Evening star., 1938-06-17
DR.. WALSH HITS
: COMMUNISM IN /
FEDERATION TALK
Presentation of Star Cup
for Leadership Is One
Banquet Feature.
COOPERATIVE RECOVERY
DRIVE HELD NECESSARY
Speaker Declares No Political
Party Can Be Blamed for
Nations Condition.


Nations Condition.
Denunciation Of Communism In an
address by DR.. Edmund A. Walsh,
vice president of Georgetown Uni.
versity and regent of its Foreign
Service School, and presentation Of
The Evening Star Cup for outstanding
work in Montgomery County featured
the annual banquet Of the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation last
night.
More than 200 guests were present
at the gala affair held at Georgetown
Preparatory School,
A Communist rs q very clever per.
son." DR.. Walsh declared, warning
that 1t was his method to blame all
wrongful and unpopular activities on
Fascism.
Country Faces Crisis.
The speaker declared that the pres
ent day was, in his opinion. the third
most important crisis of the United
States Government. We are now in
the same position that We were 10
years ago, he said, and In addition, the
Government now Is many billions Of
dollars more in debt.
He cited the FIRST crisis as the time
and drawing up of the Articles Of
Confederation. The second, he said.
was the Civil War.
DR.. Walsh blamed the fact that
America is just now having its depres-
sion, while other countries were
affected by the same conditions earlier.
on cultural lag" It takes the
United States longer to do things at
times, he said, then added jokingly.
but they always do things, and always
bigger and better"
Unity Urged for Recovery.
DR.. Walsh declared that no political
party could be held responsible for the
country's present condition, expressing
the belief that an impartial study
would reveal this. He said further that
no one party could bring about re-
covery. Full recovery can only be ac-
complished by AL the people" work.
ing togther, he asserted.
At the request of H. S. Yohe, presi-
dent Of the federation, Washington I.
Cleveland of Kensington presented
The Evening Star Cup to q subcom-
mittee Of the Legislation Committee.
composed of Richard B. Barker Of the
Westmoreland Hills Citizens Associa-
ton, Allan H. Gardner Of the Wood
side Park Civic Association and w.
Scott Macgill of the Garrett Park Citi-
zens' Association.
In reviewing. the work Of the sub
committee, Mr.. Cleveland said: This
committee was assigned the work of
considering resolution introduced in
November, 1884, proposing change in
the government Of Montgomery County
by enacting legislation suitable for the
government Of our suburban area. 1t
was considering also q second resolu-
ton introduced in September, 1887.
proposing q charter form Of govern
ment for the county"
Professional Services Needed.
1t was discovered. Mr.. Cleveland
said, that no satisfactory survey of
this type could be made except by a
professional group. It then was rec
commended that the Montgomery
County Board of Commissioners en-
gage some group such as the Brook
ings Institution Of Washington or the
Institution of Public Administration
of New York City to make such a
study. No decision has yet been
reached by the board, Mr.. Cleveland
added, but it is the hope and expec-
tation Of the federation that as q re-
suit Of the outstanding work of these
three men a movement has been start
ed which will result In a study OF
the country's governmental set-up
to the end that such changes
may be made as are needed to make
the government Of Montgomery Coun-
ty a modern, efficient vehicle for ad-
ministering the affairs of the COM
munity in which we live"
Mr.. Cleveland. in presenting the
cup, praised the work of its sponsor.
Oliver Owen Kuhn, former managing
editor Of The Evening Star newspaper
and prominent Montgomery County
civic leader. On the basis of meritori-
Gus work, Mr.. Kuhn. the first presi-
dent Of the federation, was chosen
by that body as nrsts recipient of the
trophy.
DR.. Victor Meyers. president of the
Arlington County Civic Federation;
L. A. Carruthers, president of tn,
District Federation Of Citizens Asso-
Citations, and Jesse G. Suter, former
president Of the District Federation
and vice chairman of the Citizens
Joint Committee on National Repre-
Citations; Jesse c. Suter, forme1
sentation and Judge Alfred D. Bailey,
president Of the Federation of Citi.
zens' Associations of Prince Georges
County, were introduced to the mem.
bership. All were honor guests.
Entertainment was furnished by
the Seventh Day Adventists' Glee Clue
Of Takoma Park.