Evening star., 1946-03-15
Churchill Is Hailed
By New York Crowds;
Will Speak Tonight
BY the As,oeio,.d p,e..

NEW YORK, Mar. 15.--Wearing
black hat and smoking . cigar,
Winston Churchill rode through
New York's rain-swept streets today
to the cheers Of thousands.
Umbrella holding crowds lined
the route of the former British
Prime Minister, who sat in an open
automobile, second in a 10-car mo-
torcade.
Mr.. Churchill alternately pulled
his hat down to shield him from the
downpour, then removed it to ac-
knowledge shouts from crowds.
Earlier, Mr.. Churchill put the fin-
ishing touches to tonight's speech at|
an oficial city reception in which
he is expected to reply to critics of
his address at Fulton, Mo-, and pos
sibly to Premier Stalins denuncia-
ton of him as "warmonger."
But the former British Prime
Minister clamped a complete news
blackout on the speechs actual con-
tent, and a member of his staff said
that the only copy of the talk in
existence is the one Mr.. Churchill
will use in its actual delivery from
1890 to II pm. at an official city
dinner. 7ar-v .ss.e..
Meanwhile. the Greater New York
CIO Council announced it would
throw Gordon of pickets around
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where
Mr.. Churchill will address 1000
guests as the climax of q day-long
city fete.
Called Fomenter of War.
Saul Mills, council secretary, in a
call for pickets last night, said Brit
aims wartime leader was "fomentingI
new World War; and added it was
"disgraceful" that New York should
give Official recognition and a pub
lie platform to a man who so re-
Gently was repudiated by the over
whelming majority of the voters in
his own country"
Police, meanwhile, put into effect
elaborate protective measures. The
hotel police detail was augmented
to bring the total to "a detectives
and So uniformed policemen. Two
detectives and uniformed police
man now are stationed day and
night outside Mr.. Churchill's suite
and three detectives are posted
around the clock in the hotel pack
age room, to inspect every package
addressed to the Churchill party.
Occupying the dais with Mr..
Churchill will be AZ foreign ambas-
sadors and ministers to the United
States and official representatives
of the United Nations Organization.
No U. S. Representation.
The United States itself, however,
will not be represented officially.
Undersecretary of State Dean Ache
son, originally scheduled to make
one of the welcoming addresses, will
be unable to appear because of pres
sure of other business, the State '
Department said last night.
GA State Department press Of
ficer said Mr.. Acheson originally
had wired Grover Whalen, in
charge of arrangements for~the
New York City affair, that he
would be delighted to attend and
make minute address, as
requested, but that urgent mat
ters required revision, of his
schedule.
(The cancellation followed
questioning earlier yesterday of
Michael j. McDermott, in charge
of press relations at the State
Department. as to whether Mr..
Acheson's attendance would lend
any official significance to Mr..
Churchills remarks. Mr. Nc
Dermott said he did not think so,
and added that he would check
up with Mr.. Acheson about
whether he would be present as
a representative of Secretary
Byrnes)
1t still was not known whether
Russia would be represented. An
invitation was sent to Andrei A.
Gromyko, Soviet Ambassador, but
the Russian Embassy said he was
not in Washington at the time and
that reply would be made later.
Gov. Dewey of New York will rep
resent the State and Mayor ODwy-
er the city.
Churchill to Quit as Head