Evening star., 1945-08-03
PattersonWarn
PeaceFeeIers
AreJap Trick
Revolt Must Precede
Any Valid Offer,
He Tells Legion

He Tells Legion
Undersecretary of War Patterson
said last night that the only peace
,f1er from the Japanese he would
rust would be an offer backed with
action by the battered and exploited
populations of those islands"
Speaking at the opening of the
convention of the Dis,
,rict Department, American Legion,
1T the Mayf1ower Hotel, Mr.. Patter.
son predicted that the Jap war lead
ers will trade space for time, will
sacrifice uncounted lives for time
and will trade cities and industry
'or time, hoping that time would dull
our will to win.
II do not believe that any of the
Japanese leaders can offer us a sin,
cere and candid surrender today,
without mental and physical reser-
vations BY which they hope to rise
from disaster to dominate once more
the Western Pacific and Eastern
Asio," ne told the Legion delegates
No Signs of Collapse.
He said he could see no signs of
the collapse of Japan. Opposing our
forces, he estimated, are over 2,000,-
BOO well-armed troops, backed by q
peoples army whipped into fanatic
ism for last-ditch fight" He also
called attention to the Kwantung
Army in Manchuria and the Japa-
nese Army in China gathering like
an evil cloud for the storm that Is
coming"
THE day that the desperate min
ions of that fantastic and medieval
citadel overthrow their masters, dis
arm their soldiers and force their
Emperor and divinity to order cease
firing that is the peace offer, that
shall believe as creditable," he
said.
He warned that if any of our now
PROSTATE enemies can rise in the
future, they will never tackle an
other war without knocking us out
first" He cited as two prime neces-
stiles for our future security" the
giving of intelligent support to the
United Nations Charter and MAIN
tenance of defense so strong that
neither our sovereignty nor the
world organization which we support
will be challenged or assailed"
Six Washingtonians Cited.
Six Washingtonians were cited
as distinguished Citizens of the
United States" by the American
ism Commission. of which Russell S.
Jeffreys, Is chairman, and Joseph A.
Walker is vice chairman.
Those cited are William Mont
gomery, president of the Acacia Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co.; John Clag-
get Proctor, historian; David Babp,
secretary of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations; Policeman Oliver
A. Cowan,. colored. organizer of the
junior police; Richard H. Mansfield,
former police inspector, and w. H.
Crown, 1880 Bay street Sc, who is
active in civic work.
Mr.. Proctor and Mr.. Mansfield
were honored for their historical
work which appears in The Sunday
Star and Mr.. Mansfield also for his
work for safety among school chill
dren. Mr.. Proctor writes a weekly
article on the District, and
Mr.. Mansfield is represented by
cartoon depicting old-time WASH
ington.
1000 Attend Session.
Highlights of the opening session,
attended by more than 1000 dele
gates from District Legion posts,
was the induction into the Legion
of Bert Shepard. Army Air Forces
lieutenant who overcame the handi-
cap of an amputated leg to become
a pitcher with the Washington base
ball club.
Sworn in by Col. Raymond j. Kelly'
past national commander, the former
airman, who walked to the platform
through an aisle made by the Ma
tional Guard of Honor, said it was
every kids dream" to be a. Legion
member. He was introduced by
Lester Steinem, commander of the
National Cathedral Post, of which
the pitcher is now a member. Mr..
Patterson called 1t. Shepard "a true
embodiment of the American SOL
dier."
Maj. Oscar Jones, veteran employ
ment representative for the District,
told the Legion delegates that the
United States Employment Service
was not discriminating against en-
listed men as he said had been
charged. He said that when a vet
eran comes into the USES for a Job,
he is sent to the job on the basis of
his qualifications and not his rank
or lack of it In the armed forces.
Gems. Hines, Hershey Speak.
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, retiring
veterans administrator, predicted
that the returning servicemen will
have much to say about your Gov
erment and its policies in the future"
and that, having passed the acid test
of citizenship, they will be helpful
i'll leading the Nation in peacetime.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, direc-
tor Of selective service, and Mai.
Gen. Shelley Marietta, commanding
officer of the Army Medical Center,
were among the other guests intro
duced by Department Comdr. Lee
Pennington. Thomas r. Callahan.
convention chairman presided.
Miss Hilda Nelson, who sang sew
eral selections, was presented with
the Legion's distinguished service
certificate for her frequent appear
ances at Legion affairs. A WAVE
sextette and the Fort Stevens
Drum and Bugle Corps also enter
tanned the delegates. The Fort
Stevens Post No. 80 ritual team con-
Quoted the memorial service and
Jerome B. Mckee, department chap
lain, offered the benediction.
Brig. Gen. Robert N. Young, COM
manding general of the Military
District of Washington, will be
principal speaker at tonight's session.