Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28
EISENHOWER
Queen and President Inspect
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ted a cluster of about so chill
dren Of 7 or 8 among the spec
tators. Taking the Prince with
him, he walked over. lifted his
hat and gave the tots thumb
up sign and a big grin.
Then he and Prince Philip
got into a waiting black limou-
sine for the drive to Balmoral
Castle, where the Queen and
her family are spending their
annual vacation.
Mr.. Eisenhower flies back to
London tomorrow, then drives
to Chequers, the country home
of Prime Minister Macmillan,
for a week end of talks about
the Presidents approaching ex-
change of visits with Soviet
Premier Khrushchev.
Mr.. Eisenhower got an early
start today, leaving United
States Ambassador John Hay
Whitney's Regents Park resi-
dence at 1850 am. Mr.. Mac
milan made the 16Ia-mile drive
to the airport with him, Hun
dreds of Britons going to work
cheered the motorcade, and
many hurried from their break
fasts to join the sidewalk
groups.
The first sour notes Of Mr..
Eisenhower visit sounded as
he and Mr.. Macmillan left Mr..
Whitney's residence. A loud
speaker truck parked outside
the gates suddenly blared out:
THE Empire LoyalistS ask
why Harold Macmillan has in
vited to London the great
victor of Suez. Why has Mac
milan placed us militarily en-
tirely in the hands of a trail
torous ally?"
Want Less Dependence
The League of British En-
pire Loyalists is an organiza-
ton of British-f1rsters who feel
their country should rely more
on its Commonwealth partners
and less on the United States.
With many other BritonS, 1t
feels that United States pres
sure forced the halt in the
British French attack on Suez
in 1857, when Sir Anthony
Eden was Prime Minister.
AS Mr.. Eisenhower and Mr..
Macmillan drove through the
Marylebone District, another
member of the league shouted
through a megaphone: THE
Empire Loyalists ask, When
is Harold Macmillan going to
issue a British declaration OF
independence"
But this was nothing COM
pared with the warm and STIR
ring welcome that half mil
lion Britons gave the President
last night as he drove into the
city after his arrival from Bonn. |
1t was the biggest ovation
Britain's capital has seen since
the Queens coronation.
The crowds were packed 20 i
deep along the sidewalks. At |
times they Surged into the
streets, slowing the open presi-
dental car to crawl. Through |
1t all the President stood and |
waved his hat, laughing and
smiling.
II count on this being one
of the most enjoyable and most |
fruitful Journeys have made |
in many countries of the
world" the President told
Britons who were delighted |
and surprised by his healthy
appearance and vigor.
Until recent months some
British newspapers have been
depicting Mr.. Eisenhower as a
tired. ailing old man.
But after seeing the bronzed
and grinning American visitor,
the conservative Daily Sketch
commented confidently:
Don't worry about this man
Ike being able to handle Khru-
shchev."
Mr.. Eisenhower is going into
his talks with Mr.. Macmillan
satisfied that he has succeeded
in setting at rest any misgiv-
ings the West German govern
ment may have had about his
coming exchange visits with
Mr.. Khrushchev.
Flying to London last night
from Bonn, Mr.. Eisenhower
radioed West German Chan
cellor Adenauer from his plane. |
IT believe that we have achieved
much"
The President found the Brit
ish even more enthusiastic than
Americans generally about his
coming conversations" with
Mr.. Khrushchev.
Mr.. Macmillan told Mr.. Eli
senhower on welcoming him:
1--WE have confidence that,
as leader of a great sister de-
mocracy. you will carry through
your task. with the same cour-
age and the same success as
when you were the general lead
ing the allied forces in World
War H."