Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-31
HOOVER ADDRESS PRAISED.
President Gratified by Messages From
All Parts of Country.

President Hoover's Memorial day adj
dress, delivered yesterday at Arlington
National Cemetery, in which he strong
ly stressed the need for world peace
and called for reduction in naval arma-
ment as a means of fulfilling the
Kellogg pact to outlaw war, made
profound impression throughout the
Nation, judging from messages receiv-
ed at the White House.
The commendatory nature Of these
messages, which have come in the form
of kilograms, telephone calls and let
tiers, along with the editorial treatment
of the speech by the press, is known to
have been gratifying to the President.
He spent considerable time and took
great pains in the preparation Of his
Memorial day message to the world. He
endeavored to state what he had to say
as briefly and as clearly as possible.
He purposely refrained from platitudes
so familiar to the usual patriotic as
Sembly.
AS "a great hope" that there may be
avoided those frightful fruits of mems
failures that have blotted with blood so
many chapters of the worlds history"
Mr.. Hoover pointed to the Kellogg
BRAND treaty as one Springing from
the aspirations and the hearts of men
and women throughout the world.
But If this agreement is to fulfill its
high purpose, we and other nations
must accept its consequences" he
warned. 1--WE must clothe faith and
idealism with action. That action must
march with the memorable tread of
common sense and realism to accom-
plishment."
Disarmament as Paramount.
Paramount in this action he held
disarmament; not limitation of arms,
but an actual reduction. And in that
connection he expressed deep regret
that in spite of the Kellogg BRAND
pact to renounce war as an instrument
Of national policy and the lessons of
the Great War the nations are engaged
in strengthening their naval arms.
If the Kellogg BRAND covenant be
genuine proof that the world has re-
nounced war as an instrument OF ma
tional policy, Mr. Hoover said, this
means at once an abandonment OF the
aggressive use of arms by every nation
signatory to the pact, and becomes
sincere declaration that all armament
hereafter shall be used only for de-
Tense"
Consequently if we are honest" he
added, I'VE must reconsider our own
naval armament and the ornaments of
the world in the light of their defensive
and not their aggressive use"
After twice emphasizing that ade-
uuate preparedness for the protection
of our own people" is the only assur-
ance against aggression, the President
called attention that the United States
has undertaken to approach the prob
lem of naval disarmament with new
program calling for actual reduction in
existing commitments in place OF a
building I'D to specific limitations.
Another reminder of the obligations
of the Signatory powers under the Kel-
logg BRAND treaty was given by Mr..
Hoover with the declaration that 'it
implies that we will conduct our daily
intercourse with nations in keeping
with the spirit of that agreement; it
| implies that we shall endeaVor to de-
velop those instrumentalities Of peace
full adjustment that will enable us to
remove disputes from the field of emo
ton to the field of calm and judicial
consideration"
Third Public Speech.
This was Mr.. Hoover's third public
speech since becoming President He
spoke with solemnity and feeling.
There were no outburStS of applause
, during his speech, but it was evident
| that his vast audience was deeply i'm
pressed. AS he stood on the roStrum,
the rays of a bliStering sun beat down
upon him and several times he paused
to wipe his forehead and neck.
Mrs. Hoover and George Akerson. one
of his secretaries, and a number of
cabinet members occupied seats just
back of the rostrum. The huge amphi-
thester was packed and the slopes be-
yond were .threaged With Others who