Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
Europe Observes
War Anniversary
With Less Hatred
LOuvain Incident Stands
Out II Years After In
vasion of Belgium.
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, August Awhile Louvain.
Belgium stands divided into two camps
of lest we forget" and lest we re-
member" Europe, today, IA years after
the opening of the World War, Is slow
ly forgetting the agonieS of l9l4-l91S.
Fourteen years ago today German
troops entered Belgium, for the sanctity
of which England stood guarantor. At
midnight in reply. Great Britain enter
ed the war A state of war already
existed between Germany and Russia
at that time and Germany had de-.
clared war on France the night before.
The incident of Louvain'S eontro-
versy over the balcony OF ner new
library, whether or not it should con-
tain a stone motto which would serve
to perpetuate Belgium's hate of the IN
vading Germans, has served TO reveal
this fact with new strength.
Edmond Felix Morren, the foreman
who smashed the pillars of the balcony
of the Louvain Library. lest they should
stand without the Latin motto which
Whitney Warren, the American archi
tect had placed there, Is in danger OF
a five-year sentence. In the press he
has found few critics and many de-
| tenders. Part of his defense will be
that his father and mother we're de-
ported and he himself wounded and
maltreated by the Germans when he
was boy of Is.
Hatred Is Diminished.
In the remainder of Europe. however,
the intense hatred of the Western pow
ers against the Central powers, which
they regard as having caused the war,
has appreciably diminished. The gov
ernments of France. England and Italy,
though resolved not TO forget the great
deeds Of their own soldiers, are equally
resolved TO honor the achievements OF
their former enemies. Even the phrase
lest we forget" has come TO be applied
to the disabled soldiers and not to the
late enemy.
The Olympic games see the first
athletic massing OF the Germans IN
strength since the war. competing
| formidably with the athletes of other
| nations
Teutonic athletes have for several
wears been welding the bonds OF sports
| international amity. appearing In ten
mis- matches at Wimbledon, England,
and st. Cloud, France, and British and
French tennis players have at Dussel-
dorf returned the visit.
German aviatorg attended the Brit
ish air force display at Hendon re-
Gently, and German aces were dined
by British aces whom they had act
uaily encountered and fought In midair
Amusing have been some OF the Incl
dents which reveal this growing sense
Of international friendship. Such an
one was the antique French automobile,
of pre-war Spanish American) vintage,
which made It's laborious journey to
Berlin 30 years after It's birth--in reality
harbinger Of good will,
The responses TO the Kellogg peace
proposals are instances OF much greater
dignity. Fear and hatred of other ma
tions must be waning before a nation
will forswear It's right to warfare.
Germans Welcomed In England.
German municipal officials were
| heartily welcomed IN England when
| they came here TO study trafilc regu-
| lation methods and municipal activ-
| tiles, after continental tour. Scores
| Of German university students have
been brought to England to observe
! conditions here.
| Many British people have subscribed
to the Austrian loan Of 100000,
J Hungary's complaints against the In
/ cltision of q portion of her people In
! the confines OF Rumania have received
enthusiastic support In England. LORD
Rothermere being the leader Of the
| group.
Instances might be heaped upon the
shoulders Of other instances to show
that while War~torn burrows on the face
, Of Europe are smoothing out. the hatred
In her heart IL softening, too.
BRUSSELS, August 4 A').~-~1'he four
teenth anniversary of the invasion OF
Belgium by the Germans was COM
memorated today by salvo of I'll shots
fired by all gnrfisonE. Bells we're rung
and steam whistles blown throughout
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