Evening star., 1942-06-15
Py tie Associated Press.

Py ttt Associated Press.
The colors of the United Nations
were broken out on every continent
Of the globe yesterday in a martial
demonstration of unity in the COM
mon fight against tyranny and op-
preston.
In both hemispheres, above and
below the equator. millions of free
dom-loving people took AmeriA's
Flag Day for their own in rededi-
eating themselves to the task of
smashing the Axis.
President Roosevelt. welcoming
Mexico and the Philippines to the
family of nations, which now num-
ber %. declared the united countries
were taking the sword from the
oppressors' hands and with it they
will destroy those tyrants."
The President, whose words were
recorded and broadcast throughout
the world, spoke to representatives
of the q other nations in the White
House. In prayer he said:
I'VE pledge our hearts and lives
today to the cause of all free man.
kind. Grant us victory :"
Churchill Speaks.
Tumultous, f1ag-waving crowds in
London cheered and paraded before
King George and Queen Elizabeth
and the rulers of European govern
ments in exile. Addressing all the
empire, Prime Minister Churchill
said:
IN this country we pledge to
each other not merely support and
succor Till victory comes. but that
wider understanding. that quickened
sense of human sympathy, that
recognition of common purpose of
humanity without which the suf-
ferlng and striving of the United
Nations would not achieve its full
award"
Scotland, too, gave an impressive
demonstration. The turnout in
Glasgow Edinburgh, Aberdeen and
Dundee was described as ''magnifi-
cent"
In Northern Ireland, where Amer
lean expedjtionary forces are mass
ing, Maj. Gen. Russell P. Hartle, field
commander said:
I'VE shall carry relief to the op-
pressed. ."
And far away in Chunking a big
night lartern procession moved
through the streets as the Chinese
chanted, United We fight, united
we win"
Moscow Celebrates.
Flags flew from all public build
lngs in Moscow and the Soviet
newspaper Izvestia pointed out the
date for the demonstration was
chosen in connection with the fact
that for many years June IA has
been annually observed in the
United States of America as the
day the American flag was conse-
Grated by the traditions and strug-
gle of the American people for in
dependence and liberty"
The observance extended to South
Africa. to India, the Middle East
and to South America.
Chicago and Columbus witnessed
record-breaking parades and in New
York a door to-door campaign was
started to obtain War bond pur-
chase pledges.
While the ceremony at the White
House high lighted -observances
over the country, there were several
others in the Capital.
Legion Home Dedicated.
Speaking at the dedication OF
the new home of the District De-
partment Of the American Legion,
Federal Security Administrator Nc
Mutt, former national commander
Of the Legion, declared that, Free
dom must be won. Won by ali men
everywhere. And every man must
help"
The Legion home is at 2437 FIJI
teenth street NV. and the exer-
cises were held at nearby Meridian
Hill Park.
"A better, America will emerge
from this conflict" Mr.. McNutt
said. "an America which under
stands. at last. the dimensions of
freedom-sacrifice. courage, self
respecting citizenship Because we
have come to recognize these things,
the sacrifices of quarter of a CEN
tury ago were not made in vain. In
those days We thought we had made
the world safe for democracy. and
we went home and forgot about de-
mOcracy."
Axis spokesmen, the speaker said,
are "frantically" predicting the de-
feat of the United States because
they know that if they do not win
within the next few months, they
will never win at all
Gen. Cox Is Speaker.
Other speakers included Brig. Gen.
Albert L. Cox, commander of the
Washington Provisional Brigade,
and Haywood N. Saunders, depart
ment commander of the Legion.
The invocation was by the Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of
Washington, and the benediction by
Msgr. Louis c. Vaeth.
There was musical program by
Conrad Thibault. opera singer. and
the chorus of the 18th Infantry.
The Sons of Union Veterans OF
the Civil War had a program at
the Union Station Plaza at which
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