Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-10-26
NOTED GUESTSAT
\ EL|ZABET THIS FETE
Sec. Daniels and Or. Hibben,
Princeton President, Prin-
cipal Speakers.
FORMER COMPARES SPIRIT
'OF THE PAST AND PRESENT
Says America Never Had More
Men Ready to Die for
Liberty.
special to the Evening Star.


ELIZABETH. Oct 26.-Josephus
Daniels, secretary of the navy, and
DR.. John Grier Hibben, president of
sPrineeton University were the guests
of Union yesterday at the beginning
of this city's celebration of its 2oOth
anniversary. A gathering of 5000
greeted Secretary Daniels when ne
spoke from a platform in the city
playground
"When Congressman Tuttle invited
me TO attend your anniversary cele-
bration,p said Mr.. Daniels, who was
introduced by Mayor Mravlag, i
was only too happy to join you, as l
am proud of a city and its people
who adhere to the scriptures as do
you and Remove not the ancient
landmarks which thy fathers have
set In the oft-told story of the OLD
mother and the family cradle, the
celebration of Blizabeth's 250th ami
versary may we'll be likened to the
old mother. who, in calling back her
sons and daughters for another look
at the old cradle in which they first
gained inspiration and hope.
I'VE often hear the criticism that
Americans have lost their robust
ness. | don't believe ii. Perhaps at
times we have too much laxness, but
when we need men to fight for that
which is right we always have them.
There are Just as many ready and
anxious this minute to give their
lives to their country as there were
in the time of Witherspoon. The
passing of Washington and Wither-
spoon was not the passing of men OF
their character.
There was never a time in history
when America had moro men ready
TO sacrifice themselves for liberty
than there are today The wooden
ships that made up the navy of yes
terday have been replaced by iron
ones and the men who man those
ships are men of steel. The man at
your elbow every day may be to you
a man of the most common place va
riety, but he is ready to ride all
night and die for his country, il his
country needs him.
81 come to your celebration to
preach the gospel of faith in America
today. There is no reason to feel any
uncertainty about the future. Men
are ascending to heights our fathers
never dreamed of. Within a month,
this country has ratified treaties Of
peace with twenty-six nations of the
world in which there Is an agreement
that before war shall be declared all
controversies shall be left to board
of arbitration and referees for ad-
justment. These treaties make it i'm
possible to declare war against one
another for the period of a year.
Neither can the army or naval pow
ers of countries with grievances be-
fore the board of arbitrations be in
creased.
do you think that with such trea-
ties and agreements the great Euro
pean war would have been possible?
Do you think, with a year to think
things over and cool off, there would
be any war in Europe today? Most
assuredly there would not.
"The peace loving principles of JEFF
ferson are those of Wilson. Like JEFF
ferson, Wilson had refused to be
drawn into any entangling alliances
The same spirit actuates President
Wilson that actuated Washington and
Jefferson.
"Out of this anniversary celebration
you must CLEAN and hold belief in
the Holy Word. No country whose
people are steadfast in their belief in
the Bible are subjects for the over
throw of anarchy. Neither are they
the prey of nations unscrupulous and
people mercenary. Founded on our
beliefs of the past, this country will
ever be the light of the world-the
opening door to liberty"
The First Presbyterian Church