Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-14
Gen. Hines Hits
Strike Tactics in
Flag Day Talk
Wildcat Leaders
Are Condemned by
Veterans Chief


merous Flag Day ceremonies, Brig.
Gen. Frank T Hines. veterans ad-
ministrator, declared today that
Americans must now decide that it
Is high obligation of citizenship
to stand united squarely be-
hind our President
He singled out wildcat defense
strikes for particular condemnation
in an address before the entire per-
sonnet of the Justice Department.
The ceremonies we're arranged by
Department of Justice Post No. al,
American Legion, in the depart
ment'S great hall.
This Nation has embarked upon
policy of building up our arma-
ments as rapidly and effectively as
possible-and the national will to
defend ourselves will not be thwarted
by either disloyal or unthinking
tactics of obstruction" Gen. Hines
said.
I'VE all deplore the necessity
which calls for the use of our Army,
in time of peace, to prevent mass
picketing in strikebound plants,
which otherwise would be producing
tools for our defense and the de-
Tense of democracies resisting ag-
gression," Gen. Hines said, but we
must certainly applaud the results
that followed.
Officials Ill-Advised.
even in time of national emer-
gency, I do not think that any of us
want tn deprive workmen in de-
tense plants of what normally would
be called their rights. But they do
not have, and never have had, in
time of national emergency, the
right to strike against their Govern
ment, ard ignore request, if not
an order, of the President of the
United States. The attempt of i'll
advised labor officials to enforce
their demands by such tactics as
used by them, is grave threat
against the safety of all of us, and
American citizens will not tolerate
such action he asserted.
In a downtown block roped off for
the occasion. the Stanley Church
Dupue Post, No. 30 American Lee
gion. held its Flag Day program yes
terday.
Hines and Schram to Talk.
/ This program began with an
advance of colors under direction
of Comdr Hargrave of the Districts
American Legion Department. The
Rev. Howard E. Snyder, past chap
lain for the District department,
gave the invocation, and Comdr.
Hargrave delivered a speech of well
come. Brief addresses were made
by Melvin D. Hildreth of the STAN
ley Church Dupue Post, Gen. Hines
and Emil Schram, chairman of the
r. F. C.
The most lavish single program
in the whole District Flag Day cell
ebration is scheduled not for today,
but for tomorrow, when, since it is
Sunday. more persons will be able
to participate than would be pos
sible on a weekday. This program
has been arranged under the spon-
sorship of the Washington Lodge of
Elks. 1t will begin at pm. in the
Sylvan Theater of the Monument
Grounds.
Elks Plan Observance.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee is to address the
Elks' services, which are being held
in accordance with an Elk rule
adopted in 1908 requiring that all
Elk subordinate lodges hold flag
services each year. Seton Darr,
former president of the District Bar
Association, will give short history
of the flag. The Rev. De Barney
T. Phillips, chaplain of the Senate,
will deliver the invocation.
At AS pm. tomorrow parade
preceding the Sylvan Theater serv-
ices will begin, with more than 1000
persons in the line of march, &C
cording to the advance estimate.
Edwin S. Fuller, Elks' Flag Day
chairman, said that more than 100
veteran, patriotic and fraternal or
ganizati tons will participate in the
parade and the services. Henry j.
Leer is grand parade marshal. Allan
j. Duval, Elks' exalted ruler, will be
master of ceremonies.
The parade is scheduled to start
at Tenth and H streets NV, pro-
ceed south on Tenth street to Con-
stitution avenue, west on ConStltu-
ton avenue to Fifteenth street,
south on Fifteenth street to the
Washington Monument. II 1t IS
raining between 4 and 6 pm. the
Flag service and massing of colors
ceremony will be held in the Agrl-
culture Department Auditorium
Fourteenth street and independence
avenue S.W.
Justice Roberts to Speak.
The national decentralization >of
Flag Day will be made by Justice
Owen j. Roberts of the United
States Supreme Court in a radio ad-
dress from Philadelphia today at
Cos pm. Patrick J. Hurley, former
Secretary of War, is executive chair
man of the council for the day S
national observance. 1t was l64
years ago today that the Stars and
Stripes was adopted as the national
banner.
washington Girl Scouts were tc
hold a District wide Flag Day cere-
mony at 4:30 pm. today at Ander-
son House, 2118 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV, national headquarters OF
the Society of the Cincinnati, which
is the oldest patriotic society in the
United States. The girls were to
hear a patriotic address from Maj
Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. S. A., retired
The Sons and Daughters of Lib
erty held Flag Day exercises last
night at the Junior Order OF Amer
lean Mechanics Hall.
The national observance of Flag
Day by the American Legion Auxil-
iary centered this morning arounc
two speeches broadcast over a coast
to-coast network of the Columbia
Broadcasting System. The speaker;
we're Mrs. Louis j. Lemstra, nationa