Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-21
Crowd of 10000 Greets Castro.
On His Arrival in New York

persons roared q wild welcome
today TO Cuban Prime Minister
Fidel Castro on his arrival in
New York.
About 1900 cheering, flag
waving admirers greeted him
In Pennsylvania Station.
The others surged about as
he made his way by automobile
from the station to the Statler
Hotel nearby
x Assistant Chief Police Inspec-
tor James w. Nidds estimated
the throng at 10000.
Police kept the crowd in the
station behind barricades. but
the revolutionary leader re-
fused to 60 Immediately through
a cleared path to q waiting
automobile.
4 Wants to Greet People
81 want. to see the people,
want to greet the people" he
said.
Many held Cuban flags and
shouted greetings in Spanish.
Viva" was their word to
welcome Mr.. Castro. They
cheered almost continuously.
Mr.. Castro had visited over
night in Princeton, N. j. He
is scheduled to spend five days
here before going on to Boston.
The Cuban leader told
Princeton University students
last night it was not necessary
to sacrifice freedom to achieve
material needs.
In reaffirming his position
against communism, he told
a student group:
The most beautiful social
and political idea is to give the
people their freedom and sat
isfy their needs"
Don't Worry, He Says
He added: IT advise you not
TO, worry about communism in
Cuba"
Mr.. Castro's remarks were
made during a question and-
answer session at Wilson Hall
on the Princeton campus. /
The young lawyer-revolution-
hlT was applauded repeatedly
throughout his speech--espe-
cially when he mentioned
GGba's position on communism.
His arrival at Princeton in a
yirizzle was greeted by a noisy /
crowd Of students estimated by |
police at $500. The students
broke through State police
guards and rushed the limou-
sine in which Mr.. Castro ar
rived.
II Students carried banners -
some Of them bearing inscrip-
lions in Spanish--which hailed |
Mr.. Castro and the revolution.
Most Hectic Day
The Princeton appearance
capped the bearded Prime
Minister'S most hectic day so
far of a two-week goodwill
tour Of the United States and
Canada.
Mr.. Castro arrived at Prince
ton by train from Washington.
where he had laid a wreath at
The Tomb of the Unknowns at
Arlington Cemetery and later
addressed a luncheon of the
National Press Club.
He still looked fresh and
sounded jovial late last night
when greeted by Gov. and Mrs.
Robert B Meyner at the Gov
srnor's residence, Morven. The
Governor and his wife were
hosts at a reception for the
Prime Minister and members
of his official delegation.
Among those attending were
former Secretary of State Dean
Acheson and Senator Joseph
Clark, Democrat of Pennsyl-
wanna.
Mr.. Castro spent the night |
AT the residence of DR.. Roland
r. Ely, his Princeton host.
Explains a Point
In an informal news con-
ference during the train trip
here from Washington, Mr..
Castro explained 'controver-
'sial point in his session before |
the National Press Club in
Washington.
Mr.. Castro had said during |
the question-and-answer ses-
sion that his government plans
to appropriate but not to ma
tionalize or conhscate large idle |
land holdings in Cuba.
On the train he said this
meant that his government
plans to expropriate-with full
vindemnities-all land. Cuban or
American owned, that is deemed
necessary to carry out the OBJ
3ectiveS of Cuba's agrarian
reform program.
He said the land to be ex-
.propriated will be that not being
used fully for productive pur-
poses.