Evening star., 1936-11-30
Acclaimed by Hundreds Of
Thousands in Capital of
Argentina-FIags Cover
Ships, Vehicles, Buildings.
PRESIDENT A. P. JUST0
GREETS HIM AT QUAY
American Executive Rides Along
Fifty Block Route Between
Crowds Lining Streets-Parley
to Prevent War Will Open To-
morrow Night-Hull Present.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Breakdown OF efforts to establish
1porld peace machinery through
League of Nations and the Pact of
Paris has brought mopement for
regional peace arrangements. Small
nations OF Western Hemisphere
hdDe lost faith in League, seeing
aggressions against other small
poDers OF ,Dorld 90 unpunished.
Inter American cooperation
proved successful In sepen Pan-
American conferences held first in
1889. President Roosevelt last jan
nary advanced proposal for nep
congress OF American nations to
consolidate peace in this hemis-
phere and insulate New World
against iUar in Old World. Sub
sequently Argentine government is
sued Invitations for conference
opening December 1. Both Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary of
State Hull attending.
Dy the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, November 30
President Roosevelt, acclaimed BY
hundreds Of thousands, reached here
early this afternoon for the opening
tomorrow night of the 2l-nation peace
conference which grew out of his in.
itiative.
The cruiser Indianapolis, which
carried the President on his 12-day
trip from Charleston, S. c., docked
amid the cheers of huge throng on
shore and the shrieks of whistles or
hundreds Of vessels in Buenos Aire.
Harbor.
The indianapolis reached the flower
bedecked dock at 1874 pm. Q1:34
am, Eastern standard time).
James Roosevelt, the Presidents son
was the first ashore. He shook hands
with Argentine President Augustin p
Justo and others in the reception
group.
Greeted by President Justo.
President Roosevelt disembarked at
1853 pm. He was greeted at the pier
by President Justo, United States Sec
retary of State Cordell Hull, Argentine
Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra
Lamas. Cardinal Santiago Copello and
other notables.
Before Mr.. Roosevelt left the In
dianapolis, the cruisers band played
the Argentine anthem and then THE
Star Spangled Banner" in which
the Argentine Navy Band ashore
Joined.
The visiting United States President
descended the gangplank holding the
arm of James Roosevelt, who had re-
boarded the vessel.
President Roosevelt got into q car
at the foot of the gangplank after
greeting President Justo, to whom he
was introduced by United States Am
bassador Alexander w. Wedden.
Then the two executives drove of
together along the 50-block route to
the United States Embassy, Mr..
Roosevelt's residence during his stay.
President Roosevelt is to make the
opening address when the inter-
American peace parley. proposed by
him last Winter, gets under way at s
pm. tomorrow.
Eight Warships in Escort.
Eight Argentine warships and q
river flotilla escorted the Indianapolis
up the Rio Plata to the quay, while
Argentine planes circled and dipped
overhead.
Near the dock-along which a red
carpet an eighth of a mile long had
been laid-were the 6-foot-tall horse
grenadiers Of Argentina's liberator,
Gen. Jose de San Martin, in blue
uniforms with white epaulettes.
The route of the 11-car motorcade
TO the Embassy was lined with enthu-
siastic Argentinians, who scurried to
their places when the indianapolis was
sighted, ahead of schedule, coming up
the muddy Rio Plata.
Mounted and foot policemen re-
(see ROOSEVELT. Page A-5.)