Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-17
Khrushchey Toast

Mr.. President, ladies and
gentlemen, this is the second
day Of our stay on the soil Of
the United States Of America.
] do not know how pleased you
are with your guests but the
guests are very pleased with
their hosts.
We are enjoying our stay in
your country but do not be
afraid, I shall not ask for our
stay to be prolonged as I am
limited in my possibilities.
Virtually the second day aft
er my return from the United
States I am flying to China
which will celebrate the 10th
anniversary of the Peoples Re-
public.
I am going not for a secret
collision but to celebrate a
great national day Of Peoples
China.
Very Good Day"
Together with my friends ]
spent q very good day today.
You certainly are some ex-
ploiters and you exploited US
considerably. Mr.. Lodge is en-
trusted with doing that and
he drove us to the limit. ! don't
know how pleased the exploit
ers are with US but the ex-
plotted are in this case pleased
with the exploiters.
We spent an interesting tine
IN the agricultural institute
your scientific center. This is
your pride.
The animals and birds we
saw there are wonderful and ]
felt no protest on their part
that we represented a Socialist
country in a capitalist one
that they understood the neces-
sity Of co-existence.
NY next visit today was to
the National Press Club. Jour-
nalists are tempestuous people
very sharp of character. You
and I can understand one an
others position when We meet
with journalists but at any rate
I am alive and well and this ]
believe is q good sign OF that
meeting.
AS to what they will write
we will only know tomorrow. ]
cannot guess this. Different
people were present there and
evidently they will write about
1t differently.
Sightseeing In Washington
We then went sightseeing in
Washington. In this respect ]
will submit no complaints
against Mr.. Lodge. We saw
little because we had very little
time. But we did see the best
part Of the city. 1t is beau
tiful city.
We saw the Lincoln Memo
rial and paid tribute to this
great man whose memory viii
live through centuries. Then
there was q conversation with
the members of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
I do not know whether the
Senators were pleased with me
This I cannot say for them
But I am pleased and I believe
this is already half OF success
- if the Senators are also
pleased with me, / would be-
lieve this to be complete sue
cess. But I do not know
whether this is so.
I believe I will be expressing
the Joint opinion Of my friends
who are accompanying me II
I say that we are very pleased
by this evening, by your pres
ence, Mr.. President, by the
presence Of your wife and col
leagues at this dinner.
Cold War Thaw
Perhaps it is because ! want
this so much that ] express
confidence that our visit, a
your invitation Mr.. President
for otherwise we would not hav'
come to you, and your forth
coming visit to our country vii
further a warm spell in inter
national relations. The ice o
the cold war has not onl,
already shown signs Of a cracl
but has started to crumble.
believe that by joint effort W,
will reach the objective and WI
really melt the ice and Great
normal conditions Of life TO
good, friendly relations betweel
our states.
In raising q glass Of cham
payne, I am inviting all on
guests to follow my example
I propose a toast to the Presi
dent Of the United States.
I do not know whether
have your permission but W
consider you to be our goo
friend. You manifested excep
tional thoughtfulness-I do nc