Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-30
HOOVER
PRAISES
lincoln
Leads Nj e m orial Day
Program On Hallowed
Spot At Gettysburg.
PLEADS FOR PEACE
Ideals OF Great Emanci-
patOr Held Up AS Ex-
ample For Nation.
BY H. o. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

GETTY SBt kG, IA, May jU.(U.J
President Hoover pleaue6 for
peace and tolerance IN his Menog
ial Day address here today, point
ing back TO the ideal neld up by
Abraham Lirc:;:: =. lis same bat
tleficld during the trying days of
the Civil War.
Lincon's words "oominatc this
scene" the President said as he
gazcd over the rolling stretches
where the North and South once
engaged in bloody conflict. 1t was
the civil War Presidents "call to
moderation" winch .ir. Hoover re-
itcratcd here today.
President Hoover and his party
left Gettysburg, after the address
and exercises there to motor to Og-
ontzc Lodge, the fishing camp of
Jay Cooke, Of Philadelphia, near
Williamsport, Pa.
The Presidents party included
Secretary of War Hurley, Capt.
Allen Buchanan, Mr. Hoover's aide;
George Akcrson and Lawrence
Richcy, White House secretaries,
and DR.. Joel T. Boone, White House
physician.
Ills speech in full follows;
Fellow countrymen:
We stand today amidst monu-
ments to the valor and glory of
generation Of Americans, north ana
south. now well nigh gone. Most
of those who bore the burdens of the
Civil war have joined their COM
radcs who sleep beneath these
mounds. OF thousand brigades
which marched in that great conflict
scarce n score remain,
To the dead we pay again our tri'
butte of gratitude and devotion. TO
the living we extend heartfelt
wishes for continuation of peace
ful wears, serene in contemplation OF
their glorious youth. The time mns'
come all too soon when these llvmg
ties of our generation with the his
toric past will have passed on. Then
we shall have only cherished mem
ories To remind us of those men VINO
heroically died and those women
who bravely suffered for great
ideals, or who lived on to conSum'
mate the reunion of our country,
to give stability to its government,
and peace to its people.
Every American 5 thought of this
great battlefield OF Gettysburg
flashes with the instant vision of
the lonely figure Of Lincoln, whose
immortal words dominate this scene
No monument has been or can be
erected here so enduring as that sim
pie address which has become a part
of this place.
Greater than the tribute OF gran
itc or bronze remains that momor'
able message to the America people.
That appeal for the unity Of our
people and the pcrpetuation of the
Fundamentals of our democracy is
as vital today in our national think
ing as it was when Lincoln spoke.
Behind him were the 20 wears of ma
tional experience that had passed
between him and Washington. His
words from their span of the past,
rang with courage and assurance for
the future. Though no President has
been so bcsct, though no time in our
history has been SO dark, though
never have strong men been so af
fcctcd with doubts, yet i'll the midst
of all that turmoil he found strength
20 lift his head above the coluds and
proclaim that vision which the pass
inp years have SO fully confirmed.
Today nearly 20 years have pass
ed since Lincoln spoke. Ours is q
new day and ours new problems OF
the republic. There are times wher
these problems lom ominous anC
their solution difficult. Yet great
rs our difficulties may sometimes
seem, we would be of little cour
age if in our concerns we had less
than Lincoln had in his far greater
task.
Plea For Charity
Lincoln 's counscls sounded strang
~ when spoken in the midst of war
His was the call OF moderation. Ou
history would be even brighter thar
IT is if his predecessors and his con
tcmporaries had spoken as temper
atclv as he, if they had been move'
by charity toward al, by malice to
ward none.
We shall be wise to ponder her
what precious wealth of human lif
might have been preserved, wha
rivers Of tears might never hav
flowed, what anguish of souls nee'
never have been, what spiritual divi
sion Of our people might have beer
avoided, if only our leadership hat.
always been tempered by the mod
erption and calm vision of Lincoln
Since his day reason has not alway
ruled intscad of passion, knowledg
has not always been sought instea'
Of reliance upon improvredf conjec
trre. patience has not ever delaye'
,hc rmp>tuous feet Of reckless am
bition. quiet negotiation has not al
ways replaced the clamor of tn