Evening star., 1951-11-12
Nation Honors Fallen
In Armistice Day Rites
AtAr|ington Cemetery

government III pl Dyes anu
school children made the most to-
day of a double-barreled Armistice
Day.
For each it was the third
straight day away from CUSTOM
ary chores. Yesterday Washing
ton Joined the Nation in the
traditional memorial exercises and
today many Offices, banks and
schools closed to observe the de-
layed legal holiday.
Tempted by holiday sales. thou
sands of shoppers were expected
to throng the streets during the
day. Transportation facilities were
expected to feel the crush tonight
of other thousands who went
away for the three days.
While war thundered in Korea.
peaceful Arlington Cemetery was
visited yesterday by many paying
homage to the Unknown Soldier
symbolizing all of Americas war
dead.
Flowers for Unknown Soldier.
They heaped flowers of every
hue at the base of this monument
to all who have died to preserve
the Nation.
Their Governments spokesman
for the occasion, Defense Secre-
tary Lovett, recalled the words of
a Revolutionary War statesman,
Josiah Quincy:
Under GOD we are determined
that wheresoever, whensoever or
howsoever we shall be called to
make our exit, we will die free
men"
Sergt. John Hecimovich, 90. OF
Hibbing, Mimi, who lost his right
leg six miles south of the 38th
Parallel, and Corpl. Jack Nc
Donald, 10. Of Seneca, S. c., who
lost both feet to frostbite in the
retreat from Changjin Reservoir
elsewhere in Korea. were among
the thousands who heard Josiah
Quincy's words echo through the
Arlington Amphitheater.
Truman Talk Broadcast.
President Truman led the Ma
tion's orators in expressing deter
mination in the continuing fight
for peace and self preservation.
Although vacationing in Key
West, the President declared in a
recorded radio broadcast that
'peace-real lasting peace-re-
mains our greatest goal.
But. this time" Mr.. Truman
went on, I'VE are not just going
to hope for peace, we are deter
mined to work for it, hard and
actively. with all our resources. u
The President recalled that or
the first Armistice Day, 33 years
ago. Amricans had hoped that a
lasting peace had been won.
I'VE were disappointed in that
hope" he said. I'VE were dis.
appointed because, having wor
the peace, we failed to measure
up to our responsibilities for keep
ing the peace"
Call for Strength.
Now We are engaged in q
great national effort to build uE
enough strength and economic
power so we and all the peaceful
nations can be secure against the
threats of new aggression in the
world today" the President said.
This way" he declared. I'VE
hope to prove to the aggressors
that they cannot afford the cost
of war. This way we hope to
keep the peace"
Secretary Lovett called upon
the Nation not to let the distant
Korean war become IAN unknown
war;" because, he said. the war
itself is not an unknown cause.
THE cause is the same, the is
sue is as clear, and the crisis as
compelling as it ever was. Free
dom is the cause, unprovoked ag-
gression is the issue, and our en-
tire concept of living is in the
crisis at hand" Mr.. Lovett de-
clared.
Legion Head Raps Reds.
Donald r. Wilson, national COM
mander of the American Legion
which conducted its annual cere-
mony in the Amphitheater, called
Russia the "evil genius" that has
not only taken many of the fruits
of our World War II victory, "but
has apparently paralyzed oul
capacity to seize the initiative anc
to fight to win.
Back Of it ALL" Mr.. Wilson
charged, "is the overrated threat
OF magnif1ed Russian military
might which has blinded, fright.
ened and misled all too many ol
those who from day to day are
called upon to make vital anC
grave decisions.
I'VE must say now that Russia!
era of conquest is at an end" Mr.
Wilson declared.