The sun., 1916-12-03

time of trial the French Republic. the
child OF u revolution. Is a living EN-
bodiment of Liberty Enlightening the
World"
Mr.. Depew saw In the occasion one
both Of memorable and sorrowful recol-
lection for OF the famous company OF
men vino participated In the
thirty years ago he Is the only survivor.
There was a new France at Ferdun."
said Mr.. Depew, the children OF a
third Of a century Of republican govern.
ment. They have refuted the age-long
belief that democracies cannot organize
and patiently sacrifice and endure for
war. Though more a a half million
men ave died to take verdun. 1t Ia still
French. Thermopylae N Marathon,
after 5000 years. still fire the o
VI. Jusserand's Trlbste.
II. Jusserand. the French Ambassa-
dor. said In pat:
mot to a man.. not 10 a nation. the
statue was raised. Not to a man famous
and useful as ne may have been, not to
q nation great es she may be. II was
raised to an idea-an idea greater than
airy man or n nation. greater than
France or the United States-the idea
OF liberty.
sill bleeding from recent wounds,
France. then a republic. thought OF the
other republic On the opposite shore and
aid: Sister. let us raise an emblem to
what In the midst OF the conflict OF
appetites. desires and passions, is up-
permost in our m~inds--liberty. am
the older country. you are the older
republic. We were friends from the
earliest days: we fought together for
independence. Let us raise a memorial
to wha has caused our friendship TO
endure. that Is. our common love OF
liberty"
conservation ny ELECTRICITY.
The Governments position with respect
TO the conservation movement was
treated by Henry l.. Doherty. president
OF the Society for Electrical Develop
ment. who said In the course o: his adj
dress:
THE lighting OF the Statue OF Liberty
IL the opening gun Of Americas electrical
week. which will be celebrated through
out the country. The principal object is
to awaken the people to the things cleo
tricity can do for them. the Sons OF
Jove. with a membe ship of upward OF
10000 ele ctrical men. embracing the
keenest minds and the most active bodies
in the business. are also striving to carry
the benefits Of electricity to all of tho
American people
Ralph P%slitser's Address.
The address OF Ralph Pulitzer. repre-
senting the World. was brief. Mr..
Pulitzer said the lighting Of the statue
had been made possible BY the contribu-
ions of more than 100, 900 Americans.
and he gave thanks to George Williams.
who. he said. had conceived the idea.
He continued:
Hitherto Iiberty's statue has stood
apparent to the gag OF all throughout
the peaceful brightness OF daylight. But
IN the hours of troubled darkness men
have seen but a nickering torch and
could only guess and hope that 1t was
indeed Liberty which was reckoning
them on. Henceforth In the blacklist
hour before the dawn the Goddess of
Liberty herself will be the beacon TO
those who would steer out OF stormy
seas into a peaceful anchorage.
Goddess Of Peace ms Well.
'Unhappily there are other goddcsses
than ours who tempt with dazzling
torches. There is the Goddess OF Vain
glory. there Ii the Goddess OF Ven
geance. who stand far beyond the APP
pointed port and lure men on into I'M
sounded waters. But there Is. too. the
Goddess OF Mock Mercy. who tempts the