The sun., 1918-09-29
NATION DELEGATES
7 ALTAR OF LIBERTY
Inspiring Speeches by Vice.
President Marshall and Bel
gian Minister Marchienne.
SCENES IN SQUARE DAZZLE
Two Big Parades Converge and
Great Masses of Patriots
Cheer Sentiments.

Second only in Importance to the dol
Ears splitting into the fourth Liberty
loan bins yesterday was the dazzle OF
color, the martial music, marching men,
drumming airplanes and inspiring ora
tory which made Fifth avenue, especially
along the Madison Square section, riot
Of patriotic fervor worthy Of the greatest
loan and greatest city.
It IL no stretching Of the literal fact to
say that Fifth avenue never before was
% densely clouded with flags and brave
bannera as the morning sunlight looked
upon yesterday. And under the fiutter-
ing nag cloud not one parade. but two,
the first healed north while the second
passing Il In the opposite direction. made
the avenue . strest Of brayins bands,
giintins guns and long lines Of khaki OF
navy blue clad marching lads.
Automobiles. escorted by sputterins
motorcycles. dashed north and south a.
the vice-President Of the United States
went slipping to and from the beautiful
Altar Of Liberty In Madison Square, or,
earlier In the forenoon, while the Belgian
Minister. commanders of Belgium's brave
tro0tA distinguished clergyman and our
lown army and navy officers were hur-
ried 20 and from the high mass oele-
hrassA IN st. Patrick's Cathedral.
From - far south a. the Battery one
parade Of soldiers and sailors and brass
band moved northwArd simultaneously
WITH ne southerly progress Of tho OH.
cial and clerical dignitaries and lons
lcofumns Of soldiers and sailors who
caSne forth from the mass at the cathe:
dfal TO form the rival procession. And
ut the Liberty Theatre in front of the
library, the Governor bf the State dur
ing these crowded minutes was making
m address to all the thousands who
could get within sound Of his voice.
Altar Dedication Impressive.
Most impressive Of all the assemblase.
was the tremendous throng which gath.
bred at midday for the dedication of the
Liberty Loan workers new Altar Of Lib.
srty. II was there that Vice Presiden,
nIarahan and the Belgian Minister e
me United States made the CHIEF
GpeecheD of the day. with bluejackets an6
aQdisrv stretching away in faultless
the speakers and high military and OFT.
csal Ssaders from the countries of thu
Aiieo booked down upon q pavement Of
human beings tanning all the oper
Spaoea
Here was the big moment-so the
vics-President evidently thought-fol
the confession that Is good for tho soul
Whersfore for tho FIRST time since Au.
gust I. 1914. an American audience
heard . member Of the Administration
ray without any mincing of words tina,
he vas heartily ashamed OF himself fol
having taken neutral stand in the
nrst days Of the great war
Il come here partly to make ar
apology" fervently cried President
Marshall early in his speech Of dedica.
lion at the Altar of Liberty. II com,
here to make an apology for my attitude
during almost two years and a half OF
that fatsful conflict: an apology that q
God fearing man In the twentieth cen.
hurry Of civilization could have dreamed
that any nation, any man. could b,
neutral when right was fighting with the
wrong. Tremendous applause.1
Nay, the old order has changed the
world will never again put up a ring ant
let two nations get into 1t while tn,
rest OF the world stands around and
rays. Let tho best man vim Neve,
again can that come to pass! ZAP
plause1
Gains Inquiry of God Answered.
"And proud rs I am OF my country
of her history. OF her prosperity. Of hel
intelligence and the fighting courage o.
her men and the self-sacrificing loyalt,
and devotion Of her women. the proudes
thing that have to say for my countr,
II at last, after four-six thousand year
she has answered Gains inquiry OF hi
God, Am I my brothers keeper An
has answered II. Yes. Under God ",
are our brothers Keeper Applause
This night which thought at the be
ginning was against the Imperial Ger
man Government Is now. In my opinion
against the Germanic people. LAP
piause.1 I thought that It was Just tn
rulers that were responsible, but now
know Il was the system of statecraf
and the philosophy Of the entire peopl
that brought It on. They say that Oar
win said there was a constant struggl
for life, that the fittest always sur
vived: that That was the reason an,
Justification for the Germanic test o
mind: that II you are weak and poo
and needy, get out of the world; tn
world has no use for man or a natiol
, that is not strong enough to survive
Ana they said II was the law Of life
at do not think Mr.. Darwin SO laugh,
think IL he meant anything by tn
survival of the f.ttest he meant tina
survival which the judgment Of man
kind says ought to survive. I thin
that though the wolf is stronger tina
the lamb Mr.. Darwin meant to impl
that the wolf should go to his task an
the lamb should live. But whether Oar
win meant II or did not mean II he wa
wrong in his conclusions drawn fror
tho life of animals.
Freedom From Strength Menace.
This fight of ours Is not for militar
glory. 1t Is not for additional territory
II Is not for punishment This fight
TO wipe out the Darwtnian doctrine tina
strength Is the only thing in life. tAp
plause.1 This tight Is made to guarantee
10 every man born under the sun and 3
every nation born under the sun thos
inalienable rights described by Jeffer
son when he said: You and each of 20
are entitled to life, to liberty and to tn
pursuit OF happiness GApplause.l
Il want this fight to go on to tn
and. No compromise. rAppiause.I N
secret treaty. I want the Senate OF tn
United States to remove the ban of sc
crecy from the discussion OF peace ques
lions SO that this people may know wha
their representatives propose to do.
want this pence when It Ia made to rer
resent the high ideals. the lofty aspira
tions and the sacrifcial spirit OF tn
whole American people. Applause
And I am for acting with the Germa
people as used to do with the Grim
mails in Indiana. Now and then
thought a man was going to be Root