New-York tribune., 1912-04-22
MEETING URGES LAWS TO
INSURE SAFETY At SEA
MournerS for TitaniC'S Dead
Crowd Broadway Theatre
and Adopt Resolutions.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN SPEAKS
Frederick T. Martin Says; We
Can See Further Through
Tear than Through
Telescope"

Every seat in the Broadway Theatre, at
ROADWAY and 41st street, held a human
bsing Yesterday afternoon. who mourned
the Titanic's dead. He mourned them not
es relatives or friends, for there were prob
sblv few in the audience who cherished the
memory Of any individual drowned, but as
fellow beings for whose self-sacrifCe he
fel- grateful in behalf Of the race, before
whose example he wished TO humble him
self
This memorial meeting opened at O'Clock.
when the 29th Regiment Band. from Gov
ernor's Island, which occupied the place of
the theatre orchestra. fell into the slow
measure Of Chopins Funeral March. In
place Of footlights a deep bank Of flowers
spanned the stage; for scenery the Ameri-
can and British flags hung together in
mourning across the rear wall Frederick
Townsend Martin, who had had a large
Part IN arranging the meeting, presided.
Mr. Martin was the first to appear on
The stage shortly before the exercises be
gan, followed closely by William Jennings
Bryan, Rabbi Joseph Silverman, Of Temple
Emanuel: the Rev Or II. C. Wylie, Of the
Scotch Presbyterian Church, and Lewis
Nixon, all of whom spoke At sight of Mr.
DR.. Wylie followed the Funeral March
with a prayer for the dead, during which
the audience stood. Almost all the mourn
ers were men, only here and there sat a
woman with her husband. And yet during
Dr. Wylie's prayer shifting and coughing
we're plainly audible all over the house.
Miss Alice Preston. accompanied on the
violin by a member of Nahan Franko's
o A Mariou frOr
the stage, bringing forth fresh tears with
her plaintive numbers.
Martin Talks in Episrams.
And then Mr. Martin read his opening
address.
This great sorrow is but the echo said
he 'of the sins Of modern commerce"
His speech seemed chain of epigrams.
We can see further through r tear than
through telescope" ne continued.
Let the furnace of this great grief melt
selfish hearts together in love.
Sorrows humanize our race; tears are
the showers that fertilize the world; they
furnish the woof that is woven into the
warp Of life
Mr. Bryan, who followed him. began by
expressing his gratitude to Mr.. Martin for
the meeting hIo loI HIS ScHtlihth'n' ~
said
We are all indebted 10 Mr.. Martin for
the opportunity he has given us TO meet
snd thus together give testimony 10 the
sympathy that has been drawn out Tor lhe
living who have survived and sorrow ior
the dead who have been swallowed up
But / think that We have reason 10 DC
grateful TO him for a new epiBram, because
" can have influence beyond these walls
7 have not heard the thought more aptIy
expressed than ne expressed II when ne
said that eve can sec further through q
tear than through 4 telescope
TOlstov has expressed the same though'
IN another way when he says that love
is not blind" And Our coming together
here is new evidence OF the tSct tldt !.
IS upon the basis Of the heart that people
really meet.
We are separated by differences IN educa-
.rion more ! think, than we ought TO De
We are separated Ivy differences IN party
q great deal more than We should be. Ano
even BY church lines, | think, 10 greatel
extent than we should. But We are one
when our hearts are touched. ana oui
hearts have been touched by this over
Vhelming Crief-not because more nave
died than have died in other periods by
accidents OF other kinds but because these
deaths rush on us all at once.
A great river with many tributarles i
not swollen by the rains that IAN IN on
fereut sections although the htue stream,
that make up It's waters rise ana IAN bu
when storm sweeps over the entire lerIi'
tory and every contributing stream ls IuI
10 ovcraowjng, then the great river break
its boundaries and floods adjoining lahds
So these people, dying in single moment
diving before the world. have shocked US
This disaster has touched the hearts OF al
or us and proved how much AKIN We die
DESPITE the man-made barriers that are