Evening star., 1933-05-31

expressed the hope that the Unknown
Soldier had not died in vain 10 eno
war.
True patriotism today recognizes
that peace is not only desirable, but
critically imperative, and the only hope
of the world for the elimination OF war
is through international cooperation.
Secretary of Commerce Daniel G.
Roper said yesterday in Memorial Gay
address at the Battle Ground National
Cemetery in Brightwcod.
I'm international relations we must
shed antipathies, grudges and preJu-
dices," he added, land harmony. con.
cord an order must be sougnt anu
found fol- all of the nations OF the
world, Nav these be the absorbing mo
tives of ali those who are soon to as
semble In the World Economic Con-
ference at London"
Secretary Roper, whose supJect was
Patriotism for Today" declared Iur-
ther: =,
patriotism involves a vigorous IN
sistance that administration OF our puo-
lie affairs shall be unimpeachably non
est economical and thoroughly EN-
cient
1T includes bold determination on
the part of all to join In the work OF
clearing from our national Life sucn
vicious. malign growths as crime ana
racketeering and the banishment from
our midst of ugliness and shapnnesS,
including the sweat-shop ana tne
slum."
followed by the raising of the flag and
salute to the colors, led by Mai. John
Deayv The "Orders of the Grand Army
of the Republic" we're read by DR.. 9. "
Petteys. a survivor Of the 9Th Army
Corps at the battle of Fort Stevens IN
1864. John Clagett Proctor, vice chair
man of the committee, introduced John
M. Kline, ST., senior vice commander,
Department Of the Patomac, G. A. h,
who presided.
The graves were decorated by the
children from the public schools IN the
vicinity of the cemetery, under the
direction of Mrs. Angus Lamond, Jr.
The exercises were held jointly, under
the auspices of the Grand Army OF the
Republic and the Brightwood Citizens
Association.
Georgetown Rites Held.
Exercises honcring the memory OF
more than a score OF Georgetown law
students. who sacrificed their lives our
ing the World War, were held yesterday
morning at the school, under the aus,
pices of the two senior classes. guard
of ex-service men placed wreath be-
fore the memorial tablet in the law
library which bears the names OF the
former students who died in service.
Brig. Gen. George Richards, U. s: M.
c.. the principal speaker, declared tnat
"in o,,r history there has never been
reason for suspicion of danger to Amer
ican liberty in the organization Of our
forces for national defense"
"It is the politician who plots" he
said. at is the demagogue who roars.
And it Is the statesman who plunges
our country into blunders from which
war sometimes has resulted"
Gen. Richards scored the tendency OF
some teachers of history to "deprecate
the national spirit of America with too
much talk of internationalism."
Dean George E. Hamilton and Rev.
Francis E. Lucey, S. j., regent OF the
Law School, paid tributes to George
towns war dead. With some OF George
towns earliest faculty members having
served in the Revolutionary Army,
Dean Hamilton said the university has
sent its sons to engage In every war In
which the United States has partici-
pated.
There were addresses on behalf OF
the student body by James A. Rowes
and John w. Adler. The guard Of ex-
service men consisted of Lieut.. Paul
Wyatt Caraway, who is in the Regular
Army, and Lieuts. Francis Diskon,
Sherry Basil Myers and John Meredith
Ieal. Reserve officers Frederick Bar