The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-22
BY ROBERT !. BENDER (Vicc. President and general man
 ngcr, United Press) (GsuyriUbt fn3I 1nited ppessl


 Moscow. July 22--George Bern. ard Shaw, perhaps the greatest modern indIviduhlisi. strutted into MoscoW with his beard bristling and his keen eyes gleaming, 10 be received by communist Russia with cheers, bands and soldiers on pa rndc.
 With him came Lord and Lady AstOr and their son, and Maxim Lityinon, soviet commissioner of foreign affairs. all having made ihc journey from Berlin on the same train.
 "Hnil Bernard Shaw" shouted the crowd of several thousand, waving red banners and cheering wildly. The others were ignored. A brass band broke Into q march and Shaw, grinning and waving his hat. passed through the lines of troops, escorted by AniOlo Luna . chhrsky, Karl Radck and other officials.
 Lady Astor, seidoh, 20 much out of the picture, patted baby on Inc outskirts of the crowd.
 The trip of the party from Berlin wns marked by n series of qucs- lions and answers and fnierchanHes of banter, in which Shaw. Iitvin- off and the keen -tongued Virginia peeress figured repeatedly, ht meal time station hhlts and he com parinents of the train.
 On on" occasion, when LitVinOn was holding imprompin court. sur pHntIal hu 'ftYnllt fl .st. |, n s' II Lord hnd Lady Astor and their son, who is entering oxford in Inc au- tumn, and several other British blue -blOOds, Lady Asior addressed LiiVInOn:
 Russia ir getting into the same position Hs Germany before the war. with your big army and prep nrations'
 NO, our position tx entirely diff fcr"nt," LitVinOn TetOrled. We are maintaining An army entirely for de- fcnsc, whereas Germany was build Ing Il Rrrnt armed force with T definite program of Ofcnse,"
 After Hunsin's precautions against q concerted war by chpitalistic na lions had drawn comment, young AstOr remarked.
 That's just what all the Ger. mans talk of today. They Say they All thought when they went 10 War they were forced 10 attack bccnnn" they were threatened with attack on nll sides"
 Al NigOrOyIc. which is inc cus- toms station. nt the entrance 10 Russia. Shaw and Lady AHor. walking on the platform with th" others. noticed women railroad workers with heavy spades resting on the steps of the warehouse. Lady Astor ran 10 them, calling 70 the others and the Russian in. girls If they had ever heard of Shaw.
 "No. we never heard of him." said one of the girls.
 what. never heard of me" asked Shaw lhughingly.
 The girls explained that they knew only three names. hli Rus sian and including. of course. Sta lin.
 "Sancy." said Lord hstor. tell them you were the flrst woman ever elected 10 parliament" Lady Asio" did and the girls looked blank.
 That doesn't mean anything fo them" explained the interpreter.
 Shaw. looking young. inll and erect. with smiling Irish eyes and fresh complexion despite his 75 years, walked ht each station, us,i- ally with Lady hstor. He did stretching cxerciscs while she prac. ticed jumping. running hnd viRor, Ous calisth"nice. nil of which wal n s0urce of interest and Rrinning amusement 10 the on-Iooking Rus. sian men. boys and girls.
 Both Shaw and Lhdy AsiOr asked many questions, m6nifesting trn- mcnd0us interest In everything. Lady Astor told one group of husky girls they should let the men do the work on the railroads, but they just giggleh.
 The picture of i.iivinon, high ip the communist councils, walking. talking and laughing with Shaw. outstanding tndividuhlist and "d". bunker" and the AstOrr of Inc British Deer6g", was only one Of the many interesting ones of inc trip. It gave curious point 10 th. sign over the Russian gateway t Nl9oreloye, reading: Communion will sweep nwny all frontiers"
 Certainly there were no frontier on the train. with ifs mixture Of personalities and nntiOnnliiies on board.
 Gertrude Ely. PhiladeIphia socio- Ioglst, member of th. Shaw party uas Uut off the train nt Warsaw because she neglected 10 get q Po- fish transit visa. Despite ihe earn. est efforts Of the United States con sDl during the night. she hnf to leave the train and follow the GUS tOmary routine before she can con. thu" 10 Moscow, at least day Inter.