Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-11
Declares Aims Can Be Real
lied Only Through AIDE
quate Defense, Arbitration
and Good Will.
ECONOMIC EMERGENCY
SECOND ONLY TO WAR
Declares Solution Requires Frank,
! Sincere and Direct Conferences
y Between Heads of States
]: Throughout World"-Cites obi
/ cations Left by Dead Heroes.

! President Hoover, standing be-
1ore a stately memorial to the
Capital'S World War heroes, today
called on a world more heavily
armed than even before the Great
War" and shaken by the economic
backwash of that conflict, to Seel;
peace and prosperity by a combi-
nation of adequate defense, arbi-
tration and good will.
The President, in dedicating the
Imposing Doric temple erected in
West Potomac Park to the memory
of the Districts armed forces in
the war that ended Is years ago
today, gave a solemn warning of
rmalignant forces of fear and
hate" threatening international
comfy.
This threat to peace, he declared,
cannot be met by resolution and in
junction alone" but by 1.-The product
Of preparedness for defense, the patient
settlement of controversy and the dy-
manic development of the forces of
good will"
Emergency Second to War.
A distinguished audience, including
Gen. John j. PerShing and many other
veterans of the War with Germany,
heard the President characterize the
present economic depression as IAN
emergency second only to the Great
War"
The new emergency is being con-
duered, Mr.. Hoover asserted, by course
of action that requires mo treaties, no
that calls for frank, sincere and di-
rect personal conferences on mutual
problems between heads OF states
throughout the world"
The Presidents Armistice day mes
sage, delivered in a beautiful sylvan
setting near the Lincoln Memorial and
the Tidal Basin, sounded note OF
grim determination for peace In the
face of threatening adversely, coupled
with optimism for the future.
Cites Obligations of Living.
However great our desire for peace"
Mr.. Hoover said I'VE must not assume
that the peace for which these men
died has become assured to the world
or that the obligations which they left
10 us, the living, have been discharged"
Memories of centuries of injustice
still stir the minds of many races, he
pointed out. Other disturbing factors
he cited are fear OF invasion and dom
ination, boundary disputes between ma
tionS. overflow OF population and eco
nomic lures.
Self-respecting nations, he stated,
must protect their nationals from I'M
gust perils abroad.
War propaganda, he intimated, is be-
ing spread by men who make the incit-
ing of fear and hate their profession.
Conferences Bring Progress.
Progress is being made, he said,
toward the building of good will and
che rebuilding of confidence" He re-
ferred to the series of conferences
among heads Of governments and
among representatives of financial, in
dustrial and social institutions Of the
world.
These discussions have developed
common action" he declared, land have
Increased good will and confidence.
These consistent efforts are providing
new avenues of relief and are assuredly
thrning the tide for greatly suffering
world"
President Hoover was introduced by
Frank B. Moves, chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia War Memorial Com
mission, who explained that the COL
umned marble temple is a memorial to
all of the Districts World War forces
living as we'll as dead.
Mr.. NOyeS Pays Tribute.
In presenting the memorial for dedi-
cation, Mr.. Moves outlined the con-
KresSional authority for construction of
The temple and paid tribute to those
who had participated in its realization.
Mr.. Noyes said:
we are gathered here today to mark
with fitting ceremony the completion
and dedication of the memorial to those
members of the military and naval
forces of the United States from the
District of Columbia who served their
country in the Great War.
by act Of Congress commission
was appointed to finance and erect this
testimonial of communitys gratitude
and pride.
1T is my pleasant duty as chairman
OF that commission to make some eX-
preston of our appreciation to those
who have aided us in this work.
THE inspiration for this building
was conceived by one who is not a
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