Evening star., 1939-06-11
AngIo-French Press
AppIauds New York
Welcome 10 King
Italian, Germon Readers
Are Told Little About
Festivities, However
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The British and French press told
the story of New York's reception
to King George VI and Queen Eliz-
abeth in large. ecstatic headlines
today while newspapers in Rome
and Berlin gave it brief mention
on back pages.
The consensus of Londons Sum
day editions was that yesterdays
ties from the greatest city of the
New World was "tumultuous." Paris
newspapers called it "triumphal."
But in Berlin and Rome news
paper readers learned little more
than the fact that the King and
Queen had reached New York.
Garner's Back Slap Noted.
The Berlin Morgenpost, most
widely read newspaper in the Nazi
capital, headed its story: America
disregards courtly etiquette"
The German press noted that
in Washington Vice President Gar
ner slapped King George on the
shoulder while Congressman Pat
ton. Democrat, of Texas greeted him
with How are you, Cousin George?"
and addressed the Queen as Cousin
Elizabeth y"
The Italian public merely was
told that the royal visitors ar
rived in New York. the bare de-
tails of who met them and what
they did
The only thing approaching COM
ment in Rome was the remark in
some newspapers that although the
United States and Britain had the
same fundamental ideas, the United
States was not contemplating be-
coming allied to Britain.
Approved BY France.
The news of the mammonth recep-
ton rivaled the Inauguration of
monument to Marshal Joffre in
Paris for top place among French
newspapers
The royal visit to the United
States had the full approval of
France as likely to stimulate Amer
lean sympathies for the British
and French.
A Sunday Express banner head
Zine said; New York Goes Crazy
over King and Queen" The tab
loid Sunday Graphic's headline was:
King Gets Craziest Welcome Ever"
and the Chronicle-Referee said:
New York Goes King Crazy"
The staid Observer. in an editorial
headed, Thanks, America. a Won
derful Welcome" used such adjac-
tives as "dramatic' and "miracu-
lous."
"Old Feuds Forgotten"
THAT the possibility of discord
has been eXtinguished between two
such nations is a fact of immeaS-
urable import" the Observer said.
I'VE cannot sufficiently admire the
unreServed generosity of their
tmajestiesD reception by all Sec
tions of American democracy. whose
warmth and depth of natural feel
ing never was more strikingly DEM
onStrated"
The Sunday Times. in a three
column special article headed: old
Feuds Forgotten in Historic Re-
union" said:
"Americans are famous for hos
pitality, but the warmth of their
welcome to the King and Queen sur
passes anything that could have
been expected The grow
ing friendship between this coun-
try and the United States makes
the principal bright patch in the
surrounding gloom Of international
affairs"
Halifax Speech Noted.
The Times article, which was
written by "Scrutator, significantly
noted that on the day President
Roosevelt and the King shook hands
Foreign Secretary ViScOunt Halifax
made a speech saying Britain was
willing to seek peaceful settlement
Of international issues although she
was now strong enough to fight if
necessary.
A Sunday Graphic editorial head
ed Conquest of Democracy said:
Nothing in the career of their maj
estes touches the heart or in
f1uences the world so potently as
this phenomenal conquest of the
most critically democratic nation
in the world. 1t is magnificent and
augurs we'll for peace