BUNKERS HILL, HAMPSTEAD. [TO THE EDITOR Of THE " SPECTATOR."1
SIR,-I[ will interest many of your readers to know that there
are two Bunkers Hills. On one at Charlestown, Massachusetts, there stands a monument erected to commemorate the battle- 1775—that the American troops fought against the troops sent from England. On the summit of the Bunkers Hill near London there is nothing now but a hedge and some trees, but it might be made into a beautiful monument to commemorate that in the Great War the American men fought side by side with the Englishmen. The one Bunkers Hill tells of division; the other Bunkers Hill will tell of union. On the top of the hill it is proposed that there should stand a low well-proportioned wall to carry the names of the American and English regiments and their commanding officers, who fought side by side. On the slope of the hill a large stone globe might stand, on which would be carved the names of the American States and chief towns, so that the English people could learn more of the great country which sent its men to aid the Allies, and say to each other, "Look here, this is Boston, Charlestown, or New York, where that fine fellow I told you of came from, and now he lies out yon "; and then he can turn to a metal table on which will be written the names of the battlefields, with arrows to point in their direction, and see where to look for "oat yon." The large stone globe would also show England with her small isles and great Empire, and this would help all who see it to realize her position in the world of nations, as well as that of Continental countries, and of the multitudinous Eastern races.
As Bunkers Hill adjoins Hampstead Heath hundreds of thou- sands of people will come every year, and large numbers will sit under the trees and see the memorial, and feel their hearts stirred anew with sympathy toward the American people who joined with Great Britain to give their lives for the cause of right. The American Ambassador, Lord Bryce, Dr. George Vincent, Lord Crewe, Dr. Frederick Lynch, Lord Lytton, Major G. Putnam, Lord Burnham, and many other distinguished men have given their names in furtherance of this use of Bunkers Hill, which will cost from .210,000 (50,000 dollars) to ..215,000 (75,000 dollars), according to the amount of land acquired on the slopes of the hill. An active working committee has been formed, who are ready to receive ideas as well as cheques; our hope being that by such a memorial England and America could be linked closer together, and, strong in confidence in each other, could strive for the reign of "Peace on earth, goodwill among men."—I am, Sir, &c.,
HENRIETTA 0. BARNETT, Chairman. P.S.—Cheques can be sent to me or to the Bunkers Hill Account, Barclay's Bank, 54 Lombard Street, E.C. 3.
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