Evening star., 1960-06-21
EISENHOWER
EISENHOWER
President in Hawaii .SoIutes
Nisei Veterans of World War II

welcome of the islands, aloha, /"
as the President stepped smil-
ingly from his big jet airliner
on return to the United States
after eight days. And they
kept it up all the way along the
populated section of his 22-mile
motorcade across this beautiful
island to Kaneohe.
Thousands of women on
streets lined with palm trees
were in gay-colored muumuus,
the long shapeless gowns also
known as Mother Hubbards.
Protest on Okinawa
Mr.. Eisenhower came back TO
his own country with fresh
memories of tumultous well
comes everywhere he went in
the Orient. There was only
one marked touch of anti
Americanism in the countries
he has visited. That came in
Okinawa, under United States
administrative control since
World War II, where about
$500 student demonstrators
yelled, Yankee go home" and
demanded that the islands be
returned to Japan.
That happened last Sunday,
the day the President originally
had been scheduled to arrive
in Tokyo for a three-day visit.
But the Japan stop was can
celed when the Japanese gov
ernment decided its police
could not protect Mr.. Eisen-
hover from leftwing rioters
who the President and Prime
Minister Kishi said were bossed
by Communists.
Cancellation OF the Tokyo
visit, the planned main stop on
the Presidents Far Eastern
tour, made the good will jour-
ney a combination Of failure
and success from the stand
point of personal diplomacy.
Gets HOspitable Welcome
But whatever Mr.. Eisen-
hower'S disappointment, it was
hidden in the glow of cordial
hospitality that marked his ar
rival in Hawaii. Traditional
symbol of the hospitality was
the big lei of red carnations
placed over the beaming Presi-
dents shoulders at the airport
by Mrs. William F. Quinn, wife
of the new States first Gov
ernor.
Hawaii's first lady bypassed
another custom. however, in
not planting a kiss on the
Presidents cheek.
Her husband, a Republican,
headed a delegation of State
and military officials in well
coming Mr.. Eisenhower on his
first visit to Hawaii since 1852
when he was President-elect
and on his way home from an
inspection Of the Korean bat
tlefront. q
Gov. Quinn praised Mr.. Eli
senhower, saying the residents
of the island, :.'owe you a debt
of gratitude for your long, I'M
tagging support of statehood"
won last year.
Mr.. Eisenhower in turn de-
scribed Hawaii as a place
where men of every race,
color and creed live together
in mutual satisfaction" He
called this mingling of East
erners and WesternerS an ex-
ample for the rest of the world.
AccIaims Veterans
The President had a special
greeting for the famed 442d
Nisei Japanese American)
battalion of World War II
glory. With men of the bat
talon in the airport honor
guard. Mr.. Eisenhower recalled
that the unit had served under
his command.
Every man." he said,
seemed anxious to demostrate
his loyalty to his adopted
country and to demonstrate
his readiness to die for the
principle it stood for"
The President seemed par
ticularly delighted by welcome
by five small school children
who presented him with 140,-
600 pennies for peace. They
were collected throughout the
islands by youngsters for the
construction of an East-West
cultural and education center
at the University of Hawaii.
Stands in Car
On his ride through Honolulu
in an open car Mr.. Eisenhower
stood much of the way,
acknowledging the cheers of
the crowd. He repeatedly
doffed his tan straw hat and
gave the V-for-victory salute
as he stretched his arms above
his head.
On arrival at the Kaneohe
base, 5000 Marines lined the
route to his quarters, a ranch
style one-story home of gray
green tile. The residence, given
up for Mr.. Eisenhower's visit
by Col. M. M. MacGruder, the
base commander, is situated so
that the President has a spec
tacular view Of the Pacific
through a large picture window.
The golf course is close by.
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