Evening star., 1953-10-29
King Paul Pays
Tribute 10 u. ).
For Greek Aid
Halls Generosity and
Sacrifice of Ordinary
American Toxpuyer'
BY Froncis P. DoucIos

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pressed the gratitude of his peo-
pie for American leadership and
paid tribute to the American tax
payer.
"The generosity, the uncom-
planning sacrifices of the ordi-
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nary American taxpayer, the
very spirit with which the whole
American people made the Amer
lean aid a material fact-that is
the leadership you have given
U.s."
The King spoke at a luncheon
given to him and his diminutive,
curl-crowned Queen, Frederika,
at the Mayf1ower Hotel. The
luncheon was rendered by a joint
committee of the press, radio,
television and news photog-
rapherS.
The King and Queen. who re-
ceived a rousing welcome on
their arrival in Washington yes
terday afternoon, earlier today
visited Mount Vernon and Ar
lington Cemetery. Apparently
unmindful of the soaking rain
the King laid wreaths at the
tomb of Washington and at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The Queen, sheltered by an
umberlla, stood by.
Generosity Acclaimed.
American aid, the King said at
the luncheon, taught us once
again that generosity, unselfish-
ness, friendliness, human SYM
pathy and mutual help are the
values which can unite individ-
ual nations and continents.
"The Truman Doctrine, Mar
shall Aid, the Atlantic Pact, the
European Defense Council, all
these are sign posts on our road
toward a reborn Europe that
have been given to us by you.
I'm Greece we know and have
absolutely no doubt that your
aim, equal to your thought, is
unSelfish. We know that, by
helping us you want nothing
from us except our friendship
and our increased effort to help
ourselves
Our gratitude to you shall
remain with us forever"
Given Spiritual Leadership.
The King said he sometimes
thinks that you yourselves have
not yet recognized the colossal
help that you have been to all
of us in Europe"
You have given us spiritual
leadership" he went on. He
added that it came at a time
when it seemed as if war had
taken "the very life out of the
old continent"
He said those of Eastern Eu-
rope are determined to make
their area one of the most stable
units of the continent.
Greece, he said, has attained
political stability 80 that today
my constitutional government
lnsureS good order. efficient
planning and guarantees ma
tional unity"
Greece and Turkey, divided for
more than 500 years by history,
tradition and mutual distrust,
now are brother nations" he
said. Our relations with Yugo-
slavia are continuously improv-
ing" he said.
Europe at Crossroads
Europe now stands at the
crossroad of her own history.
Either we shall save ourselves
and our Western civilization by
following the message of unity
OF purpose given us by the
United States. or we shall de-
serve to go under through our
own lack of insight and our own
lack of faith in those great ideals
that are common to the dignity
of man
God bless you for what you
are and what you will be-"
Two more events were on the
schedule of the King and Queen
today.
At 5 pm. the King and Queen
will receive the chief represent
tative here of foreign countries
at the Army Navy Country Club.
Afterward. persons connected
with Washington's official life
were to be received.
Finally, at o'clock, there
will be dinner in honor of the
King and Queen given by Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs. Dulles
at the Lars Anderson House.
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