Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12
Secretary of State Represents
President Wilson at Gen.
tenpiaI Ceremonies.
TRIBUTE TO PATRIOTISM
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Celebration in Baltimore in Honor
Of the Writing of the Ma
tional Anthem.

BALTIMORE, Md. September H.
Coming as the personal representative OF
President Wilson, who found himself un.
able to attend, Secretary Bryan spoke
at Fort McHenry today at the Star
Spangled Banner celebration.
The chief event in today's celebration
took place at the fort. The nag thai
inspired Key to write the national an
them was carried in a parade from the
Washington monument to the fort, after
NEIch the dedication of the historic bat
Element as public park took place.
among the events on the program al
the fort was the human flag formed BY
several thousand school children who
sang The Star Spangled Banner"
y water carnival and fireworks dis
play in the Baltimore harbor tonight
coFnmemorating the bomba rdment OF
eeehration to a close. The official clos
ing. however. will take place tomorrow
morning, when Peace day will be OBJ
served in the churches
Mr.. Bryan's Address.
ne subject of the address was 1.-The
Flag" and Mr.. Bryan said that he found
his text in the line with which the poet
closed each stanza of the national an
them-'o'er the land of the free and
tie home of the brave" The develop
ment of American ideals, the Secretary
SAID mad brought with 1t wider free
ao'n ana new type of courage-"a con-
slant growth in the spirit of brother
hood The Constitution of the United
States. he said, had become a pattern
c9pieu by other nations and now was
20 be seen everywhere the waning of
inonarchieal authority and hereditary
americans never had hesitated, Mr..
Bryan said. to die if necessary in defense
Oh the authority for which the flag
$1,000; But the war era has ended in
1he United States" he added. "and is
drawing toward its close in foreign lands
the commissions through which Europe
Is now passing are but the death throes
of militarism.''
opening his address. Mr.. Bryan said.
share your regret that the President
eoaid not participate in these exercises,
and l appreciate the honor of acting as
MS representative. He bids me convey
to You his greetings and goodwill. 1
commend as cordially as he the wisdom
and public spirit which have led your
people to add historic Fort -McHenrv TO
your city's public grounds.
Inc park is the peoples common.
When. as In this case, patriotic reco.lec-
tons entwine about the gathering place
the value of the ground is many times
multiplied.
You have acted wisely in SO arranging
the dedication Of this park as to COM
memorete.- at the same time, the Tooth
anniversary of the writing of our coun-
try's national anthem by Marylands
illustrious son, Francis Scott Key. While
the genius OF the author finds expression
m the brilliancy of its phraseology, the
fervent spirit which pervades 1t is the
product of the circumstances which
brought it forth. The agonizing suspense
are nodded into stirring sentences that
cannot fail to call forth a response from
every loyal heart.
Source of It's Real splendor.
Our starry banner. beautiful as 1t is
to the eye-and there is none more beau
tiful-derives its real splendor from the
fact that it floats Der the land Of the
free and the home of the brave The
words describe political state and the
virtues of a people. We might. without
exhausting our theme, occupy this hour
In thanksgiving for all that has been
achieved under the Red, White and Blue,
and in praise of those who have won for
it love at home and respect abroad. But,
gratifying as that would be, more adj
vantage can be gained from the con-
play. today and tomorrow. in determining
what that flag shall symbolic. What
kind of freedom shall it represent to the
world? And for what sort of bravery
THE world has longed for freedom
throughout the ages-the world, made
up not of the privileged few. but of the
countless multitude. Some Of the people
have at all times had freedom-often
more than they have wisely used. A few
in every age have not only. had undis-
puted control of themselves and of their
resources, but have profited by the limita-
tons which they have imposed upon those
who were unable to successfully resist
them. Having a monopoly of political
rights they added to it a monopoly of
physical happiness and Intellectual prog
ress. They even fettered the conscience
Of man and prescribed forms through
which he might satisfy the universal long
ing for communion. with the infinite This
freedom. resting not upon respect for fu-
degraded those who exercised it. while 1t
wronged those to whom it was denied.
No Lack of Bravery.
And bravery was not lacking then
the bravery. of the conqueror who risked
his life to secure the authority that he
coveted. But the freedom of the despot
and the bravery of the tyrant are not the
virtues of which Key sang. 1t required a
higher form of both freedom and bravery
to thrill the heart OF the poet and to sug-
gest to him the word pictures that he
wove into his lines.
The masses have gradually won their
way to a freer air and to larger lib
erty, but every inch of ground has been
contested. Long before Columbus began
his voyage in search of the northwest
passage substantial progress had been
made, but it was reserved for our fore
fathers to lay upou the soil of a Sew
continent the foundation of institutions
dedicated to the doctrine that all men
are created equal: that they are endowed
by their Creator with inalienable rights:
that governments are instituted among
men to secure these rights and derive
their just powers from the consent of the
people. 1t was a bold-it seemed even al
most a MISUNDERSTANDING. but the enter
Prise has Succeeded beyond the dreams of
the pioneers Our Constitution has the
lattern copied by other nations and the
success of our experiment in self-goyern-
incHt has answered all the arguments for
Irerly advanced in behalf of arbitrary
power. The triumphant democracy of the
new world has stimulated the friends of
liberty in the old TO new advances, UNI
I'll we see everywhere increasing Emita-
lions placed upon monarchial authority
everywhere the waning of herefita ~