Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14

! today. which are ideals of peace and
| lofty civilization.
The Secretary of State was introduced
| by Postmaster General Burleson as 'one
of the greatest American orators and one
of the best men in the world, who was
known in every hamlet in America, the
| Great Commoner the beloved and dis
| tinguished Secretary of State"
| In opening his address Mr.. Bryan said
he believed he stood much more in need
| of good words than did the Postmaster
| General. because so many bad things had
| been said of him he was afraid his aver
| age was very low.
| The theme of his address was embodied
| in the phrase What Does the American
| Flag Stand for: What Does 1t Repre-
sent?" Contendng that it represented
every American citizen, whether at home
or abroad. whether rich or poor, one con-
| spicuous or one whose name the world
does not know, whether he tolls at home
| or travels abroad 1t represents him,
good or bad, because even if he be ac-
| cused it insures him a trial. and If con-
| demned he is assured of all his rights
| under international law
| Il believe it is the most beautiful
| flag that floats" he exclaimed. .'heauti-
full in the colors that commingle in its
| folds beautiful in the sentiment that it
sets forth when it presents a star for
| every state. 1t symbolizes a union in
dissoluble and it represents an IDEAL
| Represents the Ideals.
But if the flag represents that, he
argued, it is also the duty to represent
| the flag and its ideals, and to do it nobly.
| The flag In days gone by has stood for
| the ideals of men who lived then and
| stands for them yet.
| To-day it represents the ideals of those
| who now live and in the future 1t must
represent the ideals of those who may
of hn
| Shall we raise or shall we lower those
ideals? I believe the ideals of the nation
are growing higher and better all the
time and as the years roll on they Will
be higher and higher.
sentative government The government
belongs to the people and to them the
nation looks for its ideals and what II
represents. The prayers of the world are
uplifted for those ideals. Ideals of gov
eminent are changing. 1t used to be the
nation that counted its strength by bat,
tleships and men. That is not the idea
of today The things of the past are
crumbling and fading away. The things
that stand are for higher morals. higher
civilization. They are not measured by
the force they can command. but wiz
their glory by their triumph over force
The nation is an exponent OF morals, o.
Christian courage and civilization. 1t:
movement is toward peace, and I viii
astonish you when / say that it will bt
only a few weeks when We shall be boun(
by the force of treaty with half the peo
pies of the globe compelling us to submit
our differences to arbitration before WI
cap into war.
Shall we represent the nag as Il
ought to be represented? Shall we make
II stand for civilization and morals tina
Twill bless the world?
Lauds President Wilson.
In his peroration he declared that hi
was proud and gloried in the fact that h
had accepted his commission as Score
tary of State from one who stands be
fore the world as the apostle of peac'
and Of peaceful methods.
Mr.. Bryan was warmly applanded .
the close of his address and received al
ovation when he announced, at the re
quest of the Postmaster General, tina
work in the department was over for thu
day.
Before he left the department butldini
Mr.. Bryan stood with the big audience
while Miss Mary Sherrier sang ''Th'
! Star Spangled Banner and watched witt
interest the mammoth flag that decorate
the center of the court of the building a
1t broke from small ball. almost unob
servably high in the air, into the thin
of beauty he had lauded in his address.
Exercises Postponed.