New-York tribune., 1921-10-22
Curraal Ialltls
City's Spirit i'm
School Address
Coalition Candidate Makes
Non-Poliiical Speech i'm
Coniras, TO Hylan. Who
Gives Time tu Self.Eulogy
Tells Of Good Will Here



tion candidate for Mayor. kept prom
lse laet night that he made six months
ago, as Borough President. to address
the pupils and friends of Wadleigh
High School, in l15th Street, near Sew
snth Avenue. on the subject of "The
Making of America" Mr.. Curran's
speech was non-polit;cal and in strik-
ing contrast to the making of Amer
lea" speeches of his opponent, Mayor
nylar, who devoted hi time to self
sulogy and an attempt 20 make politi-
cal capital.
Mr. Curran spoke briefly at three
campaign meetings after his address
at the high school. He spoke at the
meeting at the 7th Assembly District
RRepuhican Club, 1928 Broadway,
where william Trsvers Jerome, former
Of the campaign for Curran. The other
speeches were at the 10th and 21st AS
sembly districts club houses.
Borough President Curran, in his
address at the Wadleigh High School,
drew parallel between the Making
Of America" Rand the Making of New
York" between which he said there
was very little difference. 1t was a
gem in the setting of ESSAYS" on the
leigh school officials, and an effort will
be made. to have it printed and distribu-
ted in the public schools. The address
follows:
six months ago DR.. Crandall invited
me to talk with you for half an hour
This evening on the subject of The
Making of America I accepted his in
vitntion. This was lone before l be-
came candidate for Mayor of New
Work. r. ~ n,ok
Borough President and not as can
didate for Mayor. | gave my word to
Or. Crandall, and | keep my word.
See New York First
There is very little diTeren.e be-
The Making of New York Nest of
our people have come into America
through the Port of New York. Their
drst lock at America is the banks of
the old twin forts that guard the Mar
rows. then the broad bosom of the
Unner Bay and the Statue of Liberty
and finally the wonderful cluster of
ecwers that has grown up from the
Battery.
"TRe foreigners first taste of Amer
ican life is his visit to New York. He
may go straight through our city, after
tarrying only a day CT two, as the2thou-
sends have gene before from one dec
ade to another and spread fan-wis
all over our brad cont nett. Or he
may come through the gates Of our city
firm Ellis Island and stay right here
with US for the rest of his life. IN
either case it is Little Old New York
that IS the gateway and, more than
that, the new home of tireso Americans
fro9n afar.
eve know that our city is the most
cosmopolitan community in the world
Every race, creed, nationality and con-
diti-n of life has come into New York
ard grown up with us and become part
of rs
"Ths commngling began centuries
ago The Dutch who came here first
were not left alone for long. 1t was
only q few years after 1909 when the
pioneers # the immigrant armies of
overy nation of the world began to set
foot upon TIE inecr-tips Of Manhattan
Island, down by the old Battery. So
they came, THROUGH the years, and
every minute Of the last three cen
tures New York has heen whet she
Is to-day, the home and the hope and
the refuge of every kind and condi-
zion of wayfarer the. world over.
"And we did very we'll together
Amid our infax of all the hates Of
history, which form part of this hui
has made New York, we find that oui
people get along here as vel as any
community on the face Of the earth.
don't know how We do it. 7 think
there must be spirit of New York
that does this and does more STILL il
we would only stop to think Of it once
in while.
"The visitor from afar looks upor
our tempted towers, marvels at the
4.
wonders at the city's wealth, takes {
trip or two through streets where peo
pie really i've, and goes away, but does
not know New York. He never will
We who live here know that there is
mort forbearancc, more thought fol
others, end more Silent and simple
charity than one will find anywhere
else in the world. If it were not fo,
that, New York would not be what she
is, and could not be what she is
That is The Making of America, JUS
as that is The Making of New York
Never Go Far Astray
f'At times we have seemed TO depar
from this tradition, but we haev neve
gone far astray. Go into the home
and the hearts of the men, women ant
chi dren in this town, if you can, an.
yoa viii find the reason for the sue
cessful survival of city that ha
done what has never been done be
iore-a city that has taken t.
itself every variety of human bein,
that the world harbors and has mad
of them all a monster. town with a,
abso tie community of understanding
and sympathy. That is New York. Tha
is America.
at is well enough to look upon tn
mass of mortar, brick and stone tha
makes the Physical t ashlghb of tn
hundred thousand buildings that cove
our five boroughs. 1t is well enougl
TO wonder how we live so huddled to
gether in this armor of ug mess Blu
over it all you will find the jets o
white, windb.own steam, that hav
caused some to call us City of Silve
Plumes.' Perhaps the silver plume
are imply sgn of the Spirit o
New York that underlies the motle,
mass of the Buildings that encase US
You can describe it better than |, bu
you know just what am talking about
wanted to put in that little word to
night for a town that is your town ant
mine, but is not understood by any
one in the world but you and me anC
the rest of the six million men, womeY
and chi isdren whose ives carry ou
and keep alive this Spirit of New
York"
Mr. Curran and John Kirkland
Clark, Coalition candidate for Distric
Attorney, were the guests at lunch
con at the Hotel Astor of the Amer
can Society of FOREIGN Lan~uape News,