Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-30
Representative Frear Hopes
U. S. Will Point Way to
Broader Humanity.
is MEMORIAL DAY TOPIC
IN ADDRESS TO VETERANS
Program of Exercises Today in Con-
gressional Cemetery-Music by
Soloists and Church Choir.

"on this Memorial day it is we'll for
the greatest nation in the world to
point the way to a broader. higher hui
manity A greater work lies before
the world and before this government emit
than has ever voiced the complaints of
humanity Instead of surrendering our
energies and lifework to the settle
ment of changing economic problems
that are insignificant In comparison TO
the lives of men and nations. 1t re-
mains for our government to find some
way toward worldwide enduring
peace"
This sentiment when expressed by
Representative James A. Frear, the
orator of the day in Congressional
cemetery, won enthusiastic applause
from several hundred auditors. This
applause was renewed a few moments
later. when Mr.. Frear again said The
flowers we bring today fade and with
err. but the debt of gratitude we owe
you Veterans will be fresh and living
long after the veteran has passed
away. You have lived to see the divid-
ed house reunited. and to see the
the world welded out of that same
broken republic which you helped to
save"
Reviews Country's Development.
Mr.. Frear, in opening his address, re-
called that fifteen years ago on this
memorial anniversary he addressed
gathering of veterans here in Washing
ton and expressed the hope that never
again would the shadow of another
great war fall upon the face of the
earth" After reviewing the develop
ment of this country since then. and
paying respect to the debt OF gratitude
which the nation owes to the Union de-
tenders in the civil war, he called at
tertion to the fact that:
War and desolation were never so
widespread in the history of the world
as it is today. Within two short years
millions of boys have given up their
lives or have been sent out in the world
blind, MANNED or wrecked human
hulks. to be driven before the storm.
Il am not ready to conceive" he said.
that the people of this age and of this
country are impotent to save us from
appeals to bloodshed and violence II
reason has been throttled today while
war holds sway ours Is the power and
influence to restore reason and raise a
protective barrier against the rule of
madness now or hereafter.
Hope for the Future.
Hope FOR the future and that the
United States will play leading part
in the pacification of the entire world
was expressed by Representative Frear
as follows:
History is written in epochs, in cen
turies not days, and whatever the record
Vet to be written nothing will dim the
uster of the page which this day COM
memorates. No chapter of the last CEN
tury will he more potent in the history of
the world than the record of that war
fought for the establishment of universal
freedom, for a broad universal peace.
I'VE are not permitted to look into the
future, to see behind the veil, but if so l
firmly believe we would see living prom
Use of world peace not resting on force OF
arms but upon an agreement of nations.
That is the only enduring peace and,
strange anomaly. it will be made impera-
tive by reason of the wars that have been
waged, including that fought and won by
the boys in blue for the abolition of slsv-
cry and for the Union.