Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19
JAHNCKE STATES
VIEWS ON PEACE
Tells Fidac Measures Need
Have Nothing in Common
With PacifiSm.
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new president, the principal business
of the sessions, until next Tuesday,
when the congress will convene at the
Culver Military Academy in Indiana on
the brief Western tour of the delegates
With this matter settled, the congress
recessed into committee meetings to
pass on matters of common interest to
veterans Of the allied nations. Mem
bsrs of the Peace Committee met with
Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton, British hero of
the Gallopi campaign as chairman
The chairmen of the other committees
were. Constitution and Finance, M.
Demets of France; War Victims, M
Randoux of France; Propaganda, Col.
E. C. Heath of Great Britain.
Reports of officers were submitted at
the morning session of the congress
and we're filed without reading. Lieut.
Col. Fred w. Abbot of Great Britain,
the international president, pointed out
that his visits to of the 10 countries
composing the federation convinced him
that the Fidac is growing in Importance
as a world organization. During the
past year, he declared, the laison of
Fidac with the younger generation has
demonstrated that the organization has
laid firm foundation on which 1t is
UIEUdIEu W bAilN a AAoAAAD Va FNNA~Ns
Consider Junior Fidac.
Col Abbot in his report called upon
the Fidac to consider seriously the sub
ject of a junior Fidac, either as sep
brate organization or through ANIMATION
Of the youth of the land within the
existing organization. If we are to
continue the ideals and ideas for which
we fought, it is necessary that we ind
The intermediary which will carry them
into the future he said.
There are still hundreds of unsettled
problems for the attention Of the War
Victims Committee, the report pointed
out OF major Importance, 1t stated.
was the problem of standardized rating
for invalidity in the various allied coun-
tries so that uniform attribution may
be accorded to all allied eX-service men
in their countries.
Another equally important problem,
the report stated, is the question OF
tracing sickness, resulting from war
service, directly to that service. EX-
listing laws do not fully cover this stu
alton which, he declared, is one whlch
the Fidac should seriously consider.
Before the session of the Fidac Auxil-
iary, Princess Cantacuzene, president of
the women, declared in her report that
It is an urgent duty for the women to
Safeguard peace"
Create Union of Hearts.
"The only way to do it is to create
union of hearts" she declared. To
this effect the feminine auxiliary has
never ceased working"
She pointed out that the auxiliary
has done effective work for the assist
ance of war orphans and plan for the
constitution of the Interallied Associa-
ton of War Orphans was to be sub
mitted for the vote of the Fidac Con-
gress. Her report reviewed at length
the various activities being conducted
in the different countries on behalf OF
war orphans and victims
Following the return Of delegates from.
Alexandria this afternoon, they will be
the guests of Secretary of War Hurley
at dinner at the Congressional Coun-
try Club The speakers, in addition 10
Secretary Hurley. will be DR.. Thomas
H Healy, assistant dean of the George
town University School of Foreign Serv- |
ice, who will discuss the part that the
veterans can take in reaching interna-
tional understanding and Lady EDWARD |
Spencer Churchill of Great Britain.
The principal matter before the con- |
press tomorrow viii be the presentation |
OF the Fidac awards TO the representa-
tives Of three universities selected be- |
cause Of their excellence OF courses |
tending TO promote international unoef-
standing and good will. Col. Abbot |
will make the presentations on behalf
Of the jury Of awards.
Hoover Voices Appreciation.
Following the opening plenary ses-
zion yesterday afternoon the delegates
were received at the White House by
the President and Mrs. Hoover.
Mr. Hoover expressed his spprecia-
ton Of the work which Fidac was do
ing and voiced the hope that the con-
ference here would be fruitful in
friendly inspirations between the dele
gates and the countries they repre-
sented
The dinner last night at the Ward
man Park Hotel, when Gen. John j.
Pershing was host to the veterans of
10 nations, was the gala affair of the
day. Gen. Pershing was host and guest
of honor also. If one interpreted in that
way the tremendous ovation the COM
mander of the American wartime forces
received from comrades in arms. 1t was
in the nature of a belated birthday
greeting Gen. Pershing was 10 last
Saturday.
He told the veterans they were in
battle array now, fighting TO maintain