Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
PRESIDENT L|KENS
TODAY TO WAR TIME
Declares Present Demands
SteadfaStneSs of Heroes
of Valley Forge.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
VALLEY FORGE. Pa. May 30
President Hoover told a vast Memorial
day crowd here today that the Nation
would find its way out of its economic
difficulties through the same resource
fulneSs and steadfastneSs which carried
Washington and his troops through the
bitter Winter of TIT.
With a blazing sun beating down on
him, Mr.. Hoover spoke with earnestness
present economic depression to another
Valley Forge.
IF those few thousand men endured
that long Winter Of priyation and SUI.
fering, Inundated by the despair OF
their countrymen, and deprived OF sup
port save their indomitab!e will, yet
held their countrymen to the faith, and
of that holding held fast the freedom
of America, what right have we to COM
piain?" he questioned. God grant that
we may prove worthy of George Wash
ington and his men Of Valley Forge"
"stiM Fighting War"
The great crowd. spread out before
him on a natural hillside amphitheater
cheered vigorously as he declared that
the source Of all wisdom was not IN
government. but in the people. and that
the common sense Of the common peo-
ple would meet the challenge OF these
times of stress and trial.
Characterizing Washington's expert
ences at Valley Forge as the most
glorious moment" Of the war for indie
pendence. Mr.. Hoover declared that
I'VE are still fighting this war OF inde-
pendence."
The fight now. he said, was against
the deadening influences of government
and for the preservation OF the in!tla-
tive and resourcefulnesS which has be-
come a tradition Of the American peo'
pie.
Although sirens still sing the song oil
the EASY Way out. he added, the memory
of Americans who fought at Valley
Forge all tell us the truth for which
our ancestors fought and suffered, the
truth which echoes upward from this
soil of blood and tears, that the way to
the Nations greatness is the path OF
self-reliance and steadfastness in times
of trial and stress"
Given IL Guns.
The President CAME to Valley Forge
from philadelphia amid all the cere-
nony usually accorded the Chief Ex-
ecutive. The LIST Troop, Philadelphia
CITY Cavalry, charter members OF which
escorted President Washington, rode
ahead of his car and from behind a
neighboring hill the guns OF an arth.
lery National Guard unit doomed out
the 2l-gun salute.
At Philadelphia last night the Presi-
dent was the guest of the Union League
Club, where an impromptu speech was
received with enthusiasm. The league
presented him with a portrait OF him
self painted by Ptlides Costa, Greek ar
tist.
An hour was spent after the conclu-
sion of his speech here inspecting the
rolling country around Valley Forge,
II is now preserved as a State park ana
the President oficially was the guest
of the park commission on his visit
After the inspection, which included
visit to Washington's headquarters, the
President boarded his train for the re-
turn trip to washington.
Dressed in formal morning wear the
President suffered from heat during his
address. Precipitation formed on his
forehead and ran down his face.
A number of persons were overcome
in the sweltering heat and received at
tention from the emergency medical
corps on the camp ground.
Cheered by Picnickers.
At the conclusion Of the speech the
crowd called for Mrs Hoover, who came
to the front Of the highly decorated