Evening star., 1947-10-28

U. J. rOleIgn keldIl0nS
Stressed by Navy Day
Observance Speakers
Some new way must be found ito
Inform our people of the relations
OF our foreign policy and the prob
lems of true democracy in the world
today" 1t. Gen. j. Lawton Collins.
Deputy Army Chief of Staff, told
banquet climaxing Navy Day last
night.
The problems of the United
States in foreign relations were
stressed by all speakers at events
during the day long celebration.
I'VE are more or less wasting our
time sitting around talking to each
other at Navy Day, Army Day and
Air Force Day banquets, because
the defense of our country is not
solely a problem of our armed forces
but of all Americans in this uncer-
tain world" Gen. Collins declared.
Hensel Among Speakers.
Other speakers were former As
sistant Navy Secretary, H. Struve
Hansel; Capt r. D. Conrad, u S. NJ.
retired. assistant director Of the
Brookhaven National Laboratory for
Atomic Research, and Maj. Marion
e, Carl, U. S. M. c.. holder of the
worlds air speed record.
Mr.. Hensel, stressipg the differ
ence between potential strength and
present strength. said he foresees
no immediate war, but declared that
peace under present conditions
cannot be turned over to few in
terested volunteers"
Gen. Collins also touched on this
theme when he told the group that
I'VE talk glibly about the blessings
of democracy. but I wonder If any
OF us appreciates what We really
have
we have the blessing of knowing
and understanding the value of the
dignity of the individual, and we
must protect and defend it," he de-
clared.
Praises Navy.
Gen Collins, one of the first Army
officers ever to address a Navy Day
banquet, paid tribute to the cour-
age and tenacity, flexibility and fine
cooperative spirit" of the Navy, ana
mentioned personal experiences he
had had in working with that serv-
ice in both the Pacific and in Eu-
rope during the war
Capt. Conrad said that he did not
believe we are rushing away to
He'll because we are finding out new
ways to destroy ourselves"
He paid tribute to the Navy's sup
port of research, calling the de-
partment the leading Government
agency in support research.
Maj. Carl described his recent
650-miles-per hour flight in a jet
plane.
"Once you have flown jet plane,
every time you get in a conventional
craft you fee! like you have gone
back four 0. i've years." he said
1--WE must have new planes to fight
any war in the future, and the only
way to get new planes is to con-
tinue our research programs"
Rear Admiral Luis de Florez, U. S.
NJ R., who headed the Navy spe-
cial devices section during the war,
acted as POSTMASTER. He called
Navy Day "just another birthday
In our military family"
Father Maurice sheehy of Cath
olic University. wartime Navy chap
lain. announced the invocation.
Tribute to John Paul Jones.
Representatives of more than
100 patriotic organizations placed
wreaths at the statue of John Paul
Jones. Americas first naval hero, in
Potomac Park, yesterday afternoon.
The Military Order of World Wars
arranged the ceremony.
Among the organizations repre-
sented were the Gold Star Mothers,
the National Sojourners, the Heroes
of '76, the Fleet Reserve Associa-
ton. the American Legion, the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, the Reserve
Officers Association, the American
Veterans of World War II, the
Daughters of the Americon Revolu-
ton, the Society of Mayfiower De-
scendants, the Daughters of Co.
lonial Wars, the Daughters of Amer
lean Colonists. the Daughters of
1872, the Auxiliary of the Military
Order of the Purple Heart. the Pa
triotic Women of America, the
American War Mothers. the Catho-
lie War Veterans, the Jewish War
Veterans, the Regular War Veter-
ans. the Women's National Press
Club and the Federation of Womens
Clubs.
Rear Admiral Clark H Woodward,
retired. delivered the address.
A luncheon attended by about
125 active and former supply Off
GERS who helped service the worlds !
greatest feet during the war, was
feature of Navy Day program
at the Naval Gun Factory.
Cooperation Is True Aim.
Brig. Gen. S. L. Scott emphasized
that coordination rather than
"unification" was the true aim of
the armed services. While giving
praise for present efforts, he sug-
gested that there is room for i'm,
provement in the relations of the
Army. Navy and Air Force" Gen.
Scott is the Army's chief of plans
and policy officer in the Service of !
Supply and Procurement Division
What Navy medicine is doing for
the Navy and the benefits which
the public derives from its research
were portrayed by laboratory dem
onstrations for hundreds of visitors