Show DEFINES HIS letter from the commander of the north united confederate veterans chicago may local paper so many statements have gone abroad in other cities that chicago as a result of department thayere recent letter massachusetts G A V protesting against the proposed dedication of the confederate monument at oakwood cemetery on memorial day that many persons deeply interested in the event believe a part of the public been led to misconstrue the significance of alio ceremonies to be performed ever since the bitter attarin was made general underwood commander of the division of the north united confederate veterans has kept silent but the protest has caused so much comment from some quarters that ho deemed it advisable to issue a letter defining his position the letter which is addressed to the citizens of the united slates a reunited people of one nation bays in part the permission to erect a monument over the remains of southern soldiers in oakwood cemetery was granted by the secretary of war continuing general underwood says accordingly a fund was raised two lairds of winch having been contributed by citizens ot chicagus t he monument as it stands i i iri ed under direct provisions of the permit that emanated rom alic w ir department last decoration day a number of G A R posts joined vilh the confederate camp in the demor me mor exercises and profusely decorated alie wiM rate graves wv tx men returning alie courtesy cour lesy in memorial ceremonies by decorating alie p ancs of union soldiers in the same cemetery on that occasion major commander of columbia post U A R suggested that the monument be dedicated alie next decoration day may that G A R veterans le causo of it being holiday might attend and take part in the ceremony the li oliday feature of the day applying as well to my own command that day was selected and without any thought or intention of infringing upon a prerogative of the G A 11 1 I am in receipt of a letter from general john M command in the united army and an in dor on the back of his photograph by general thomas G lawler com mander in chica at alie G A R each r commending the of the remains of my dead comrades it is pardonable to refer to such high and disinterested approval of humanitarian acts and although at this juncture no character of discussion is desired still I 1 deem it entirely right and proper to announce that in enting the confederate dead every observance of law was complied with and no purpose of un ear lhing the dead confederacy of acting disloyally or flaunting the confederate conle flag that went down at for a moment entertained the only purpose of the living confederates to monument alie fortitude and bravery constituting the brave surrendered their ivea under trying circum stancie imaginable and by eo doing have added a i age attlio renown of alio american I 1 will be in command during alie dedication of the confederate monument on themore ing of may soth next and know in advance that neither an unpatriotic sentiment disloyal word be uttered and I 1 will personally that alio agtara and stripes are alone given to the arceo on that occasion |