Evening star., 1933-11-11
.DERN ADDRESSES
CROWD HONOR|NG
WORLD WAR DEAD
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
Lead Nation at Rites in
Arlington.
SPEAKER POINTS WAY
TO NEW BATTLEFIELD
Says 18th Anniversary of Wars
End Finds Country Facing
Economic Struggle.

AFlnttict sday, Fflley fifteenth anni-
yersary ctAthea eacIose tol the World War.
today Shnds THE United states engaged
in-a new struggle on the battehelds of
economies with its goal establishment
.icf, wealth eqditabiy controlled and dis,
tributed In the interests Of Y society, Y
secretary Of war Dern sad in The an.
nllaI eerernonies in Arlington Natfof4sI
Cemetery. IS - * -
Victory came In 1918, but peace did
not come Secretary Dern declared,
for no sooner was the war of arms
ended than the economic war started,
and it has continued ever since 1t is
question which was the more de-
structive and demoralizing"
The War Secretary spoke at the se-y-
ices arranged in the ampitheater, just
of the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier,
by the American Legion. A few min
utes before IL o'clock President Roose-
velt arrived at the cemetery.
The Presidents part in the ceremonies
at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
was confined to standing with bowed
head in silence at the tomb for a pc
riod of one minute and then the plac-
ing of a wreath of purple chrysanthe-
NUNS upon the tomb. Mrs. Roosevelt
followed her husband and placed three
large yellow chrysanthemums.
The Secretary of War and the Secre-
tary of the Navy joined the presiden-
tial oarty upon its arrival at the tomb
and stood by during this brief cere-
mony. Mrs. Anna Curtis Dali, daugh-
ter Of the President and Mrs. Roose-
welt, was IN the party. Immediately
after the ceremony, the President and
his party motored back to the White
House
Edward A. Hayes, national command
er Of the American Legion, was the
other speaker at the exercises. Radio
broadcasts carried the messages of
Arrnistice day to assembiages Of ex-
service men throughout the Nation.
Denounces Futility Of Sacrifice.
Secretary Dern denounced bitterly the
futility Of the sacrifices made In the
war to end wars
The postwar years form a drab,
dreary chapter, after the exalted
tdealism OF the war period" he said.
mo need to recite the story. Let it be
sufhcient to say that the world as seen
today was not made safe for democracy,
and war was not abolished, nor even
made more remote than it was in 1914.
The lofty aims that Woodrow Wilson
thought had been accomplished were,
after all, not realized.
fnere has been much dispute as to
VINO .lafv1 T1 T.
tnat nobody won. Everybody lost"
Dern declared that 'the age-old
aspiration of the human heart for ever
lasting peace and brotherhood Is stiIl
far away"
No nation would profit more from
universal disarmament, he said. than
the United States.
Force Is Too Small.
we are ready and willing 10 enter
into program Of disarmament the
moment the rest Of the world is ready
TO disarm," he added, but there is no
use talking to sensible people about
olsarming while the rest of the world
remains armed to the teeth"
AS matter of fact, the War Secre-
tary declared, the United States is
pretty well diSarmed now" The little
Regular Army Of the continental United
States, he said, is only three times the
size of the New York City police force.
america might even double the size
oI Its Regular Army, he explained,
without being suspected of any motive
except our own self defense.
But we regretfully realize" he con-
tinued, that there still exists mutual
dstruStS, suspicious and national and
racial hatreds to impede the growth of
that genuine spirit of good will which
must accompany disarmament. More
over, we must be practical enough to
remember that economic relations are
actually at the bottom Of nearly all
international disputes, and II economic
conditions cannot be stabilized, peace
cannot be stabilized either"
City Silent Two Minutes.
Elsewhere in the city two-minute
period of silence was observed at IL
O'Clock In memory of men who never
the guns on a score of fronts. But it
was characteristic Of the spirit of
Armistice day that joyfulness should
have its place with reverence in the
observance. As in Paris the night of
November II, 1918, when citizens and
soldiers joined In one of the most
noteworthy celebrations of all time SO
tonight there will be occasions of gen
eral rejoicing Two great carnfvals
and balls VIII be staged. the one at
the Wardman Park Hotel under
auspices Of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, the other at the Mayfiower
Hotel under the auspices Of the Anaeri-
can Legion.
This afternoon, also, at Washington
Cathedral, ex-service men and high
officials Of the Government, the Army
and Navy, viii assemble before the
tomb Of woodrow Wilson in the crypt
Of the Bethlehem Chapel to pay rev.
erence to the memory Of the wartime
President. This service Is under the
direction of the Woodrow Wilson
Arrnistice Day Committee and win be-
gin at 3:15 O'Clock. Mrs. Wilson and
Of the family win be present.
At 10 o'clock this morning Joseph
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