Evening star., 1942-06-15
Allies Join in Flag Day Rites
In PIedging Defeat of Axis
Roosevelt Welcomes Mexico and Philippines
To Nations Opposing Aeeressors

can, of Missouri spoke. and at the
Interior Auditorium the day was
marked by presentation Of an am
bulance to the Red Cross by the
Order of the Eastern Star.
Before yesterday, 26 nations. in
cluding the United States. Great
Britain, Russia and China had ad-
hered to the declaration by United
Nations" of January embracing
the four freedoms Of the Atlantic
Charter and pledging each sigma
tory to use its full resources in the
war and not to conclude a sep
arate peace with the enemy.
Surrounded by DR.. Francisco Cas-
tillo Najera, the Mexican Ambassa-
dor; President Manuel Quezon of
the Philippine Commonwealth, and
the diplomatic representatives Of Is
other signatories, Mr.. Roosevelt de-
clared:
To-day the Republic of Mexico
and the Commonwealth of the Phil
ippine Islands join us. We welcome
these valiant peoples to the company
Of those who fight for freedom"
Question Put to Axis Peoples.
Asserting the four freedoms were
the rights of men of every creed and
race wherever they live-a heritage,
long withheld" the President said
the people of the United Nations
know that their faith cannot be
broken by any man or any force"
And we know that there are other
millions who in their silent captivity
share our belief" he added.
I'VE ask the German people. still
dominated by their Nazi whip-mas-
ters. where they would rather have
the mechanized hell of Hitler's new
order or-in place of that, freedom
of speech and religion, freedom from
want and from fear.
We ask the Japanese people
trampled by their savage lords of
slaughter, whether they would rath-
er continue slavery and blood or,
in place Of them-freedom of speech
and religion. freedom from want
and from fear.
I'VE ask the brave, unconquered
people of the nations the Axis in
vaders have dishonored and de-
spoiled whether they would rather
yield to conquerors or, have freedom
OF speech and religion, freedom from
want and from fear
I'VE know the answer. They
know the answer. We know that
man, born to freedom in the image
of God, will not forever suffer the
oppressors' sword. The peoples OF
the United Nations are taking that
sword from the oppressors' hands
With it they will destroy those
tyrants. The brazen tyrannies pass
Man marches forward toward the
light"
Prayer Written by Benet.
The Chief Executive, who In a
proclamation May 9 expanded
Americas traditional Flag Day into
an occasion for honoring the colors
Of all her associates in the war,
concluded his 5-minute address by
quoting a prayer written for United
Nations Day by Stephen Vincent
Benet. author-poet.
God of the free, we pledge our
hearts and lives today to the cause
OF all free mankind. Grant us vic
tory over the tyrants who would
enslave all free men and nations.
Grant us a common faith
that man shall know bread and
peace-that he shall know justice
and righteousness, freedom and Sc
curity, an equal opportunity and
an equal chance to do his best,
not only in our own lands, but
throughout the world"
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke to the diplo-
matte representatives in the state
dining room sitting at table used
by President Lincoln
The Ambassadors and Ministers of
the governments allied against the
Axis stood beside the flags Of their
countries forming a huge w" on
each side and to the rear of the
President.
AS the Mexican Ambassador and
President Quezon added their sig
natures to the Declaration of the
United Nations" the President re-
marked:
And may I add there is plenty
room for more signatures"
Supplement to Document.
The two new signatures were'placed
on a supplement written in long
hand by Mr.. Roosevelt which will
be attached to the original docu-
ment kept in a safe at the State De-
partment.
Dated June IA, 1872" the supple
ment read:
Signed in the presence of the rep
resentatives of the two nations who
! subscribed to the above original
declaration"
Participants in the ceremonies in
cluded Lord Halifax, Great Britain
Maxim Litvinov. u S. S. R.; DR.. T.
V. Soong, China: Sir Owen Dixon,
Australia; Count Robert van der
Straten-Ponthoz, Belgium; Leigh
ton Mccarthy, Canada; DR.: Luis
Fernandez, Costa Rica; DR.. Aurelio
F.. Concheso. Cuba: Vladimir Hur-
ban, Czechoslovakia; DR.. j. M
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