Evening star., 1938-06-27
SWEDES PRESENT
j. S. MONUMENT
President Accepts Gift With
Profound Gratitude at
Wilmington.
BY the Associated Press.

WILMINGTON, Del, June a.
President Roosevelt, standing under a
rain -drenched canopy, welcomed in
true friendship" today a Prince and
Princess of Sweden.
And from them-Prince Bertil and
Crown Princess Louise-the Chief Ex-
ecutive accepted with profound graf
ttude" q monument raised by the
Swedish people on the spot where the
first of their countrymen landed in
the New World.
Delays here caused President Roose-
welt to 60 directly to his home at
Hyde Park, N. Y. after the ceremony,
instead Of attending the Poughkeepsie
rowing regatta this afternoon.
The Swedish tercentenary cere-
monies. held up by weather, made him
an hour and half late in leaving
here.
Royalty Pays Visit.
Crown Princess Louise and Prince
Bertil rode with the President to his
train after the ceremonies and visited
him in his private car for a few min
utes. They left the train as it was
departing from Wilmington.
Speaking at the 300th anniversary
celebration of the arrival of the
Swedish Colonists at ''the Rocks
here, Mr. Roosevelt expressed keen
sorrow" that Crown Prince Gustat
Adolf, father Of Bertil, could not come
ashore.
The crown prince. stricken with a
kidney ailment, remained on the Swed-
ish liner Kungsholm, which brought
the Royal party across the Atlantic
for Swedish American festivities which
extend into July.
Rain Falls Steadily.
Rain. falling steadily through the
night and morning, brought q dreary
note to the historic scene at the juno
ton Of the Christina and Delaware
Rivers. Decorative flags and bunt-
ing sagged.
The young Prince was cheered as he
rose to present the monument.
TO you at the ceremonies we bring
greetings and good will from Sweden,
far across the ocean," he said In
clear English.
He said his father, the Crown Prince.
regretted his sudden illness prevented
him from being among us today" and
added:
He hopes to take his place later
at the head of the Swedish delegation.
Prince Bertil, dressed in the uni
form of lieutenant in the Swedish
navy, said he brought the wishes of
his grandfather, King Gustaf v, that
new bonds of friendship would be
the outcome" of the Swedish Amer.
ican ceremonies.
Turning to the President, the prince
added:
We shalle be reminded Of the un-
broken friendship between Sweden and
America by this monument cut In the
black granite Of Sweden"
Tribute TO Firms.
Although Mr.. Roosevelt's brief
speech was addressed to your royal
highness," he paid a tribute to the
Films who were represented, too, in the
1888 colonization Of Delaware.
"Findland, small in size but mighty
in honor, occupies an especially warm
place in the American heart" he said
to Finnish Foreign Minister Rudolf
Holsti. without referring directly to
that country's lone practice, among all
European debtor nations, Of paying its
installments to this country regularly
and on time.
Accepting the monument, the Presi-
dent said he was confident 1T will
typify the close association and con-
tinued good viii between our two ma
tions."
TO this spot came the pioneers.
But in the succeediug centuries tens
OF thousands Of others have come to
our shores and added their strength
and their fine qualities Of citi5enship
to the American Nation"
Americans remember also with
grateful hearts," the Ohief Executive
declared. that Sweden was the first
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