Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-18
ELsENHOWER-ELIZABETH TEXTS
Free World Ahead,
President Declares

The toast By President
Eisenhower TO Queen Elisd-
beth and Prince Philip at the
White House state dinner
JolIotps:
Your Majesty, Your Royal
Highness. My Friends: There
have been a few times In my
life when I have wished that
the gift Of eloquence might
have been conferred, upon me.
This evening is one Of those
times. More than this, I know
that each guest at this table
fervently would pray that I
could have had that gift. be-
cause through me each Of US
would like to say what we
know is in Americas heart:
Welcome to our distinguished
royal couple that have come
to US to this country. making
their tirst visit In the old Com
monweaith Of Virginia.
Very fittingly they have
done so. There was the first
colony that Britain established
on these shores. and there
that commingling Of customs
and Of practices and a way Of
life that became so much one
that when we finally became
independent 1t was difiicult to
tell where one custom left on
and another began.
And through the succeed
ing century Britain was o.
great influence in the world.
q great influence for peace.
Wherever her nag was shown.
there people felt that justice
could prevail.
Together In Two Wars
And then there came two
great wars. and IN those wars
Britain'S sons and ours
marched side by side with o.
courage that matched that Of
those settlers that came here
In the lone wilderness and
fought the weather and the
climate and the Indians and
began establishing this Ma
ton. In those wars the cour-
age Of England again was as
fully manifested.
To me was given the great
privilege Of serving with the
people Of that nation for al
most four years. From the
royal family to the humhlest
citizen. they so conducted
themselves that they enlisted
the admiration. the liking and
the respect Of every Ameri-
can who came in contact with
them.
Those great days are not
over. The free world is en-
gagged in q great struggle and
the total Of the free worlds
assets are so much greater |
than those of our potential
enemy. should We say. that It |
is ridiculous TO compare their
brains. their abilities in SCI
ence. in philosophical thought.
or in any phase Of culture or
of the arts with the combined
total Of the free world.
Struggle Of IdeOlogies
But I say combined total
advisedly. We are too much
separated by things that con-
Germ us locally. This Is q !
struggle Of ideologies. Of q
religious way Of life against
atheism. Of freedom against
dictatorship.
But we have the power. The
only thing to dol to put 1t
together.
Our scientists must work to-
gether. NATO should not be
thought Of merely as q mill /
tary alliance. NATO is a way
OF grouping ability-of our
manhood. our resources. Of
our industries and our factor
les.
At the heart and foundation
Of all Of this. the English
speaking people march for
ward together, to stand stead
fast behind the principles that
have made the two nations
great-of the same faith in
their God. and in themselves
q belief in the rights Of man.
That is the way we will go
forward. That courage-the
respect we have for Britain
is epitomized in the affection
we have for the royal family.
who have honored us so much
by making this visit to our
shores.
Faith Unimpeachable
And before ask you to rise
with me. want to make
toast to the Queen, I want
again to say that my faith in
the future Of these two great
countries and the whole Com
monwealth Of the British ma
tions-indeed Of the whole free
world, is absolutely unim-
peachable. I know we can
do II.
And at the bottom Of II. the
example of Britain-of Amer
ica-of Canada-and the rest
of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ing forward. carrying the flag
OF unity and cooperation will
be the keynote TO that great
successful future that will be
ours. that will belong to our
children and our grandchil-
dren.
Ladies and gentlemen. will
you please rise with me and
drink a toast to the Queen.
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