Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-15
Roosevelt Leads
Nation S Tribute
To Macarthur
by JOHN w. FARRELL

by bOnN w. JAhWEh1L
Init News Service stan Correspondent
Throughout a world rocked by
total war, wherever free men
gathered, United Nations Flag Day
was dramatically dedicated today
by the democracies to the grim
task Of forever celebrating Hitler
ism and totalitarianism. and estab-
fishing the four freedoms.
In Washington. In Chungking. In
London and Moscow. In Australia
and South Africa and India. there
were stirring ceremonies, solemn
words. all boding Ill for the Axis
militarists.
President Roosevelt presided at
a White House ceremony attended
by the representatives OF all the
United Nations, their total swelled
10 % as Mexico and the Philippines
Commonwealth formally joined the
ranks.
DESTROY TYRANTs
In an observance fraught with
the solemnity OF the occasion.
President Roosevelt declared:
I'VE know that man. born 70
freedom I'm the image Of God,
will not forever suffer tho OPP
pressors' sword. Tho people Of
the United Nations arc taking
that sword from the opprcssors'
hands. With IL they VIII destroy
those tyrnnts. The braxen tyran-
mics pass. Man marches forward
toward tho light"
In Britain, the celebration topped
anything since the war began. The
entire nation, ii seemed, turned
out. King George and Queen Eliza
beth In the vanguard.
U. s. FORCES JOIN FETE
Promising victory. Britain's
prime minister. Winston Churchill,
referred TO "our great friend. Pres
ident Roosevelt" In bis message,
read in churches and ceremonies
throughout the islands. American
forces took part In British observ-
ances.
Firecrackers and dragon process
sions featured the Chinese observ-
ance at Chungking. where tire
mendous crowds took part in
services that began at dawn and
continued until late at night.
Fighting alone for the greater part
of their five years at war. the
Chinese rejoiced at the presence
at their side of n allies.
The flag Of Soviet Russia flew
alongside OF the other United Ma
tons in Moscow's Red Square.
while in moving picture houses, in
newspapers and at lectures, Rus
sia's allies were paid homage.
MESSAGE FROM MARTHUR
In Australia. a special message
from Gen. Douglas Macarthur
honored in the United States both
Saturday and Sunday at special
Macarthur Day ceremonies-was
read In every church.
Thousands OF American troops
swung along Australian streets
amid widespread celebrations, as
residents down under cheered
the powerful United States fight.
ing forces dispatched to aid them
in the black days of last winter.
American troops marched In
India, too, in a colorful parade
symbolizing the might OF the ma
tons arrayed against the Axis
powers.
In South Africa, Prime Minister
Jan Christian SHUTS vowed:
I'VE are pledged not to re-
treat, not TO rest nor sheath the
sword or cease from mortal
strife until the conquered lands
are all restored again to ma
/, tionL integrity and high honor
> among nations"
EVERY TOWN CELEBRATES
Every town, city and hamlet
observed the occasion In the
United States.
Alfred NJ. Landon in n rally at
Marshalltown. Ia, urged a "rea-
sonable" Qualification OF war aims
as a part of the preparedness for
peace.
He said America must devote Its
undivided energies and thought TO
winning the war before undertake
ing 10 working out peace and
postwar formula.
Gov. Harold f. Stassen Of Min
nesota, in a radio address pre-
dicted a postwar period Of free
people and asserted that the walls
of isola tionism and narrow sepa-
ration between nations were gone.
He urged the United States join
a world association to keep the
peace after the war is over.