Evening star., 1943-07-05
Jeherson's War Aims
Fitting Today, Says
Bark|ey in Virginia
U.S.. und Stote Officials
Attend Observance
Of bicentenniul
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. July 5.
Majority Leader Barley
told an audience Of more than 5000
gathered for Virginias observance
of Thomas Jef1erson's bicentennial
yesterday that the words of Jef1er-
SON in the Declaration of Causes
that accompanied the taking up OF
arms in the American Revolution
might we'll have been a present.
day pronouncement by the Presi-
dent Of the United States.
"For in terms as cogent and as
unimpeachable." he said at the
University of Virginia, lit portrays
the present determination of our
Government and our people in the
worldwide struggle we are waging
now to preserve the things about
which Jefferson was talking"
Quotes Excerpt.
Senator Barkley a law alumnus
of the University Of Virginia which
Jefferson foundec-quoted the fol-
lowing excerpt from the Declaration
of Causes which antedated the Dec
laration OF Independence by year:
I'VE have counted the cost OF
this contest and find nothing so
dreadful as voluntary slavery.
Honor. justice and humanity for
bid us to surrender tamely that
freedom which We received from
our gallant ancestors and which
our innocent posterity have right
to receive from us. We cannot en-
dure the infamy and guilt of re-
signing succeeding generations to
that wrechedness which inevitably
awaits them if we basely entail the
hereditary bondage upon them.
Our cause is just Our union
is perfect. Our internal resources
are great, and. if necessary, foreign
assistance is undoubtedly obtainable
We must solemnly. before God and
the world, declare that. exerting the
utmost energy Of those powers which
our beneficent Creator has bestowed
upon us, the arms we have been
compelled by our enemies to as
sumo, We shall, in defiance OF every
hazard. with unabating firmness and
perseverance. employ for the pres
ervation of our liberties: being with
one mind resolved to die free men
rather than to live as slaves"
Senator Barkley said that JEFF
ferson would have adorned the field
OF statecraft. of philosophical state
craft. If he had never held an elec-
tive or appointive of1ice.'
Introduced BY Darden.
Senator Barkley was introduced
by Gov. Darden at the exercises
which we're originally planned for
April 13, the 2O0th anniversary of
Jefferson's birth. The day was OBJ
served nationally then, however,
with President Roosevelt dedicating
the Jefferson Memorial in Washing
ton. The Virginia celebration was
then moved forward to July 4, the
day on which jefferson died just so
years after he wrote the declaration.
Men Of many branches Of State
and national military services filled
the pit of McIntire amphitheater
Before the exercises, the military
units were reviewed by Senator
Barkley and Gov. Darden.
More than 1000 in the pit were
members of various military units
training at the University Of Vir-
ginia. high-ranking officers of the
Army school OF military government
cadets of the Army's premeteorolo-
gical training school and students
Of the university in Army khaki and
Navy white and some so recently in
Quoted that they were still In
| civilian dress.