Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
-Four Freedoms Art
Goes on Display at
War Bond Exhibit
$500 Treasury Department
Guests Attend Preview
At Hecht's Store

Norman Rockwell's famous -Four
Freedoms paintings, in which the
artist reflects in his rural Vermont
neighbors the meaning of the four
freedoms outlined by President
Roosevelt, went on public display
for the first time today as an exhibit
to aid the sale OF War bonds opened
a Nation wide tour at the Hecht Co.
department store.
Mr.. Rockwell's four oils are the
main attraction in a collection of
original Saturday Evening Post art,
which after two-week showing at
Hecht's will be exhibited through
out the country under sponsorship
of the magazine and the Treasury
Department.
Today's world premiere public
showing was to be high lighted by
personal appearances of Mr.. Rock
well at II am. and pm. After
autographing bonds purchased at
booths in the store, the artist is to
tell of the night in rural Vermont
when thoughts of the four freedoms
caused him to rise at 3 am. and
roughly. sketch the entire series. of
pictures before daybreak.
Auction Slated Tomorrow.
In the exhibit room at pm. to-
morrow Dave Elman of the Hobby
Lobby radio show will conduct q
Victory auction in which all bids
auctioned off are IL original manu-
scripts, autographed by the authors,
War stamp books autographed by
movie stars and box of Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill's cigars.
Other famous entertainers, writer's
and public figures will appear at
Hecht's each week day until May 8,
when al OF the paintings, drawings
and cartoons on exhibit will be given
away One ticket for this grand
drawing will accompany each $25
worth Of War. bonds purchased at
the store during the two weeks of
the exhibit.
In addition, each purchaser of a
War bond at the exhibit will receive
a full set of prints Of the Four
Freedoms paintings, suitable for
framing, and commemorative bond
envelope, printed in color by the
Treasury Department. Persons who
buy bonds or stamps as the exhibit
is shown throughout the country
will sign special Freedom Scroll, :"
which Is to be presented to President
Roosevelt.
$500 at Preview.
An estimated $500 persons, special
guests Of the Treasury Department,
were given preview of the exhibit
last night when they attended a
reception at the store in Mr.. Rock
! wells honor.
In a program at the reception,
which marked Inauguration of the
-Four Freedoms War Bond Show"
official Washington paid tribute to
the distinguished artist. Broadcast
from coast to coast over Station
WMAL and the Blue Network, the
ceremonies featured an address by
Associate Justice William o. Douglas
OF the Supreme Court A Treasury
Department award for distinguished
service In behalf of the war savings
program" was presented to Mr..
Rockwell by Undersecretary of the
Treasury Daniel w. Bell.
In his speech, Justice Douglas
pledged that America will remember
the murder of its flyers who par
ticipated in the Toxic raid "as it
FORCES its terrible, swift sword of
retribution."
The Japanese people, as we'll as
the rulers. must answer for the
crimes, the justice declared.
People Guilty With Officials.
Their rulers have committed these
nigh crimes against humanity" he
said. But let no one say that the
japanese people are guiltless because
they were not consulted before the
murders. They may not be absolyed
OF the treachery Of Pearl Harbor, or
the brutality Of the rape Of China,
for the conscious outrage of this
present murder. For they not only
flung away their rights, they have
refused and woefully neglected their
responsibility.
IA state is what its people wish
1t to be or suffer 1t to become. Until
a people casts OF it's tyrants it must
stand at the bar Of justice with
them"
Mr.. Douglas said that while 1--WE
will not degrade ourselves and our
civilization by emulating the ex-
ample of the enemy" America will
not forget the crimes OF the Japa-
nese.
Pointing out that the Toxic raid
ers were put to death by an oficial
act Of the Japanese government, he
declared this has brought home to
all OF US that the Japanese state Is
mockery Of decent human gov
eminent and that we are dealing
with . society which Is Z throw
back to the dark ages"
The Chinese tried to tell US this, I"
he continued. "The men on Quad
alcanal learned It early. But It was