Arling-
ton. At the bridge the police and Regular
Army stopped, while the veterans kept
on to the cemetery.
Life was simpler then, and when
census was ordered, no elaborate prepar-
y. =. it. The Star of May 81, 1892,
r.,.,. told: This afternoon Maj.
Moore gave verbal instruc-
tions to about so policemen who will
start out tomorrow with pencil and paper
to take the census of the District. Maj.
Moore says he hopes that the citizens
will answer the necessary questions and
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sible in order that the work may be
completed in as few days as possible. 1t
will not be necessary for the young ladies
to be put in an embarrassing position, as
their ages will not be asked. 1t is
expected that the work will be completed
in about a week"
Hardly had the Mississippi subsidized
when disastrous floods occurred in In
diana The Star of June /.
fioooS IN 1892, in a dispatch from
I,d;.,, Indianapolis gave this ac-
count: The flood continues
to increase in magnitude, and disasters
are reported on every hand. White River
and Fall Greek are flooding every con-
tiguous territory and many bridges in
this vicinity are expected to succumb to
the raging waters before the day is over.
Several persons were reported drowned
this morning, and the indication now Is
that Indianapolis is about to experience
the worst flood in her history. Reports
from points throughout the State tell of
great havoc wrought by the waters. In
the vicinity of Wabash many miles Of
farming land are inundated. The Wabash
River is out of its banks and Andrews
County resembles an immense lake" The
article went on to particularize much
other damage in Indiana.
tEt
In strong contrast to today, there was
not much news from Europe, but the
report of a Hamburg cor
bIsmorck respondent of the New
rhr....,. York Herald of an inter-
view with Prince Bismarck
is of especial interest today. 1t was re-
printed in The Star Of June /, 1892: THE
Pole, the Baltic German and the Jew
are active in the press fostering hatred
between Russia and Germany and trying
to kindle war; . . In political intrigue
and press writing the Russians are under
the leadership of foreigners, at times pos
sibly of the English. This is but natural,
for the hatred between Russia and Ger
many serves the purpose Of the English,
too. - A great nation like Germany
cannot go to war in defense Of any in
terests but those of the German popula-
ton. and there is none in the East. No
German father would care to send his
son out to fight for the Eastern question,
and there are 100000 of such fathers
in Germany whose sons would go out
AL we could do for England in
case Of war with Russia would be to keep
France in check. We are always
ready to fight France, for she is the only
power that menaces our independence.
We are friends Of England, and
should take her part. . We could
not let France attack Austria. An in
dependent and powerful Austria is =
necessity for Germany"