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Show Temperature 89, Crowd 500,000 MANY and sundry were the accounts of the reception paid King George and Queen Elizabeth on their arrival in Washington for the first stop of their history making journey into the United States. Far and above the most enthusiastic expectations were the warm welcomes wel-comes accorded their majesties from the time they entered the United States at Niagara Tails until they officially paid their respects to President and Mrs. Roosevelt and were escorted to the White House through streets Jampacked with cheering throngs. Best estimates set the crowd thatwltnessed the line of msrch at half million. The temperature was 89 degrees, which in Washington means an uncomfortably hot, sultry day. But it was not sufficient to dim the enthusiasm of those, who had gathered for a glimpse of royalty. There may be some whose severe interpretations interpreta-tions of the land of the free and the home of the brave cause themselves to look down their noses with a bit of scorn at the pomp and ceremony attendant upon the royal visit and who scoff at the precautions being tsken by the state department and the secret service to protect their majesties, but it must be remembered the United States is putting on a Show the like of which has never occurred before, and in typical American style, nothing must be overlooked. The Idea of using mine sweepers to dreg New York harbor prior to the arrival of the royal boat, of grounding all private planes and of questioning people whose shope and homes faced the line of march has not appealed to some, but the idea of "once in a lifetime" should temper the criticism of any whose malcontent fosters such thoughts. As for the king and queen, they did nobly considering the job that hss been thrust upon their shoulders and in view of the fact they are nearihg the end of their journey and must be pretty well fatigued at responding to cheering . throngs. Their demeenors were In every respect re-spect what could be expected of any every-day husband and wife and typified nothing of the early reports that stuffed-shirt haughtiness would be In order during their visit To President and Mrs. Roosevelt go bouquets for the well worked out schedule that had been prepared in advance and to the distinguished and wholly democratic manner In which the welcoming of the titled personages was conducted. con-ducted. Theijjreeldent's "how are you so glad to see you" must have been refreshing to George, who probably has been "your msjestied" to desth during the Canadian tour. Perhaps tha only untoward incident attendant attend-ant upon -the visit was the attitude of the British press, which unllke reputable newspapers news-papers in tha United Ststes which are steadfastly stead-fastly pledged to the truth) characterized Americans as having provided a "crazy- welcome wel-come for the crowned heads, with heving welcomed wel-comed the king and queen by singing "God Save the King" in swlngtime, with hsving shouted slighting remarks along tha line of march. As the epitome of nonsense one British newspaper ballyhooed a story thst their msjesties donned raincoats to view the famous Cave of the Wind at Niagara. (The visit was canceled but the story appeared anyway.) All In all, however, me visit was imicn even to the Utah strawberries which were pro-Tided pro-Tided by the city of Pleasant Grove for the ' state breakfast on Friday. As for good will ambassadors there can be no doubt as to the value of England's king and queen. As for maintaining a democratio dignity that does not permit deference to royalty the president and Mrs. Roosevelt won the hearts of all Americans (Mrs. Roosevelt did not curtsy to the queen). The visit Indeed was far cry from the troublous days of the American revolution, when England lost the American colonies under the reign of Xing George III. and the favorite slogan of the time was: . "George Third "Should not have occurred." |
