Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-01
FRANCE IS HAPPY.
Magnificent R CspllOn TtndsTtd Pres
idsnl Paure.
JOY AT ALLIANCE Win RUSSIA.
Last Day Of AuguT Prab ,biy VIII b.
Known rs "Alliancr nay'-
Pupu ar In husiasm.

PARIS. Aug. 3l.--rhe reception Of
President Faure upon the occaiioD Of
hie return from Russia today after
participating In the arrangements re.
'ultiDg In the alliance OF Russia a 80
France, was an especially brilliant
sdair. Awaiting tne orrlvAl Of Pfesi.
uent Fauro were large hOuies OF trODps
IN the vicinity OF the Care du n I'd
lnclud,ng the white artillery garrison
from Nous; " illlere.
President Faure 10 ked robust md
bronzsd RS the result Of tho voyage.
This crush at the Place o'Ope was 20
great that the lmblnsJ efforts OF the
municipal guards, chaesaurs, mounted
genuafmie, aud bnggueA vi police
were barely sufficient 20 keep orJer.
AS The PRESIDENTIAL 20 jtege moved
alo"g the street tbs crowd began to
sway anu move about, the excitement
reacning the climax as President
Faure Drove up DaTeheadeu anu sc-
knowlehgrd tue shouts OF welcome.
nj. Clone sat on the rlght OF the
President, opposite him beiug General
Lee, LIS TOuInies anu Baron FfeJer-
lchs. In che second carriage were Nj.
Hadotaux and three generals. Then
followed , Dng line OF c,rrisges con.
tanning oil Gals whD mel tue presideu-
tial party at the station. In the Place
dOpera large platform had been
erected snu upon iI were assembled the
members Ut the committee OF the
ChsmOtr Of commerce ana Industry o.
PAris, which hal arranged tue decora.
tons and which had been commits.
stoned to welcome the PRESIDENT back
rom Ru3sia.
The grani stand In the Place d'Opera
was surrounded by ~ ring VI triumphal
arches raised over the entrances VI all
the sIfeele converglnR there, thus re-
producing the .d Give decorations OF
the boulevard uufing the visit OF the
car 10 Paris.
The eiiec. was that OF q great ball.
room sutrouuded oy lofty walls. On
either III ie vi the stanl were two iliu.
minated devices Inscribed to Felix
Fsure," and "rraje and Industry."
The crowds In attendance appeared 10
no OF tho mi1ule rather than Of the
working classet, the large factories be-
Ing ope u MS usual.
Nj. Faure aiIhtei at the plcturesqus
grsuu'staud decorated with crimson
anu gold. The baud played the MAI
seiliaise and massed choirs Gang tue
Russian hymn, accompanied with
syiemn, thrilling effect, The chairman
" the commitles Uf the cham Der OF
commerce aud Industry read an al.
dress to the president.
A ter P.esideDt Faufe bad briefly
replied " the Address of welcome, lue
procession Of the presidential party to
the Eiysee palace was rsaumed..
The route was lined with eoldiers
ami the presideDt was escorted by d.
tachmsnts OF cuirsssiers anu mounted
repuo iican guards.
Tho shouts chiefly heard as the Presi.
dent was driven 10 the Ely,es were
"Vive la France" and "Vive la
Russo" Thers wsre tluuuerins
cheers and shouts OF "Vivs Faufe."
Such spectacle Of pJpuiar enthusi.
ssm has rarely been witnessed. Toe
people seemed entirely to lose their
control. Many accidents occurred
during tue rush. The ambulance
corps was kept July occupied. The
shrieRs Of the women In the crowd
were someimei painful to near.
The president was extremely touched
and gratified by the demonstration
and the fairy like change whicn had
come over the city In the last 10 " days,
the scenes reminding one OF the visit
of the Russian oflicers TO France, not
long agG.
The president hal evidently been
welcomed back TO Frapcs not as u po-
tentats but MS the faithful represents
tive OF the people, and his reception is
regarded as the triumph not OF q per.
son, but OF principle, ana the date Of
August 3lst will PROBABLY be known
hencsforth as Alliance Day"