Evening star., 1926-05-31
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I.ogan'S famous order establishing Me-
mortal day. The silence was pro-
found as Or. n. A. Johnson. assistant
adjutant general of the Department
of the Potomac, intOned the exhorta-
tion:
IF other eyes grew dull and other
ha nds slack and other hearts cold in
the solemn trust. ours shall keep it
we'll as long as the light and warmth
of life remain in us.
There followed IL recitation, "Busle
Retreat" by Gertrude Lyons, accom-
panied by "a buSler of the Marine
fiand. and then came the reading of
I.incolnS immortal Getty Nsb,rG ad-
dress. There was scarcely ripple
over the surface of the great cOngre-
cation throughout the repeating of
the martyred Presidents words. de-
livered in 1853 at the dedication of the
cemetery at Gettysburg. and there
was distinct pause as the lips Of
CAPT. I.emuel Warner sounded the
closing phrase:
- That we here highly resolve
that these dead shall not have died in
vain: that this Nation, under God,
shall have new birth of freedom.
and that government of the people. by
the people, for the people shall not
perish from the earth.
Quartet Sings Battle Hymn"
The response of the throng was
interrupted by the rendition of the
Rattle Hymn of the Republic" by the
Washington Quartet. composed of
Mrs. Mary Sherer Bowie. soprano:
Miss Richie Mclean, contraltO: J. f.
NJ. Bowie, tenor, and Fred East. bass.
President Coolidge then faced the
battery of microphones and began
his address.
When the applause had subsidized
she quartet again sang. rendering
THE Recessional." followed by the
reading Of an original poem. AIRING
ton" by John Clagett Proctor.
Stresses Duty to Heroes.
Ceiling on those present at the
ceremonies to conseclate themselves
to the lofty principles Of those heroes
sleeping there. Senator Frank b.
Willis of Ohio. urged them to Keep
alive the sense of obligation to the
American soldier and sailor. without
whose sacrifice. he said, I'VE would
now have no flag. no country. no
governments" Those who live here
today. he said. are the beneficlaries
irg and death.
Senato,. Willis pointed out that the
,b,e. great wars whose heroes are
heine memoria liZed today all involved
fhe sans. grea,. world wide, universal
nroh,em free government. The CIVIL
War preserved free government
against assault, from within ana
proved for all time thai in this re,
nuh,ic there can he no succesStui
appeal from the ballot 10 the bullet:
the. Spanish. American War EXTENDED
free institutions and drove hateful
fe,ldai tyranny from our western
world: the World War saved free
government from brutal extermlna-
ton.
He pointed to these three conflicts
as eXenplifying the lesson OF history
that crises sometimes come that only
an appeal to arms can settle Inc
stage has not been reached, ne said'
where the element Of force can he
safely banished from consideration,
for. he added. a wafture ot the mana
will not abolish war and peace among
ma tons cannot he secured by com
plicated international machinery: the
world can not be reformed by the
abolition of a resolution nor can strife
water.
War Sometimes Necessary.
While nobody wants war and all
desire peace, he said. yet momentous
hours come when some will make war
on an institution Or a nation rather
than let 1t live and others will accept
war rather than let the nation die.
If combined International force under
any name intervenes in such case
Senator Willis continued, 1t provokes
and makes inevitable the very thing
sought to he avoided, for war against
war is war. He invited attention
to the point that there Is a difference
between peace and pacifism and said
that aba ndonment Of preparation f0r
national defense would invite insult
and lead to war.
America is for peace. he said. but II
must always remain free. II will help
others voluntarily. but not under COM
pulsion. Ii will never surrender its
sovereignty as nation to any world
government. So far as peace can be
promoted by conference. by discussion,
by law America has aided and will aid
In such promotion. but IL Will at all
times maintain its independence of
action unfettered and unafraid.
This republic, he declared, will not
be ASiaticiZed or EurOpeanlzed. but
must always he American. Those
who come to America from beyond the
sea must become Americans in the
fullest sense. and how many, or
whether any shall come. Is purely an
American problem to be solved by our
own Government. adding that no
foreign citizen has on his own part
any inherent right to cross Americas
threshold.
The exercises came to a close with
the singing in unison Of America"
and benediction by Rev. DR.. r. F.
Mcbride. chaplain of the G. A. r..
The Grand Army parade this morn
ing was witnessed by hundreds of
spectators who lined the singular1y
deserted downtown streets. all Gov
ernment business. executive and leg
islative. having been suspended.
The Impressive march. reduced by
time to a shadow of its former splen-
dor, progressed on foot but a few
blocks, to be continued by rail to the
amphitheater in Arlington National
Cemetery.
The boys" in blue and khaki were