Evening star., 1947-03-03
Truman Given
Big Welcome
AT Mexico CITY
President AIemon
And Cabinet Greet
Him at Airport
by Joseph A. Fox
Sfor Stuff Correspondent

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 3.-PreSi-
dent Truman was welcomed in
a colorful ceremony here today
as he arrived by plane for a
three-day visit as the guest of
President Miguel Aleman and
the Mexican government.
Hailed by throng running high
into the thousands, the President
was declared officially the guest of
honor of Mexico City by Fernando
Casas Aleman, governor of the Fed
eral District, who is not related
to President Aleman.
Accepting the scroll and medal
symbolic of this honor, the Presi-
dent in brief speech declared that
1T is the task of the democracies
OF America to nurture their political
and intellectual heritage until de-
mocracy has achieved its full frui-
ton IN world peace, justice and
brotherhood"
The Sacred Cow carrying the
President and his party landed at
National Airport at II am. EST
after a seven-hour flight from Kan
sas City. where Mr.. Truman stopped
over yesterday en- route from Wash
ington to visit his bedridden mother,
Mrs. Martha Truman.
In sharp contrast to the snow and
ice of the Middle West, the Presi-
dent found here brilliant skies and
temperature in the 70s. Soldiers
with fixed bayonets surrounded the
Presidents plane when it landed
and Mr.. Truman, wearing blue
business suit and carrying his soft
gray felt hat was first to alight.
Aleman Embraces Truman.
The President and his party stood
near the plane as President Aleman,
likewise in business clothes, and his
official family moved toward him.
The groups stood facing each other
at a distance of about 80 feet, while
nearby battery fired the 21-gun
presidential salute and a band in
the distance played the Mexican
national hymn and "The Star
Spangled Banner"
Then the two chiefs q state moved
toward each other and President
Aleman embraced Mr.. Truman, who
is the first American President to
visit the Mexican capital.
This is Mr.. Truman's second trip
to the Mexican capital In 1899,
when he was In the Senate, he
visited Mexico as q member Of an
appropriations subcommittee han
ding defense expenditures. At that
time he was the guest of the Mexi-
can Congress, and he looked for
ward today ito renewing old friend
ships.
Three Busy Days Ahead.
The President faced three busy
days in Mexico City, with a large
measure of sightseeing thrown into
a program that will be marked also
by the formalities customary when
chiefs Of state meet. Accompanying
Mr.. Truman are the Mexican Am
bassador, Dr.. Antonio Espinosa de
los Monteros, and a representative
of the State Department, Stanley
Woodward, chief of protocol.
Tonight, the people of Mexico will
hear from the President when he
speaks at a state dinner at which
President Aleman will be his host at
the National Palace.
President Truman will start home
Thursday morning stopping at mid
day at Waco, Texas, to deliver what
the White House terms a major
speech" when he receives an hon.
#orary degree at Baylor University.
Both American and Mexican net
works will carry the address, which
will require about Is minutes, and
it is thought, will include something
on the situation in Greece.
Phones Mother From PIanes
The President arrived at Kansas
City at 1880 pm. (EST) yesterday
and was driven Immediately to
Grandview to see his mother, who
has been confined to her bed for
more than two weeks with a frac-
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