New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-25

time It X there Will be continuous
ton, from here to Baltimore in another; and from
here to Buffalo in third direction II is probable
that this condition Will exist before the end or an
The great growth of the CITY is bringing great
etous Undertaking to be deat WITH Enormous
Peope then s IS the anss0n a
mani ts, ba between al parts Of the CITY which
and tunnels and at enormous expense
are greater than the engineerins ones G and they
relate to the character Of the people IN the city
Germany save two There are more italians here
more ann i here IN than sane any nv n ang
There are more Hebrews here than there are in
proportionately great numbers Never in the his
tory Of the world has there been such gathering
these naonaies Is the most selo 90 Probm
that - people f3 ever had to soy y
that the rulers of this country not individuals.
people has been declared then that declaration is
the law Of the land. and that law must be en-
., With that fundanentaI principle always in view
5eGe is reag9n to believe that the great problems
of the solving OF this problem the foreigners
their mother countries You have often heard it
said that It is well enough for American to be
here as foreigners appreciate the opportunities that
are offered them because they have left their all
We are Americans by accident 1T may be said OF
the others that they are Americans by choice and
Bigness in city does not necessarily mean great
of property do make city great What
makes city great is the character Of the people
Within a short distance o. this particular locality
Is the most densely populated half square mile in
! think there is a better disposition on the part
power power / think there E q better dlsPositlon On
and 1 mean that it shall be so I'll take it as a
favor for any of you TO let me know of any act
men that should be corrected. II you VIII be
courageous enough to let me e. know the name Of
the circumstances under which he has acted wrong
% the Same thiS9 gain But the police force as
Ehcie is an organization Of men or which you
We live in a great city, wealthy city, and what
promises to be the greatest city in the world But
the Character Of the people Wealth does not pro
a @ho e Rs e have Done & S
their fellow rnen-tfat they have done what they
That is the fou7dation for great city. 1t is rot
monuments that city becomes great but il is in
the people who make Up the city themselves.
PROBLEM OF PRESENT THE CITY.
THE REV. Mr.. GILIIEs...The problem OF the
plated pavement Of Fffth-ave on an afternoon Of
stand sna here an behoG the msrTu
it passes blythe magnificent equlpages the
luxury everywhere the manifestations of power
and material prosperity and that all this sPrang
OF tive, hundred and fifty years ago; down to the
present, when our cItv seems destined 10 become
the greatest city in the world
Wien the sun has set. and the electric lights are
burning brightly. go down the East side; down
Second-ave.; then go to Hester-st-. and go up
the Bowery and feel your way through ali the
labyrinth Of the lower East side. and the herds
of children playing the pavement and roadway;
look at the little mothers as they perform the ar
duous tasks given them. and when you have seen
all those sights and when you again emerge from
there you will feel you never felt before-you
will feel that the problem Of the time is the prob
lem of the city.
man that knows the city as well as his own
home took me through the various sections at one
time. and he said. We are now passing from
China TO Africa" and there were I could see
Il was literally true. No eighty days around
the world. We went from Africa TO Palestine.
from Palestine to Italy from italy to Germany,
and on until emerged more TO America.
President Roosevelt has said that material pros
perity is the foundation upon which every national
structure must be built II is true that we must
have material prosperity. but must have the
Rock of Ages and not sand superstructure;
we must have the spirit OF obedience 70 God. and
this great centre of material prosperity must be
the centre OF all moral and spiritual power in
great nation.