Evening star., 1943-05-31
World Liberty
Is Pledged by
Gen. Sonerve||
Fight However Long
Promised in Rites at
Arlington Cemetery

OC> loi AilS IildG dlltduy our eIle.
mics have begun to feel the might
of our armies 1t. Gen. Brehon
Somervell commanding general of
Army Service Forces, yesterday
pledged to the Unknown Soldier and
all his comrades that I'VE will carry
on the fight against whatever odds,
however long it takes, until justice
and: decency and human liberty
are re-established throughout the
earth"
Gen. Somervell predicted in his
Memorial Day address at Arlington
Cemetery that the United Nations
victory in Tunisia "is but the prelude
to the greater operations in which
we must triumph in Europe and in
Asia"
Traditional ceremonies at the
amphitheater were attended by
several thousands despite the OPA
ban on use of gasoline for all but
those officially participating in the
ceremonies. Several automobiles
were driven to the scene, but most
of the crowd walked about a mile
from the nearest bus stop.
Other Observances Conducted.
Many other Memorial Day serv-
ices were held at various places
throughout the metropolitan area.
In Maryland and Virginia the gaso-
line ban resulted in cancellation
Of some ceremonies, but the soldier
dead of all wars were honored by
speech, song and the placing Of
Wreaths and flowers
Gen. Somervell called on America
for unity.
I'VE must cast out suspicion Of
each other and of our Allies in this
fight for freedom" he said. I'VE
must remember always that it's
the same war on the farm and in
the factory. on the assembly line
and on the battle line, in the homes
of America and in the slit trenches
Of the Tunisian hills"
To-day on this quiet Sunday in
America he said, our anger burns
hot 1t burns against the violence
of men who have destroyed cities
and laid waste peaceful fields to
enslave our friends 1t burns against
the tyranny, the oppression and
rank brutality which these enemies
have loOsed upon the earth This
just anger will not be quenched
until the men who have wrought
these crueltieS are made impotent.
their armies scattered and the in
struments they have created lie in
ruins at their feet"
payS Tribute tn naaI uorooc
Paying tribute to "our honored
dead the general pledged that
we will not falter in the task. Here
in their last, peaceful bivouac, we
must pledge that we will steadfastlv
follow, throughout all the ordeals
which face us. the example they
have furnished of free Americans
fighting for their liberties. They
rest, we will not rest. we must not
rest, We cannot rest, until our free
dom is secure
The presiding officer, James G.
! Yaden, as president of the GAR
Memorial Day Corp, represented
the sponsoring organizations, which
included the GAR, the United Span
lsh War Veterans. Veterans OF
Foreign Wars of the United States,
the American Legion and the Dis
abled American Veterans of the
World War.
Music included selections bv the
United States Marine Corps Band,
Capt. William F. Santelmann. lead
er, and songs by Gene Archer. The
invocation was offered by Depart
ment Chaplain John A. Lund of the
Spanish War Veterans and the bene-
diction was pronounced by the Rev.
Howard E. Snyder of the American
Legion. The national guard Of
honor of the American Legion. under
command of James C. Clarke. of
ficiated with massing of the colors.
Dan Campbell was chairman of the
General Arrangements Committee.
Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address, was
read by Harlan Wood of the Amer
lean Legion. The order of Maj. Gen.
Logan establishing Memorial Day
was read by Richard A. Burton Of
the VFW. The Americans Creed"
was read by Earl D. Harrell of the
DAV.
ceremonies AT ATgOnne CrOSS.
From the ampitheater Legionnaires
marched to the Argonne Cross in
the American Expeditionary Force
plot of the cemetery where services
were in charge of Sedley Peck, past
department commander of the
American Legion of France
Tribute to Federal workers both
in the civilian and armed services
was paid by Paul V. McNutt. war
manpower chairman, at ceremonies
at the Sylvan Theater on the WASH
lngton Monument Grounds late yes
, terday afternoon. Mr.. McNutt point
ed to the program list of those dead
or missing and emphasized that
nearly half of them are in the civil
ian services of the Government.
1T is well to scan this list of dead"
he said. ana to remember that the
public service is calling that re-
quires courage and idealism in civil
as we'll as military service, in peace
as we'll as war"
The memorial prayer was by the