The sun., 1918-07-05
100000 OF ~
NATIONALITIES
PARADE HERE
Marchers Minus Hyphen
show 100000 Cheering
People Flag Is Theirs.
WAR SPIRIT IN FLOATS
Members Of Congress and o Their
Notables See Melting Pots
Patriotic Effect.

,ov,r gives out nine strokes, slowly.
r.,odiously. In and around Madison
souare, which remains the heart OF New
York 10000 persons under the full. hot
haze Of the July sun fall into mo-
usntary silence. One knows that they
and the half million others close packed
.,one the Fifth avenue curbs between
,hs washington Arch and Seventy-sec-
md street are thinking. gripped by the
bIrsest thoughts. one feels, that ever
unified American minds.
The significance of the hour doomed
ou, from the white tower Is, in these
minds, all pride and promise. 1t Is the
hour that Independence Day Is being
-,no nv the bells of st. Pauls In Lon
Am: the hour that Americas birthday
4, being celebrated passionately by all
d.mocratic peoples. 1t is the hour that
-.cords 1,O00, 900 American fighting men
IN France-in time, no one longer
doubts. 1t Is the hour that sends a
hundred great merchant ships bright
from the hands OF American working
men into the free seas. 1t Is an hour
Q. good tidings and OF the realization
a, duty and Of national determination.
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children, her foreign born citizens.
Far down the avenue they are march
ing northward toward the square, as yet
m distant for the music OF their bands
and the ring Of their cheering to reach
,bs ears of the throng gathered under
The trees near the Worth statue to do
,hsm honor. They are coming In ire
nendo,is battalions. these earnest Amer
cans Of forty-two former nationalities.
and not one person in all the great
crowd in the sunshine Of Madison Square
Is insensible to the splendid meaning OF
their approach.
yationalities Among Marchers.
Albanians, Armenians. Austrians. Bel
rams, Bohemians. Bolivians, Canadians,
cubans, Chinese, Central Americans,
Englishmen. Frenchmen, Firms, Greeks.
Germans. Hollanders, Hungarians, Irish
men, Jews Japanese, Lkhuanians, Mexi-
cams Norwegians, Peruvians, Poles,
Portuguese. Russians, Rumanians, Ser
hans, Scotchmen. Swiss, Ukranians,
vsnezuelans. the list is encyclopedias.
They are stepping forward, eyes bright,
spirits high, purpose unquenchable.
They have snapped their hyphens
and have tossed away the unworthy
pIeces as one filings away broken
match. They are Americans. cheering
as Americans. marching as Americans.
They carry one flag only. the American
flag Their pride OF nationality is wholly
American. They wouldn't trade places
with kings or mobiles. They have found
themselves. The day is as much theirs
as il is the day OF the man whose fore
fathers followed Washington. The pa
seant-parade Is all theirs.
There are two long, sprawlipg. I'M
rooted stands facing each other In Fifth
avenue on the west side of the square,
and TO these stands are drawn the
gSances Of the thousands as the Metro
poitan Tower clock sounds the hour OF
Al the front OF each stand are lines OF
police sentinels. who find their detail
Hdiculously easy as they will find 1t all
day long. for never was parade crowd
so orderly. so little minded to run out
Q. bounds. At the south end OF the
west stand, the official reviewing point
sailors band, the men in spotless
white. is playing American tunes with
wonderful zest and sprightliness, and the
crew OF an armored car, 1.-THE, stalwart
ads In olive green. are beating time with
their feet.
The avenue itself. as clean swept as a
French woman'v kitchen, is empty of life
for the moment. but presently motor
car shoots southwark. driven by girl
y the Motor Corps. a girl with flash
ing smile and teeth that seem too good
10 be true. She pulls UP with flourish
and hands a despatch to an aid OF the
Mayor. who waits at the entrance OF the
west stand the coming Of his chief.
Arrival of Congress Members.
Within the minute a string of motor
cars turns into the avenue and wheels
toward the west stand. Important APP
pearing gentlemen in silk hats and frOck
coats, most Of them, though some take
obvious comfort in white linen or light
serge, descend from the cars. bowling APP
preciatively to the motor car girls under
command OF Capt. Irma Hopper. and file
INTO the benches reserved for them.
These are Representatives and Senators
Of Congress invited as special guests by
man who has taken a great interest In
the days doings, william Randolph
Hearst, editor and politician.
Mr., Hearst. one hears, has brought the
national legislators over from Washing
ION on special train and has set them
GOWN in shady places to reflect on the
patriotic possibilities of the foreign born.
mere are half a dozen Senators and up
- Ni'i y ehAiu W
we buzz Of comment all around II is
OBVIOUS that some OF them are known by
sight 10 the crowd.
senator's Reed Of Missouri. Ashurst of
arkansas, King of Utah, Shafroth OF
colorado. Bankhead Of Alabama and
curtis OF Kansas have had their pictures
~ Mr, Hearst's and other papers suf-
clehtly often 30 be recognized. The
Nne can scarcely be said of tho Repre-
seh'St'ves. though here and there a face
vt ngure stands out in the group. like
Chahier OF New York. Cooper Of Wis.,
eohS'n and Rainey OF Illinois.
Almost Immediately there is definite
EUR at the entrance to the official stand.
a talI' heavy set person with reddish
mar showing at the caves of his silk hat
and with a reddish mustache jutting
IRON his upper lip detaches himself from
group and enters the canopied part
VI he stand at the moment that a squad
w. BRUSH marines comes to attention
tnereupon the sergeant in command
snaps an order. the marines wheel
."afpiy about as the Mayor rises with
DOW and cheer big enough TO interest
APT Ego d'Annunzio flying high above
"e stands floats UP into the blue.
TOO Much to See at One Time.
interesting things are happening al
,sspioIy as machine gun pops. Down
ae avenue there Is a crash Of muSit
T ano the sound Of the tread OF many feet
me thousands IN both stands. the officla
s.aho on the west side OF the aven n
mo the public stand across the way rise
their feet staring this way and thai
nd wishing they had eyes In sets Of
"'ees rather than a mere pair.
very tall man escorting yer,
pretty woman looms In front OF the re-
.mWlng stand and hundreds Of persons
quickly pay considerable attention both
w him Nd n h. La xl In Mr.