The sun., 1916-12-03

Liberty and think Of the thrill that must
coine into some hopeful heart as for the
Irst time In immigrant sees that statue
and thinks that he knows what II means,
! wonder II after he lands he finds the
spirit OF liberty truly represented by us.
II wonder II We are worthy Of that
symbol? I wonder IL We are sufficiently
stirred by the history Of 1t. by the his.
tory Of what 1t means I wonder II we
remember the sacrifices. the mutual con-
cessions. the righteous yielding Of selfish
rights that IL signihed in a word by the
conception Of liberty? wonder II we
all wish to accord equal rights to all
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Ideals En1iGhten world.
And SO II il profitable that occasions
like this should be frequently repeated
and that ve should remind ourselves Of
what sort Of image we have promised to
be. for the world IL enlightened, my fel.
low citizens. BY ideals. by ideas. The
spirit Of the world rises by the sacrifices
Of men the spirit Of the world rises
as men forset to be selfish and unite to
be great. This. TO repeat that beautiful
phrase CT Liicoln's in his Gettysburg ad-
dress II not n time Of calculation, but
a time Of reded'cation.
lie us determine that the light that
shines out OF our lives upon the upiifted
image Of liberty shall be a light pure
and without reprosch."
Before the speeches began Miss Ruth
Law entered the room. accompanied by
Alan Il. Hawiey, president OF the Aero
Club, ard Henry WoOdhouse a governor
of the club. She marched 10 the dais
where the President sat and was pre-
scented TO Linn. lie commended her
warmly upon her bravery in making her
flights. Then she WAS presented to Mrs.
Wilson. who praised Miss Laws night
In the afternoon.
During the dinner George Doetal. a
tenor. sans patriotic songs.
CRbieRram From Poinrare.
Ambassador .Jusserand read the fol
owing message from President Poincare
I'm Offering thirty years ago to the
Government and people OF the United
States the statue which welcomes and
lights those who ha We landed in America.
France had wished to honor liberty and
the heroes fallen In her cause. II Is for
that sacred cause that the French people
battle and sufYer to-day. They feel sure
that they can always count on those
friends OF theirs IN America from whom
they AVE always received SO many
tokens Of sympathy and who have shown
the world that they are still enamored Of
the same ideals"
Mayor MitcheI's Address.
Mayor Mitchell IN the opening address
coupled n plea for preparedness with a
euiogy of President Wilson. He said in
part:
America demands that the gates OF
individual opportunity shall be unlocked
and remain open. For four :ears the
gates have been opening wider and
wider. one by one the barriers to the
natural prosperity Of America are being
lifted aside and the opportunities which
the goddess Of Bedloe's Island promises
to the citizen and to the immigrant as
he passes the nations portal are broad
ening until to-day they are greater than
they have been in a generation. This Is
the new freedom. a dem~ocratization OF
the opportunities and advantages Of life"
Depew secs . New France.
Chauncey NJ. pepew. onc OF the ora
tors at the dedication OF "Liberty's"
pedestal. reviewed the history OF the
friendly relations between the United
States n France and the presentation
OF the statue to this nation by its sister
republic.
"L.rancr he said "our friend in our