Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
Irish President Praises Amer.
leans, Two Presidents and
Mayor of Chicago.
GREETED BY OFFICIALS
AS HE REACHES STATION
Visitors Four Days Here Will Be
Crowded With Social
Honors.


President William T. Cosgrave Of the
Irish Free State arrived in Washing
ton today. and before plunging into
the round OF entertainments that will
fill his four days here paused long
enough to praise Americans In gen.
eral and two Observation-Disclosures
and Coolidge-in particular. TO express
his admiration for this Nations Capt.
tai and TO put in a good word for
Chicago and Mayor Big Bill" Thomp-
son.
Before the DAY is over President
Cosgrave will have met President Cool
idge. Vice President Dawes. Secretary
Kellogg, Speaker Longworth of the
House and Chief Justice Taft. To COM
plete his day the Canadian Minister.
Vincent Massey. and Mrs Massey win
entertain him at dinner tonight
The Irish executive arrived in Wash
ington from Chicago just before 0
o'clock this morning. accompanied by
his official escort and Timothy A.
Minister OF the irish Free
State. He was welcomed by Assistant
Secretary of State william r Castle,
jr.. Prentice Gilbert of the State De-
partment. Frederick Sterling. American
Minister to the Irish Free State; VIII
liam ]. B. Macauley. frs. secretary of
the Irish Free State legation. and Col
l. II. R. Pope -Hennessy. military at
tache Of the British embassy.
Crowd Cheers Visitor.
An unofficial welcoming party of sew
eral hundred Washington and tyav-
elers lined the path the party took from
the train TO the cars that waited out
glimpse of the distinguished visitor. As
The party passed through the coucourss
an old man pulled OF a green cap.
threw it into the air and yelled: Three
cheers for President CoSgraver The
President raised his hat and the cheers
grew IN volume
Although the large detail Of police
that guarded President CcSgrave tn
Chicago was missing here. his arrival
vas superinten6ed personally by Maj
Edwin B. EeSSe. superintendent OF
police, Inspector Albert J. Headley was
IN charge OF small detail ~ the STA
ton: two Iris..nlen. Detectives Dennis
CulliHane ard Thomas NalIy. we're
assigned to accompany him during his
visit and four motor cycle o1cers
guarded the trip from The station 70
he Mayfiower Hotel. where he Is
staying
Mr. CoSgraye wanted 70 see rs much
cs Washington as possible and the
party drove 10 the Aayfower oy way
D! Pennsyivania avenue. giving him .
glimpse Of the Capitol the WASHINGTON
Monument, the Treasury and White
House on the way.
Made comfortable in the presidential
suite at the hotel later. Mr. CoSsraye
LOOK occasion 70 comment On the
osausy OF the city and the huilorrsS
particularly the Capitol and the White
House.
Impressed With City's rtan
Washington has all the cha-sc:srss.
Tics OF great capital" he said. y
Was particularly Impressed with the
say everything has been laid out ac-
cordinS 70 3 plan
Chicago. he said. has been lsoeles
ana 50 has Mayor THOMPSON. He
praised the order and trasSc ccntrS OF
the eiey and charactsrised the ynayor
as kindly. osg American. tal az
enthusiasm
With praise for al American pr~ss.
dents especially waSasrgson. Mr. Co.'S
grave said he vas sookins forward ,c
meeting President Cxsali6ss. Few heasss
a governments essshs 'sc look back on
their administration with more SassSsac-
ton sAan President Ccolidge." he de-
clared
lie refused so comment On pcS,aiassion
Oh The subject ot his eSoI0EryS debts
he $ai6 Is MAS prepared to gsgAay the
loan which the Supreme Court ~ New
York several wears ago declared sissSal
he explained that the curt had held
that his government MAS nes the legal
Successor 10 sae ore thar Negotiated the
aNan. had SaSelveI II fsom laeShsy and
denied It's right - assets ~ the fSgcer
soyegnaseat Sill held III this SNS.nsry.
II Permitted ~ have tStSs assets he
said. HIS Sosegags,ent NcsssG DC ready
10 pay the Gsas by ycsslnsary aes ei
Sraee,"
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rreS;aen, CSSSraye MAS = guest nj
assistant IL the Attorney General At
his ho,ae, isSt ra9ttssh Ssgs~s, he
VAS scheduled ~ cali <>a Secretary Nes-
soSg At the State peSsassnssas AFTER
luncheon ana At , cSl<sc& Ne viii call
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niaaer Al the Canadian legasAsa wtas
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