San Francisco, Oct. 21.
warm welcome was given the Russian Moscow-to-New York fliers this evening at a banquet featured bby speeches which did not hit at the present strained relations between the Soviets and the United States Mayor James J. Ralph was absent but his former secretary made the welcoming address.
Col. C. E. Strong, a member of the Board of Works, refused either to deliver an address or to sit on the platform because of the fact that the United States does not recognize Soviet Russia diplomatic: cally:—United Press.
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