Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-28
Impressive Sunday Ceremony
Held at National Memorial
Church of Denomination.
OWEN D. YOUNG is PAID
RICH TRIBUTE IN SPEECH
Representative Fish Attacks Arms
Exports as Manifestation of
Greedy Motives.

Before a crowd of hundreds of Uni
versalists from throughout the United
States, the tower forming the central
architectural feature of the Universalist
National Memorial Church. Sixteenth
and S streets, was dedicated to the
cause of world peace, international
justice and brotherhood, and as
tribute to Owen D. Young at an i'm
presSive ceremony yesterday afternoon.
A large Sunday afternoon crowd was
attracted by the gathering in the
church grounds.
Representative Hamilton Fish, jr, of
New York. principal speaker, made a
stirring plea for world peace and at
tackled the agencies of war.
Mr.. Fish urged the support of Uni
versalistS to prohibit the export of
arms and munitions to belligerent ma
tionS by private manufacturers in the
United States. declaring: THE United
potential slaughter house of the world"
Greed Seen as Motive.
"There is no sound reason why We
should permit our munitions makers for
the sake of profit and greed to ship
munitions to belligerent nations with
which we are at peace without the con-
sent Of Congress. If we must have
wars in the future let 1t be in defense
of the United States and not in defense
Of war prof1teers or the greed of NUM-
ton manufacturers"
Taking a slap at professional propa-
gandists and lobbyists, Mr.. Fish said:
THE eyes Of the public have been
opened by the near treason of that paid
lobbyist and propaganda, William B.
Shearer. at Geneva, and the American
people know now what they may eX-
pect from the paid propaganda Of the
armament trust"
Elsewhere in his address he declared:
Although the guns have been silent
since the armistice We have had no
peace; We have had nothing but inter-
national diScord, bitterness and hatred !"
Later, he asserted that 1.-The BRAND
Kellogg peace pact renouncing war as
an instrument of national policy is the
greatest bloodless revolution in the his
tory of mankind"
The speaker paid tribute to Owen
d. Young and his plan worked out last
Spring in settling World War repara-
ton disputes.
Monument to Peace.
In his Introductory remarks the
speaker declared, This tower will stand
for ages to come as a monument to the
cause OF peace, humanity and religion,
and will commemorate the great
achievements of Owen d. Young in re-
storing cooperation and understand
ing in war-torn world"
A further tribute was paid to Mr..
Young by DR.. Frank D.. Adams. re-
elected president of the Universalist
General Convention. DR.. Adams made
an additional plea for world peace and
brotherhood.
An earlier telegram from Mr.. Young,
expressing regret over inability to at
tend the ceremonies, read, in part, as
follows:
IT deeply regret my inability to at
tend the dedication exercises of the
Tower OF World Peace on Sunday after
noon. The dedication of Hepburn Hall
at st. Lawrence University by Nine
Curie on Saturday makes 1t physically
impossible for me to reach Washington
in time for your service. That the Uni
dedicate the tower of its national
church to world peace is strikingly con-
sistent with its traditional faith. No
one can aspire to world peace and en-
courage the necessary practical steps
to attain it without a deep conviction
of the moral SoundnesS of human be-
ings everywhere. That you have aSso-
ciated my name with this tower makes
me sensible both of the high honor and
my own unworthineSs.
Ministers Officiate.
DR.. Frederic w. Perkins, pastor Of the
UniversaliSt National Memorial Church.
presided. Invocation was delivered by
Rev. Charles H. Emmons, vice chair
man of the National Memorial Church
campaign committee, and benediction
by Rev. Herbert E. Benton, chairman
of the Universalist Commission of
Foreign Relations and World Peace.
The congregation took part in the
formal dedication in the form Of re-
Sponsive reading.
Many of the delegates to the Uni
versalist General Convention, which
concluded its business sessions in the
Hotel Mayflower Saturday, left for their
homes following the dedicatory cere-
mony. Many, however, remained over
for services in the First Congregation
al Church last night, arranged as q
part of the convention program