Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-26
KRUGER'S WELCOME.
All Paris Welcomes Ex-Presi-
dent of Boer Republic.
French Capital Presents Remark
at|e Spectacle, Saturday.
KRUGER THANKS FRENCHMEN
KRUGER THANKS FRENCHMEN
FOR RECEPTION.

| Paris. Nov. 25.-The city Of Paris
welcomed Mr.. Kruger IN a whole
hearted manner. Saturday, according
| him sincere reception at the railroad
station and showing BY the cheering Of
| the crowds along the route that he was
| cordially welcome and had the SYM
patl1y Of the populace. The thorough
fares through which Mr.. Kruger passed
were not lavishly decorated, but few
flags were lying and the hotel vas
nicely decorated, while from early
morning the street hawkers did not
permit the pedestrians 10 forget that
it was Kruger day. All sorts Of Eoer
| insignia were offered for sale. and al
most everyone wore a IIocr emblem.
BY 10 O'Clock the sidcw alkS began to
fiji. while in the vicinity Of the rail-
| road station and about the Hotel
Scribe the crowds constantly increased
in size. Small squads Of municipal
guards. on foot and horse, were con
| tinuaiIy passing. evidences Of the fact
that the government was taking strin-
gent precautions 10 prevent trouble. On
the Place de Ia BastiiIe few National
list groups collected. but they were soon
| dispersed.
BY tbe time the itain was due 10 ar
rive ali the places OF vantage about the
! hotel we're packed FOR the distance Of a
block
Among those gathered a. the railroad
station we're Count Boni d. Castellanr
ana several other we'll known nation
alist deputies. and Miss Maud Come
and a party from the irish delegation
The crowd on tine platform pressed
50 closely about Mr.. KruScr's aaloDn
car that for time h vas uneblr 10
aLght. and stood on the fO0tbn.lTG,
barehearlct'. acknowledging the plapd-
| its Of his admirers.
W. Crnzicr. cfyief of thr prctorOir. "r
department of the foreign office To
nich ~ entrusted Questions Of eta
quette ana th- receptions m diplomats
and others advanced an1 bid Mr. Eru-
ger 7veicorle IN the naTne ~ President
( I.ouIs.t and tHe French government.
/ Mr. kruccr bypcd his thanks.
MAYOR GrobauEaI ihcn greeted Mr..
( Kruger I'm behalf of the nun, ipality
| ot Paria and THE PRECEDENT III thc pro-
I Iso-r committee ana others presented
| the aged Traveller with addresses Df
| Y eEoomc, To hich Mr.. Kruger replied
III am deeply togched NJ tae gym
T4tHy tnc population ~ All Size FFcsl'H
| towns 7 have passed through has dis
playc, toward me by such striking &C.
n4onstratioEs. have ge.cTY gathering On
| my rOu thousands Of FrenchnaeT. and
j thereby realized that an Frenchmen.
| Tile myself. are cenvInccd 20 the jus
tice ot our cause. aa sre shekinf, M
maintain our indeperfsic9tcr. feeling that
I tn independence pf tSe people in Itself
guarantees peace. IL by ia order ~ on
| tain fnis peace. founded On liberty AMI
jBstsce. that vee ara struggling On the
| soil Of the two -eptblieg. and tEtat
gayEcIf have come 70 Europe. %cver
viii : dream If soliciting the least IA
voT 81 an Unjust clTaFaoter- 7 have
clearly proved this ~ ner@r easing 10
asI. gor arbitration and that ~ what
4 stiIG demand.
-Tn order NJ accomplish tfiz work
rely On the good Offices 1T the people.
and especially on the aJ-n7Dathy OK the
French people.
N front OF the station pair-horse
Iandeau was drawn up Mr. Krugar
entered this vehIeIe and was az once
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