The Washington times., 1913-06-15
CONTINUED PEACE
PLEDGED BY BRYAN
Says Flag Represents Power Of
Unarmed Man Of GaIiIee, and
Plate Represented Force.

" the guns that nave been
heo al It. Congress Is figuring how
oattieships are needed each year.
anu tne secretary Of the Navy Is asur.
ing "nere he will locate them. but =.
,ohs ss am at the head of the state
,rl, emene will see that they ars
was the pledge of conttru.s
Sac Sac gwen Yesterday by secrearv :,
S.a'e bryan. who spoke AT ~. ~
LAY exercises held in the cour, os .so
a'ent ofnce building under m. a..
pices OF the Department OF tn In,.ssa-
In the audience were sec-.,,r..
aho almost every clerk IN NJ. s..s-s
Enthusiastically. spsaAer en-
rnat nag is on nv shin =, u,-.
snif and 1t is still floating there ;. 80
MI. sryan, pointing to a sres, -
wnite and blue banner tfiat hnn.
the speakers stand. Il do ~, s....,
ar III .. place. The power Of the un-
slmea Man of Galflee is represented hv
,nat nag. and no man will dare ~ NJ,
= On the side of Plate, who was ,hs
embodiment Of force" ens
Has Sixteen Promises.
ine secretary said that he had ,,,.,
IeeeIveo assurances from the sixtesn,s
nauon TO the effect that IL voula ,,,-.
an international arbitration a1reersrs
ana he predicted that by Cbr,s,ms.
Twenty-Five nations would have as,e.S
.har no TWO OF them should go to war
rua an international board had passed
on the. disputed question.
CONGRESSMAN Charles C. Cartfn IN q
certain extent echoed the sentiment NJ
tne secretary. but added that I'VE ousbt
70 nave enough big battIeships to shov
tne other nations what viii happen ~
tney get fresh" He concluded bv
characterizing Mr.. Bryan as the great.
est American citizen since Washfnufon.
A, cnorus Of sixty voices, recruited
from the clerks Of the Department ~
the Interior, sang several anthems ard
solos were sung by Herbert Aldr,drs
and Paul Bleyden. Former Commits.
sioner CT Pensions Davenport received
a silver service at the close of the sx.
Pension Office. ~ 'As
v, At the State. War and Navy building
EIag Dag was officially Observed for
the first time in the history on thesa
departments Secretary Bryan Returned
from the Interior Department msefing
IN time TO make an informal ADDRESS ~
the men and women whom ne sees
ty essry Gay. He said that he mad OBJ
20 ADDRESS them on Flag Day, Isl4 q
e uou9ie male quartet furnished the
Were Impressive.
Although no member of the Cabinet
or Consress was on the program thu
Iag Day exercises held yesterday
afternoon in the inner court of tba
rostoince building were no less i'm
pressive than those of the Interior M.
partment- Postmaster General Rur,eson
mad expected to deliver a short addres,
put as he was out of the city. his nlaca
was taken by Daniel C. Roper. Fyr,,
Assistant Postmaster General wha
spoke briefly.
A solo. The Star-spangied Banner"
oy MISS IVY Scott, prima donna soprano
oi tne Acorn Opera Company, was one
Oh the principal numbers. An unusual
leature was the placing of a section
Oh the chorus in each of the balconies
on the eight floors of the building.
which resulted in an acoustic effect
that was most impressive.
Congressman Albert johnson NJ
washington was principal speaker at
he Flag Day exercises in E,ks, Han
ast night. where members of that
odse held their annual celebration
Inc industrial Workers of the World
we're scored by the speaker, who said
hat they had adopted the motto on
No God and No Master" and had
put the red flag of Socialism above m.
Stars and Stripes.
We shall soon need all the patriot-.
SIN we can get" said Mr.. johnson,
Tor these people have increased very
rapidly in the last few years. II is
all right to strike. but every man who
calls himself either a Socialist. an
anarchist, or a member of the /. w. W.
deserves severest punishment
W. R. c. Meets.
Senators Wesley L. Jones of WASH
ngton and Moses z. CIapp of Mime
sofa Were the principal speakers at a
meeting in the Metropolitan Presby-
.erian Church last night. held under
The auspices of the Woman's Relief
Corps of George H. Thomas Post, No.
Il. auxiliary to post No. Is. G. A. R.
Mrs. Mamie p. Dorsey presided, and the
Rev. Paul Hickok, pastor, made brief
address of welcome Others who took
part in the program were Virginia Pat
.erson. Lencra Worley. Margaret Stott.
and Ruth Baxter. who presented the
,olors: Mrs. Dorothy Houchen Baxter,
Miss Houchen, Miss Grace Houchen.
and Glenn c. Dorsey.
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent. Daush-
.ers of Veterans. arranged a brief pro-
gram at the Public Library last night.
which was in charge Of Mrs. George A.
Howe, president.
Laura O'Hara on the Shepherd road,
Dur Flag Chapter, of the d. A R.,
held Flag Day exercises yesterday aft
ernoon. Miss Josephine Prather. re-
gent. presided. and Louis P. Shoe
maker spoke on "Patriotsm and the