Evening star., 1928-12-21
BRAZIL WELCOMES
HOOVER AS SIRENS
SHREK GREETINGS
President Elect Enters Har-
Dor to Roar of Salute
From War Craft.
VISIT OF THREE DAYS
WILL CONCLUDE TRIP
Round of Activity Scheduled for
Next Executive During
Stay at Rio.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIO JANEIRO, Brazil, December
21.-The u. S. S. Utah, bearing Presi-
dent-elect Hoover on his good will tour,
entered the harbor shortly after noon
today.
When the Utah passed from the
Atlantic into the harbor itself and
steamed along in the midst of saluting
land batteries and warships, all sirens
In the city turned loose a deafening
roar of welcome. while office owrkers
rushed to the upper stories and roofs OF
buildings to catch a glimpse Of the
visitor
Almost as soon as the Utah dropped
anchor, Ambassador Morgan with his
official party put out in a launch to
greet The President-elect.
Private homes, business blocks and
other buildings and the streets were
decorated with the red, white and blue
of the United States and the green and
yellow of Brazil, entwined in tribute to
the PreSident-elect of sister republic.
Police Plan Protection.
Special measures to prevent any
hostile demonstrations were planned at
a conference of all district police heads.
They were determined that there should
be no such manifestations as occurred
at Montevideo while Mr.. Hoover was
there.
People watched all along the harbor,
anxious to catch a glimpse of the
U. S. S. Utah and the Argentine
cruisers Bahia and Rio Grande Do Sui
accompanying it. Twelve airplanes
were assigned to fly out to meet the
battleship.
The front pages of the newspapers
were devoted largely to photographs
of Mr.. Hoover and his family, the house
where he. was born and of the White
House, his next residence.
Octavio Mangabeira, Brazilian for
eign minister, asked Brazilian journal
lists to make special efforts to meet
and know the American writer's, inform
them OF the real Brazil, see that they
ate Brazilian food and came to know
Rio de Janeiro and its environs during
their stay. s..s..,.a..
The foreign minister said that the
great value In Mr.. Hoover's visit lay
in his initiative to start and not wait
till he was invited. This showed that
Mr.. Hoover really wanted to know the
problems Of South America.
One discordant note was struck by
the press. The newspaper II Piccolo of
Sac Paulo. said In a signed article that
Hoover Americans" know only dollars
and that "decadent" Europe might
teach Americans many things"
Weather Is Ideal.
Nature was in her gayest mood this
morning and it seemed certain that
this important day would show the
President-elect the beautiful city of Rio
Janeiro at its best An early morning
mist hanging over the harbor and
wreathing the neighboriong hills soon
gave way as the sun climbed higher in
cloudless sky The waters of the bay
took on their blueSt hues and the SER
rated peaks of the more distant hills
were sharply outlined in purple against
the lighter blue of the skies.
Although the warships Bahia and
Rio Grande Do Sui steamed to sea at
an early hour to greet the Utah. other
units Of the Brazilian navy left their
usual anchorage in the harbor and went
outside to meet the Utah to form part
of the escort for the visitors.
Busy Time Is in Prospect.
Mr.. Hoover will have busy time dur
ing his stay here, as the government
has arranged an elaborate round of
entertainments, luncheons, state dinners
and receptions.
During his voyage from Montevideo,
Mr. Hoover prepared the three speeches
he will deliver here. One will be
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