Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1923, Page 4

Lincoln and Pericles Linked As Greatest Emancipators Declared Perfector Democrac erty Although Separated 2,000 Years. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 12.—Abraham Lincoin and Pericles were linked as the “greatest champions of democracy the world has ever known” by P. 8. Lambros, publisher of the Greek § of Chicago, in an address prepared for delivery today at the Hamilton Club's observance of the 114th anniversary of the birth of the emancipator. He took as his subject “Pericles’ Funeral Oration and Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad- | drees, the World's Most Notable Lam- entation.” Mr. Lambros believes he & the first in America to make a com- parative study of Lincoln and Pericles. Lincoln Inspires Patriotism. “Lincoln’s birthday is a lesson that teaches us to be more patriotic, bet- ter Americans, to ‘let us have faith to believe that right is might, and firm in that conviction, let us, to the end. dare to do our duty as God gives us to see it’” Mr. Lambros sald after telling of his arrival in America thirty-three years ago. “The duty to our country, the value ©f Americanism, the devotlon to our religion, no matter what it is, and the true spirit of love to mankind, have Deen expressed in the above quota- tion of Abraham Lincoln. He declared that the Gettysburg ad- anslated in all languages. is lly known as the greatest lamentation in history. and that, al though it is in a class by itself, his- torical showed another notable funeral oration, delivered in Athens by Pericles 2,000 years ago. In his study the speaker said it was not his »n_to compare Lincoln and but the striking similarity in the two orations, one representing “the glory that was. Qreece' anll. the other “the glory that is America.” Originator of Demoerney. “In jmaking a_ comparison of the democratic ideals of both men we can safely say that Pericles was the originator of democracy, and Lincoln | was the perfector,” he said, and con- tinucd “In making further study and analy- - “events that occurred in nd the facts that ocourred D. we note that the events ch took place between the 2,000 were really the same. The at orations, delivered by the two Ereat men’ to pay tribute to dead Tierves. were delivered for the same purpose. Both specches were funeral orations, delivered to_inspire democ- racy. Pericles’ funeral oration stand as the old testament of democra while Lincoln's Gettysburg address | greatest men ! tice ot their country’s call. | step to the ‘music.” stards as the gospel of democracy. “Pericles delivered his famous ora- tion upon the graves of Greek heroes | Representative King Says Hero | Worship - of Years Add to His i Admiration for + “Honest Abe.” g Vo Calls Discarding s of Old Statue Sacrilege. The earliest recollection of Repre- sentative Edward J. King of Illinois | show him sitting as a small boy with | worshiping eves in a small office in| the prairie town of Galesburg, while | & veteran of many battles of the civil | war, his father, told him of the greatness of Abraham Lincoln. “As we sat together in that small | room, heated by an old wood-burning stove,” Representative King recalls, “my father would dwell at length on his particular hero, whom he termed ‘the United States' Greatest Presi-| dent’ He was wont to contribute to my education by relating incidents of | the civil war, picturing the kindly! the'far-sighted ability and ligence of the mar- tyred Lincoln. Read Much of Limcoln. continued o man ever the im- Lincoln, d amidst these talks I matured. Being a citizen of 1llinois, 1, tod, developed a hero wor- #hip of Lincoin and as 1 grew older 1 read voraciously whatever could be | found on the subject of ‘Honest Abe'. It was one of the happiest moment of his life. the thrill of which has stayed with him through two score Years, when the youthful King won | Life of Lincoln” in an oratorical | contest at Knox College. With this background of devotion to Lincoln's memory, “it was with horror,” in the spring of 1920, Rep- Tesentative King says, that he learned the famous statue of Lincoln, which has stood fn front of the courthouse in the National Capital, and the only replica chiseled by an artist per- sonally a ainted with the mar- tyred president, was removed during the rebuilding’ of the courthouse 2nd “was lying in a pile of rubbish down by the tidal basin.” First Statue of Lincoln. “It was a sacrilegious act to me to remove that grand old statue,” Rep- ve King explains his feel- In the first place, the statue had been erected by personal friends and Intimates of the President through popular subscription. It was the first statue erected to Lincoln. And it was torn down while the ar- tist who had carved it and many of thése who had contribute struction were still alive. Representative King {immediately introduced a resolution in the House | p of Representatives for the restoration | ot the statue on its original eite. Shortly afterward the- library com- mittee of the House had a hearing; on numerous bills making disposition | of, the statue and, “of course, the ht of the stagne to remain upon -its} COMMUNITY' CONCERT { TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN Overflow Crowd Attracted to Sun- ; day Night Performance at ¢ Central High School. Another overflow crowd appeared at 1he Central High School auditorium last night to hear the fiftecnth Sun- day night concert of the Washington Community Musio sociation, and every avallable seat in the | verted,” Representative King says. ! the Loyal Legion. The Grand Army of to its con- | d en hu‘ldln‘ had been. taken the doors were closed and fully 500 music en- thusiasts e turned away. | Last night's pragram was in ‘the rature of a tribute to Lincoln, and in honor of the martyred President's hirthday. Two hundred children pre- .v‘nlefl a musical pageant, assisted by b and Originator of Held Same Views on Lib- who fought and died in the civil war between north and south of Greece— between Athens and Sparta. In the south were slaves: In Sparta the Helots. The Helots were the property of their masters. ‘It was the ambition of Peri abolish ‘slavery and oligarchy Lincoln, the great Amerjcan, be-| lleved that ail men were born equal. Pericles sald: ‘As regards the laws of Athens, all enjoy equalit "In analyzing Pericles' oration and that of Lincoin, we find that Lincoln was not inspired by Pericles, but by the war, copditions, time. and sur- roundings. “In many respects, howev. that both™ addresses have a psychological undercurrent that co nects these two great men in princi- ples, in thought, in eloquence und democratic tradition, though delivered 2,000 vears apart in the history of the world! es to Similar Thoughts. “When Pericles was called upon to address the Athenlans, to pay tribute to the dead heroes, he commenced his funeral oration by saying: ‘T will begin, then, with our ancestors; our tathers inherited & country with everything, so as to be the most self- sufficient, both for, peace and for war’ Quoting Lincoln, we note ‘Our | fathers brought forth on th conti- nent a new nation, conceived in liberty.” “Aside from the addresses delivered by both great men, they have the same philosophical similarity in in other speeches. Lincoln said: 'l am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true’ Pericles said: ‘Where the greatest prizes of virtue are given, there also the most virtuous men are _the to be found among citizens.”, Declared Greatest Men. “Lincoln and Pericles stand as the of the world. They were the sons of good mothers, who made the supreme sacrifice and sent them to die for a noble cause. They fought and died, believing in the jus- *You cannot be a true American un- less sou believe in the ideals of Lincoln and uniess you fol'ow the flag and keep | Varied ceremonies marked com: cration here of Li Clvil war veterans held memorial !Pr\ i under supervision of the Grand rmy Hall and Memorial Association of linote, Amoni the bpeakers was Adc| dison . Proctor of Michigan, believe to be the only living survivor of the nominating _convention that named Lincoln for Preeident in 1880, Other ceremonies were held at Linc- oln’s statue in Lincoln Park, while vari- ous independent and patriotic bodies had private or public memorial meetings. Lincoln Grows REPRESENTATIVE E, J. KING. original site could not be contra- Star Sponsored Subscription. i “The furore resulting from the re- | moyal aroused the ire of Gen. Nelson | A. Miles, who took the matter up with the Republic, the Aztec Club mem- bers, Sons of the American Revolu- | tion and the District of Columbia ! pioneers voiced their protests. ‘Gen. Miles arranged for a touch- ing scene when more than 100 veter- ans of the civil war called upon Prest. dent Ha.rdlng in a group, together with Mrs, John A. Logan and severa other prominent women, and urged the re-erection of the statue on original site. The Washington St which had sponsored the originai popular subscription for setting up the statue, joined in demanding the re-erection of this replica of the as- sassinated President.” President Urges Restoration. Reviewing what resulted, Repre- sentative King points out that Presi- Harding wrote to the lbrary committee of the House, stating: “There seems to be so much of ap- pealing sentiment about the restor: ration of .this statue to its original | position that I think Congress might | well expedite the reconsideration of the action previously taken so that this memorial may be restored to the place it so long occupled.” On May 25, 1921, the library com- mittee of the House favorably re ported the King bill for the re-ere: tion of the statue on its original site. Then, as technical delays held up the passage of the resolution in the House, public clamor for the restora- tion of the statue grew. On April 26, 1923, the resolution ed ‘the House and a short time ater it recelved the approval of the signed by the Presi- ected on a pedestal more in harmony with Its surroundings, looms up ba{ure the District court Repre- sentative King, oridetully, and scores | of persons who {n years past had quietly honored the historical marble again _pay tribute to it and to the man who saved the Union.” the United States Navy Band, under the direction of Charles Benter, which elicited ‘rounds of applause. The other features of the program were Myra Johnson Marshall, sopra- no, and the community singing, di- rected by Robert’ Lawrence, ed by the Washington Community Or- chestra. The sixteenth free concert will be glven next Sunday night at Central High Community Center; 8:15 o'clock. -FIRE CAUSES $100,000 LOSS. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, February 12. —Fire of undetermined origin in the | downtown business district here last night caused a loss to five firms estimated at more than $100,000. A stift course botany for the semester which began February 5 has been arranged by Dr. Albert Corom, dean of the dopurtmont of pharmacy. in chemistry and | Redenberg | 0'Toole, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 1923. LINCOLN HONORED BY YOUNG 'nuq OLD! (Condml.d from First Pl‘!$ | 1 - cBride will give the invoos- | uon. Cummnde Deam eaks. ursam to hqh The address of the evening will be | made by Senator Holm O. Bursum of New Mexico. Viola L. Schippert Kiinge will sing “The Battle Hymn of the 'Republic” accompanied by ! the Marine Band, Lincoln's Gettys. burg address will ‘be read by Lemuel Gertrude Lyons will sing y accompanied by Katherine Fowler. Following a selection, “The Boys in Blue, the band, Representative Charles E. Fuller of Illinols will speak. The! benedict'on will be pronounced by Franklin 1. W 115 hoped (hat President Harding | will attend the dinner to be given ! tonight at the Wardman Park Hotel | by the trustees of the Lincoln Memorial University, which is located | at the juncture of Kentucky, Virginia | and Tennessee. Secretaries Hughes | and Denby are to speak, as will Sen- ator Watson of Indiana and Chancel- lor John Wesley Hill of the new in- | stitution. At the banquet a movement ; for an endowment fund of $5.000,000 | will be formally launched. To Radio Lssay. The Navy radlo station, NAA, Arlington, will broadcast at 7 o'clock tonight an essay on “The Life of Abraham Lincoln, a Model Citizen." This will go through the country. American Legion posts of the| District opened the observances here yesterday morning when they paraded from the Veterans' Bureau at 11:20 o'clock to the Lincoln Memorial, where formal exercises were held. Lincoln Post, No. 17, aud the Marine Band headed the legionaires. ~The exercises began at noon. All the patriotic and military organization of the National Capital werc repre- sented. at Dr. Ballard Presides. A. Awl was in charge of the Maj. ¥. | arrangements. Dr. .vi committee on A. Ballard, commander of Lincoln Post, presided. Officials present cluded Watson B. Miller, national vice president of the American Legion: Maj. Willlam Wolff Smith, past com- | mander, the National Press Club Post and Gen. Stephan_ Anton, representing the Vetcrans of Foreign War “Now that the soldiers have com pleted their work abroad, they hav duties here,” declared John Hays Hammond, in the course of an address at the exercises. “In those who served | us soldiers to protect the nation from the enemy is now reposed th difficult t tegrity of its national traditions from | the insidious attacks of those withini out borders, whether they be actuate by base motives or animated by mis | taken geal in the propagation of| false and subversive theories for the government of our great republic.” | University Head Speaks. i John West& Hill, chancellor of the Lincoln Memorial Unive de- clared in part: “Gathering here today | at this sacred shrine to kindle anew the spirfc of patriotic devotion to the ideals | and ideas of Abraham Lincoln is an| augury of good, a guarantee of the! safety of our institutions. The Ameri- | can Legion Is following the Lincoln trail. | It was in his spirit that the world { war was fought, and the fruit of th in- | i Dr. i war can only be garnered and guar: teed through the stalwart patriotism of the men who waged and won it.” | The anniversary will be celebrated at exercises in the Masonic auditorium to- | morrow night, under auspices of the League of Republican State Clubs, the republican state committee and the! Harding and Coolidge Club. Addresses will be made by Sen- ator George H. Moses of New Hamp- shire, Representative Willlam of Illinois, John Hammond and Matel Walker V brandt, assistant attorney general. General Committee. The general committee on arrange- ments consists of Edward F. Colla- day, T. Lincoln Townsend, E. C. Gra- ham, Samuel J. Prescott, Miss Mary Harry Wardman, Isaac R. Hitt, Chapin Brown, Charles F. Crane, Thomas P. Littlepage, William J. Dow, A, Cowles, Representative Willlam . Andrews. J. Watson Ter- hune, William C. Connor, Cant. 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