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Show Trumnn Urc-sU-Pass:c3 Of Civil Qi-!:Is WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 UPV-President UPV-President Truman vigorously renewed re-newed his call for passage of elvO rights law Friday, saying they are needed to overcome "dlacrimU nation and Injustice." ; , "la view of the fundamental -faith of this country and the deaf language of the constitution, X da not see how we can do otherwise than adopt such legislation." Mr. Truman declared in aa Armistice dsy speech prepared for a meeting of the National Conference of Christians and Jswsi . - Ths president noted that ust 4 fsw hours before he had laid a wreath oa the (rave. of the Un known Soldier. "No American knows, and ne) real American cares," hs said, "whether that man waa a Cath, olie, a Jew or a Protestant, of what his origin and color were. -Faltk aad Unity That grave the grave of the Unknown Soldier symbolises out faith and our unity." Mr. Truman Indicated that passage pas-sage af civil rights ler'.'xiioei might do much to s cnucier of ths United States by "our enemies" ene-mies" abroad. "The first stB sf -- s-' of this country has s r. 4 to ettsmpt to e - ra'e Ine diner-snt diner-snt strands of fatal snd benef out of which this nation haa beea woven," he asserted, "Our enemies have alwsvs trle4 to set group against group, faita against faith to create prrdidic and to spread hate and distrust among our people." And he sppeared to bs referrlrg to the same "enemies" whsa ha aid: "Ths task of achieving greater justice and freedom will be long and difficult The beliefs on which we have founded our form of gov ernment and our hops of belter . world, ars under attack. ; ; World Situation "In various parts of ths world today, human nghta aad freedom are being deliberately violated and suppressed. Men and women are being systematically persecuted for their religious beliefs. Campaigns Cam-paigns are being waged to turn religion late a tool of the stats. "These things are not only morally wrong they threaten to undo the slow and hard-woa ' achievements of civilization. They See Page t, Col tuna 4 Truman Cites 'Rights' Heed Continued from Page One represent a new barbarism, more terrible than that of ancient times. These are the acts of men who conceive of other men as slaves, not as brothers." The president's heavy emphasis on the need for legislation to end discriminatory practices in this country left little doubt that he will renew his appeal for such laws in his state of the union message to congress in January. . . Defense Chiefs Speak The nation's defense leaders also spoke at Arraiitic day observance. observ-ance. - Secretary of Defense Johnson set the tone with a speech at St. Louis in which he declared that "weakness breeds war, and- that strength commands respect and discourages war." In a talk at Greenville, N. C, Secretary of the Army Gray placed the probable ultimate cost to this country of World War II at (1,000,000,000.000 and added that the United States must stay strong to avoid future confliot. Weighs War Cost Secretary of Air Symington weighed the cost of the second world war in terms of men and leeeniees. ae mill ae dollar and aid "we must do everything in pur power to prevent recurrences of those International disasters called world wars'." Johnson, In his speech, recalled hovr'ne saw Armistice day come while he was In the army In Europe. Eu-rope. " ' "Today," he said, "we have none of the delusions we bad on our first Armistice day. ' Today we have accepted the meaning of the word 'armistice' - in 1U literal sense the cessation of physical combat." He added: "We accept Armistice day a worthy of celebration . . . but we also take It as a day of notice, notice to us that though the guns be stilled, the fight for the right and the light against the evil and the dark is everlasting and demands de-mands eternal vigilance." |