Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-01-21
Roosevelt Starts
4th Term Sure
Of Sound Peace
Only 1906 Guests
Witness Ceremony
At White House
page OF Inauguration Pictures on
Page ALL
BY ]. A. FOX.

In the shortest inaugural cere-
mony in history, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt yesterday was sworn
into the presidency for a fourth
term.
just IA minutes elapsed from the
time the Marine Band sounded the
traditional Hail to the Chief" to
signal the arrival of the President
on the south portico of the White
House to repeat his VOWS. until the
final note of the National Anthem
ended the ceremony that the war
had transferred from the Capitol and
stripped Of all it's customary trap
pings.
In between, Harry S. Truman,
former Senator from Missouri, had
taken the oath as Vice President
from his predecessor, Henry A. Wal
lace, and the President, in a broad
cast to the world, coupled a warning
against isolationism at home with
the solemn declaration that America.
in the days to come, would work
for just and honorable peace, a
durable peace, as today we work
and fight for total victory"
AS Mr.. Wallace stepped aside.
he was terminating. for the time
being at least, a connection with
the administration that began u
years ago, when President Roosevelt
took Office with the Iowan as his
Secretary of Agriculture.
Wallace May Replace Jones.
Reports persist. however, that the
former Vice President, who resigned
from the Cabinet in September,
1910, after he had been nominated
as Mr.. Roosevelt's third-term run
ming mate, is slated once more to
be member of the official family
this time as Secretary of Com
merce, replacing Jesse H. Jones.
President Roosevelt has brushed
away questions as to the future of
Mr.. Wallace. who was defeated for
the vice presidential nomination at
the Chicago convention despite Wig
orous CLIO support. but his reap
pointment to the cabinet rates as
strong probability.
1t was a grim, unsmiling Roose-
welt, bareheaded and wearing blue
business suit, who stood before the
black-robed Chief Justice Harlan
Fiske Stone, just few minutes past
noon, to pledge again to discharge
the duties of high Office faithfully.
Grouped around him were family,
old friends and high Government
officials. On the first landing of the
curving steps leading to the portico.
Roosevelt grandchildren and their
young friends looked up, wide-eyed.
In the gravelled driveway and snow
covered lawn below were other
guests-diplomats, State officials,
members of the Electoral College.
representatives of groups which
worked in the fourth term CAM
paign. with wives or husbands as
the case may be.
1906 Witness Ceremony.
| The White House announced that
the total was 1906 by official count.
At the distant fence bordering on
the Mall, 5000 or more spectators
sought to glimpse the proceedings.
That was the crowd, in contrast
with the hundreds of thousands who
have watched other inaugurals.
| AS he has for each inaugural, the
President moved up to the inaugu-
ration stand on the arm of his oldest
son, James, marine colonel, and
the only one of the. Roosevelt's four
sons who could get here for the
occasion.
AS the President faced the audi
ence and began to speak, he recalled
the period of supreme test" through
which this country and its Allies
today are passing.
| 1T is test of our courage-of our
resolve-of our wisdom-of our es-
sential democracy" he said slowly.
IF we meet that test-successfully
and honorably-we shall perform a
service of historic Importance which
men, and women and children will
honor throughout all time.
"AS I stand here today. having
taken the solemn oath of Office in
the presence of my fellow country
men-in the presencd of our God-I
know that it is Americas purpose
that we shall not fail"
Next the President spoke his hopes
for lasting peace. HE warned
| that there would be Mistakes and
disappointments on the way.
Sometimes We will be rising to-
ward the heights-then all will
seem to reverse itself and start
downward he com nued, but
The great fact y remember is
that the trend of civilization itsel,
is forever upward"
Nation Cannot Live Alone.
The Nation has learned-at the
cost of war-that it cannot live
alone, the Chief Executive said.
we have learned that we must
live as men, not as ostriches or a:
dogs in the manager" the President
reminded his hearers.
I'VE have learned a be citizen,
,Iof the world, members of the hu.
man community.
I'VE have learned the simple
truth, as Emerson said, that til,
only way to have friend is to be
: lone
I'VE can gain no lasting peace Il
we approach it with suspicion ane
mistrust-and with fear. We car
gain it only if we proceed with tn.
understanding and confidence ane
courage which flow from convic.
J ton"
i AS the President concluded witt
a prayer for the vision to see oul
: way clearly--to see the way thai
, leads to better life for ourselye,
and all our fellow men," Vice Presi-
; dent Truman stepped forward to
grasp his hand.
Msgr John A. Ryan of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conferences
! asked the final blessing. He prayed
i that the Presidents efforts and en-
| (See INAUGURATION, Page A-6.5