Evening star., 1938-11-11

tolerance and malice and racial hate
is to supplant it, can we close our
eyes and fold our hands and yet
keep faith?
I'VE, as Americans, out of respect
for our noble dead and the sacri-
fees they made to advance the
civilization which alone can mean
world at peace, must be prepared" )"
Gen. Hines declared that democ-
racy has been placed on the de-
fensive, as people in other lands
turn to autocratic forms of govern
ment, and added that while the
American people sincerely desire to
live in peace this should not sug-
gest to others that America will not
resent aggression, nor fully defend
the ideals upon which our Nation
is established"
He asserted that one of the great
est menaces to freedom is intoler-
ance-"that attitude Of mind which
will not permit beliefs which differ
from their own"-and appealed for
spirit of tolerance with each other
so that I'VE may adhere only to
these interests which promote the
welfare of the United States"
After pointing to the need for q
strong national defense to guard
against dangers from abroad, Gen.
Pershing said in his statement issued
last night that Ito meet all these
requirements promptly and without
excitement is, in my opinion, the
most important duty that confronts
the American people on this goth
anniversary of the armistice."
THE performance Of that duty"
he added, should preserve our
peace, and If that proves impossible,
will enable us to be secure behind
our defenses."
More than this, it will bring
home to other governments our
strength, and will pave the way for
reduction in ornaments, which Is
the wish of all of us who hate war"
In observance of Armistice Day,
so members of the District of Colum-
bia Grande Voiture of the Forty and
Eight gathered at the District War
Memorial to place a wreath on the
monument. C. Cassard Schroth,
grand chef du gare, made the pres
entation, assisted by Fred G. Fraser,
chef de chemin de fer national passe.
]. L. Koehl, department vice COM
mander of the District of Columbia,
delivered the Armistice Day prayer.
Col. Batista at Arlington.
The presence of Col. Batista, the
swarthy little dictator of Cuba, gives
unusual flavor to the 1898 Armistice
Day ceremonies. He arrived here
yesterday for a four-day stay. His
party left the Cuban Embassy at
10 am. today and proceeded to the
Arlington Cemetery behind motor
cycle escort. Gen. Malin Craig,
Army chief of staff, and Brig. Gen.
Jonathan M. Wainwright, retiring
commandant of Fort Myer, met the
colonel at the north entrance of the
Ampitheater at 1890 am.
The Amphitheater program was
broadcast over q nationwide net
work of the National Broadcasting
Co. at noon.
James T. Brady, department COM
mander of the District of Columbia:
Joseph j. Molloy, national executive
committeeman for the District L.
gion, and Mrs. James Morris, ma
tional president of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary, were among the
speakers.
Brady Is Chairman.
Comdr. Brady is chairman Of the
American Legion Armistice Day
Committee, and Maj. William P.
Kershner, also of the Department
Of the District of Columbia, is vice
chairman.
The Armistice Day observance be-
gan early today with the release of
5000 pigeons from the Columbus
Monument before the Union Station
for flight to New York in honor
of the heroism of "Cher Ami" a
World War pigeon cited for bravery.
Eugene I. Van Antwerp, COM
mander in chief of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, issued an Armistice