Evening star., 1934-05-31
ROOSEVELT Halls
NEW PARTNERSHIP
Gettysburg Speech Praises
Nationwide Under.
standing.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, May 81 R.-
In the bright sunshine Of this battle
field of the brothers war;" Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday hailed a
new understanding" In the United
States.
I'VE know that we all have stake
q partnership in the Government of
our country" he told the vast throng
covering the decorated fields. "All of
us share in whatever good comes to
the average man. We are all brothers
now in a new understanding"
Reaching this historic town late in
the afternoon, Mr.. Roosevelt halted in
the National Cemetery opposite the
grave-circled monument where Abra-
ham Lincoln consecrated the ground
to government by the people to watch
children drop flowers on the tiers of
graves of men who fought here.
Holds Ideal Attainable.
Speaking from a platform nearby a
few minutes later, he asserted it is in
our power to attain the great ideal-a
consolidated Nation"
Here, in the presence of the spirits
Of those who fell on this ground" he
said. I'VE give renewed assurance that
the passions of war are mouldering in
the tombs of time and the purposes of
peace are flowing in the hearts of a
united people"
Three elements were listed by the
President as hindering progress:
These groups are those who seek to
stir up political animosity or to build
political advantage by the distortion
OF facts; those who, by declining to
follow the rules Of the game, seek to
gain an unfair advantage over those
who live up to the rules, and those
few who still, because they have never
been willing to take an interest in
their fellow Americans, dwell inside
OF their own narrow spheres and still
represent the selfishness of sectional
ism, which has no place in our ma
tional life"
Pinchot Draws Cheers.
Gov. Pinchot of PENNSYLVANIA
was cheered as he introduced Pres
uent Roosevelt as "the leader" who
has taken the helm of newly united
Nation" He presented the President
as "a maker Of decisions"
In opening his brief address, Mr..
Roosevelt interpolated a word for
Gov. Pinchot, whom he described
as "a man who has so splendidly
served the cause of progressive gov
ernment and humanity"
Throngs lined the route of the
presidential party from the station
to the cemetery. Gov. and Mrs
Pinchot rode in the open car with
M Roosevelt.
The President returned after the
brief and simple exercise to his special
train to hasten on to New York where
today he reviewed the United States
fleet.
From a platform among the trees,
not far from the spot where Abraham
Lircoln dedicated the National cem-
etery in 1868. the President spoke
to thousands maSSed on the green
sward about the broad semi-circle of
graves where lie more than 5000
known and unknown Civil War SOL
diers
From an open car, friends pointed
out for the President the hallowed
places where after three days of
furious fighting the tide turned for
the armies of the Union.
Greeted by Woman, IS.
AS he ascended the rostrum he was
greeted by a smiling, white-haired
little woman of IS, Mrs. M. o. Smith,
of Hanover, Pa, who sang on the
platform the day Lincoln stood in a
November wind and dedicated the
new cemetery of the battlefield.
She was a slip of girl then but
she recalled that the rail-splitter
President complimented her and kissed
her.
The presidential party rode with
escort through the historic
streets, past the old Mcclellan house
which was used as a hospital during
the war and where Gen. Barlow's
wife was stationed as a nurse the day
he fell wounded.
They passed the Presbyterian
Church where Lincoln prayed and
where today his pew is held in rev.
erence.
Farther down. the street they saw
the home of Jennie Wade, shot to
death as she baked bread for the en-
battled forces.
The 18th Field Artillery of Fort
Hoyle, Md, fired the presidential sa-