FRIENDLY FAREWELLS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 June 1939, Page 5

FRIENDLY FAREWELLS

END OF ROYAL VISIT TO UNITED STATES

PICNIC DAY

American Newspaper Opinions

COMMENT ON GERMAN ANNOYANCE

THEIR MAJESTIES RETURNING TO CANADA

By Telegraph.—Press Association—Copyright,

NEW YORK, June. .12

liefreshed by a day of informal fun at the Roosevelt’s Hyde Park home, their Majesties arc speeding to Canada tonight on the Royal train, with three provinces—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island—to be visited before they sail for England on June 15. President. Roosevelt’s open car carried their Majesties to the station shortly before midnight.. President Roosevelt, and his wife and mother badc farewell to the Royal guests just before they stepped aboard the train. A crowd waiting at the station cheered their Majesties while they received salutes from a guard of honour of United States infantry.. Their Majesties forgot nobody in the farewells. The King shook hands with the New York State troopers who had escorted and guarded him during the visit, and the Queen stood at. his side beaming. She was wearing a pink dinner dress and a white fur. With her was Airs Roosevelt who was wearing an ermine cape over a cerise evening dress. After their Majesties had felicitated everyone who through their services had contributed to the visit, they farewelled the Roosevelts. The Queen was first to board the train and was followed by the King. Both stood on the rear platform while photographers’ flashlights boomed. Apparently they retired as soon as the train pulled out. Beside attending church and later eating “hot dogs,” the King had an informal swim with Air Roosevelt in the White

House pool .during the day.

AMERICAN GOODWILL. Meanwhile the American Press has sought to evaluate their Majesties’ visit. The New York “Times,” in a leader says: “To us our welcome to Royal visitors was a perfectly normal and spontaneous expression of American goodwill and hospitality. To be sure, the welcome might have been less heartfelt if the King and Queen had not proved such charming and tactful guests. It was partly curiosity, no doubt, which brought out the vast New York crowds, but it was a genuine tribute, nevertheless, as much to the British people as to the Sovereigns. “We like the British because we understand then better than mist foreigners. After all, why shouldn’t we? They gave us our speech, manners, and customs, and, after a little persuasion by the continental army, our country itself. “But the British themselves were amazed that London papers carried the headlines, ‘New York’s Pandemonium Welcome’ and ‘New York Goes King Crazy.’ In a puzzled way they seem to attribute it somewhat to the heat. With true British caution they did not read too many implications into the reception, but it was obviously warmer and more sincere than they expected. “In Berlin, on the other hand, they are acting like the naughty little boy who wasn’t invited to the party. Germany is ordered to amuse itself at the quaint inability to behave in the presence of Royalty. This isn’t very subtle. Germany is officially annoyed because the Anglo-Saxon peoples are having a good time together. It cannot conceal its annoyance as a more suave Germany might, and, indeed, the sour note in the German Press sounds slightly nervous. “Germany will perhaps be relieved to know that our enthusiastic welcome to their Majesties does not mean that we are about to rush into war beside Britain, but it does voice the ardent desire for peace and friendship and sympathetic understanding and unity of two strong nations in a distracted world. It would be foolish for any nation to ignore it. “A NEW RELATIONSHIP.” ■ The New York “Herald-Tribune,” in a leader, says: “Curiosity is still a strong American trait, but there clearly was more behind the fact that crowds thronged to see their Majesties. The city has never taken distinguished strangers so completely to heart as it did the slender young King and the ever-charming young Queen. To gauge the importance of the visit and the significant reaction to it, one need only to raise the question of when before it could have taken place amid such united cordiality. No period could be named. “There are still ample sources of minor rancours, but a firm friendship with Canada exists as the cornerstone for a new relationship. With goodwill and generosity by Governments and individuals. a staunch structure of common aims may be built which could mean more for peace and justice in, the world than any formal alliance ever written. Liking so thoroughly this manly, courteous Englishman and his winning Scottish wife, Americans can hardly fail to understand better and like bettor the peoples they so admirably represent.”

SOME HOURS OF HAPPY INFORMALITY TRIUMPH FOR “HOT DOG.” ENTERTAINMENT IN HYDE PARK. NEW YORK, June 11. After their Majesties had attended the church service in Hyde Park, a plebian but succulent “hot-dog” later this afternoon enjoyed its greatest social triumph. Their Majesties ate one apiece'—slathered with mustard and served on a hot roll—and said that they liked it “very much.” It was a triumph for both the “hot-dog” and Mrs Roosevelt, who had feuded mildly with the President’s mother regarding whether such a “vulgar” dish should be served.

Beneath a blazing sun, moderated by a refreshing breeze from the shimmering Hudson River, a picnic was held on the lawn of the Roosevelt estate with 140 guests. It was arranged that their Majesties, after the picnic, should have five hours to do as they

GIGANTIC CROWDS

pleased, following which they would depart just before midnight by their train for Halifax (Nova Scotia) and the voyage homeward. Besides frankfurters, soda, iced tea and beer, ham and turkey, salads, baked beans on bread, dbughnuts, and cookies were served at the picnic. The Queen wore a chablis print frock with a grey background, a grey straw hat high crowned and small brimmed, and slippers and stockings in a grey tone. Her flower, was a single gardenia.

NEW YORK’S REMARKABLE WELCOME INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM AT HIGH PITCH. KING AND QUEEN LOOK TIRED. NEW YORK, June 11. Estimates of the gigantic crowds which yesterday hailed their Majesties in New York give a total of 3,500,000—just on half the population of the city. , , , Both the King and Queen looked very tired, but the King's fatigue was the more noticeable, being even evident in the weary manner in which he waved to the crowds. In the drive inrough New York the Queen wore a powder blue dress and cape, a blue hat tilted to the right, long white gloves, and suede shoes. The King was in formal morning dress, and carried a grey topper. All the available policemen—more than 13,000—aided by firemen and war veterans, were taxed to the utmost to restrain the crowds. They were not disorderly, but just interested and curious, and kept trying to press closer to get a better view. The parade avoided Broadway, which is New York’s traditional route, owing to the danger of something heavy dropping from the high buildings, but there was plenty of ticker tape and confetti just the same; in fact, officials said that it was a greater welcome than that accorded to Colonel Lindbergh. New York's previous high spot.

Speed was reduced to ten miles an hour at the suggestion of the King, so as to give the crowds a better view. This threw the programme for the entire day nearly an hour behind schedule.

Their Majesties arrived at the World’s Fair soon after noon. They were welcomed by Mr Grover Whalen, president of the Fair, as they passed through the streets of the fair and were given an ovation. They had lunch in the Federal building, where a composite army, navy and marine band played “God Save the King.” Their Majesties visited the Irish, Canadian, Rhodesian. Australian, New Zealand and British pavilions. On the return motor journey to Hyde Park, the President’s private home, unforeseen crowds lined the roads en route, the rank of people in places being twenty or more deep. Gentle rain was falling when the visitors arrived at Hyde Park, in contrast with the intense heat in New York. As the Queen alighted from the car Mrs Roosevelt said. “My dear, you must be tired . . .” RETURN VISIT BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. SUGGESTED IN LONDON. LONDON. June 11. In view of the success of the Royal tour of America, leading members of all parties feel that a return visit by President Roosevelt would further strengthen Anglo-American relations. Extensive lobbying in favour of such a visit is at present going on.

WAIT IN VAIN

CROWD DISAPPOINTED IN CANADIAN PROVINCIAL TOWN. ROYAL TRAIN STOPS MILE FROM STATION. (Received This Day, 9.20 a.m.) DELSON (Quebec), June 12. The Royal train arrived from New York for a brief pause here at 7.45 a.m. and stopped a mile from the gaily decorated station, remaining until 10 a.m. Hundreds of men, women and children from Delson and nearby towns milled around the station, hoping for a glimpse of their Majesties, but Mounties, provincial railwaymen, police and Scotland Yard men kept them at a distance while their Majesties remained in their private car. A few minutes before the train left Delson at 10 a.m., for Sherbrooke, the King appeared on lhe rear platform and waved to the crowd for about three minutes, but the Queen remained inside the train. ■ On arrival at Sherbrooke (in Quebec province) their Majesties drove for four miles through crowded streets. WELCOMED BACK THEIR MAJESTIES CHEERED IN CANADA. CHAT WITH WAR VETERANS. (Received This Day, 10.50 a.m.) SHERBROOKE. June 12. Their Majesties were welcomed back to Canada today by the people of Quebec, the province in which they first stepped upon Canadian soil. Halting here forty minutes while en route to the Maritime Provinces, the sovereigns were greeted by a crowd estimated at 100.000. who maintained an unending cheer almost from beginning to end of the visit. The King looked particularly tanned and rested after his visit to Hyde Park. He wore a grey-striped, double-breast-ed lounge suit, a grey shirt and a dark purple and blue striped tie. The Queen wore an ash rose dress, a short coat and a fox fur and, off her face, a hat matching her dress. Their Majesties strolled among war veterans, chatting with them 'for twelve minutes.

KING & QUEEN LIKED BY AMERICAN MASSES. AFTER DISCRIMINATING TEST. (Received This Day. 10.50 a.m.) NEW YORK. June 12. The “New York Sun” in an editorial dealing with their Majesties’ visit to the United States, says Americans “put them through an assaying process of ordinary common sense and sentiment. George and Elizabeth were twenty-four carat fine with the American masses .... but Europe need not imagine that all others of its highly-placed personages would fare as well. The American public is discriminating.”