Evening star., 1943-04-14
Further Rites
Mark Jefferson
bicentennidI
Commission Seeks
To Further Ideals
OfThird President
(Picture on Page A-3.)

further celebration of the bicenten
NAL Of Thomas Jefferson's brit
here and throughout the countr.
following the dedication yesterda.
of the 100000 memorial to tn
author of the Declaration Of Inde
pendence.
Pricipal interest here will cente
on the memorial on the shores o
the Tidal Basin, which Presiden
Roosevelt, in his dedicatory address
called "a shrine of freedom" Hous
ing the actual Declaration of Inde
pendence under constant marin'
armed guard, the shrine with it
heroic statue of Jefferson was tn,
main attraction today among man,
exhibits available throughout tn,
city. Others were on display a
the Library of Congress, the Ma
tional Archives and the Nationa
Gallery of Art,
Jefferson was lauded in many
forums yesterday as public figures
judges, historians and others paic
tribute to the third President. Fol.
lowing the dedication yesterday, the
principal Grafton of the afternoon
was delivered by Supreme Court
Justice Felix Frankfurter, who spoke
at the Library of Congress on "The
Permanence Of Jefferson"
Declarations Power Stressed.
Declaring that the Declaration oi
Independence, penned by Jefferson
was ''the formulation of a mo.
mentous event in history" Justice
Frankfurter declared "it was no less
the generator of the process of lib
erty everywhere"
Many members of Congress spoke
In the Capitol and over the radio.
Plans for additional celebration.
we're being arranged by the Jeffer.
son Bicentennial Commission, Of
which President Roosevelt is hon.
orary chairman, and Senator Glass
Democrat, of Virginia is chairman
From its headquarters on Capito
Hill, the commission launched plans
to spread the ideals of Thomas JET.
ferson through schools, colleges, uni.
versities, clubs and other institution:
during the remainder of this year.
Several important publications viii
be issued by the commission soon
Edward Boykin, executive secretary
announced. He said the commission
deliberately had delayed its program
till after the dedication of the
memorial under auspices of the JEFF
ferso1 Memorial Commission.
The memorial ceremonies yester.
day drew a crowd of about 10000
to tho south shores of the Tida.
Basin. President Roosevelt paic
high tribute to jefferson the "apos-
tie OF freedom" to whom, she said
1--WE are paying a debt long overdue.
The audience not only filled about
5000 seats arranged for invited
guests, but overf1owed into the
nearby grounds, where police esti.
mated another 5000 persons stood
Despite the crowd, there was only
one casualty reported. A little gir
who had stood for about an houl
and half waiting for the Presi.
dents address, tainted and had tt
be removed from her vantage place
In the front row of standees.
Through the apertures of the me-
mortal last night the strong vino
and snow f1urried into the memoria
interior about the temporary statue
OF Jefferson, giving rise to some
speculation as to how long the
plaster figure will last under expo.
sure to the elements. Both the
sculptor, Rudulph Evans, and the
plaster-molder, Attilio Contini o.
New York. who attended the cere.
monies are somewhat concerned
about the l9-foot figure. Mr.. Con.
TIM said, however, he will inspect
the statue at frequent intervals anc
will add other coatings of wax tt
Its surface for protection. Tht
bronze figure from piece molds'
now safely stored in New York will
be cast after the war.
Difficulties Multiply.
In his speech yesterday, Justice
Frankfurter declared "the grandeur
of the aims of democracy is matched
by the difficulties of their achieve
ment."
Pointing out that difficulties have
multiplied appallingly" since JEFF
fersons day, the jurist warned:
Not only has our industrial civil.
ization. which he so feared even il
Its incipiency. thrown up an intri.
cate range of problems. but the mis-.
use and manipulation of modern de.
vices, chain newspapers, cheap mag.
azines, popular polls, the movies ane
the radio, have enormously enlarged
opportunities for arousing passions
confusing judgment and regiment
ing opinion. And we now know hov
slender a reed is reason-how recen
its emergence IN men, how deep tht
countervxailing instincts and pas
sions, how treacherous the whole ra.
tional process"
Declaring that Jefferson "knev
that freedom and democracy are un
renitting endeavors, not achieve
meiat," Justice Frankfurter said "th'
ultimate task of craftsmanship to-
udy, do IL was lOl 1llS ody, 10 "
translate edifying notions about th'
dignity of man into their fulfill
ment."
Jefferson's ideals were discussed
behind closed doors yesterday at th'
Library of Congress in a symposium
inHwhich several distinguished his
torians, scholars and men in publ,
life participated.
Statement Issued.
Afterwards, an official Statement
outlined some Of the thoughts ex'
pressed. The statement said
Thomas Jefferson's ideas of free.
dom for the individual in a republi,
oflself lf-government would be as ex,
plosive today, if they could reach
the minds of people in one-half tt
three quarters of the world, as they
were when they cracked and largely
destroyed an existing order. Bu
Je6 rson's ideals are not enough fol
an ldustrialized democratic society
whch requires in addition some sort
OF common aspiration for men ir
grpups or in a nation"
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