The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
KRUGER IN FRANCE.
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President Kruger, Of the Dutch Re.
publics of South Africa, arrived in
Marseil!es. France, Thursday, aud was
received by the entire population with
great demonstration. The delirium Of
enthusiasm which marked every step
O. his progress from the time he landed
from the ship until the hotel was reached
was revelation even to the people Of
Marseilles themselves. 1tfully equallcd
if it did not surpsss the frantic demon
STATIONS Of patriotism 6ith which
France opened her arms to Maj. Mar
chand at Toulon On his return from
Fashods.
Yet the grandeur of this demonstra.
ton, perhars, ranks seoond in import
ance to the emphatic manifestos of "no
compromise, which Nj. Kruger deliv
cred in loR voice but one vibrating
with emotion, accompanied BY eueTget-
io gestures Of the right hand, stirring
the hesrts OF sll within hearing The
last sentences of his declaration were
uttered with a visor and decision which
bore out his reputation as the incarna
,iun Of iron will and stubborn resis
tance. His mere delivery of Gee
laration of such far reaching import
soce..estiifs to the jndepedence of his
character as it came a' surprise even
to his mos, Intimate political advisers
who up to the last, were in ignorance
Of his determination.
An unfortunate occurrence at the
hotel on the main boulevard alone
mar-ed the character of the demon
tratioD, which up to that moment had
been unanimously and exclusively a
tribute Of sympathy and admiration.
"Vive Kruger" ''Vive les Beers" AID
"Vive Ia liherte," were the cries that
formed hurricane Of cheering and
swept over the city. Unfortunately
the highly reprehensible foolishness Of
half dozen persons in throwing small
coins into the crowd as Mr.. Kruger
passed, acted like magic in corjaring
up an anti British ou;burJt, which 1t
peeded all the promptitude and energy
of the police to prevent becoming Sc.
rious disturbance. The hotel remained
for the rest Of the day IN state Of
siege while at oue time e procession
eyaral Thousand strong marched IN the
direction of the British consulate,
shouiirg. "Dosn with the English, F."
and raising other threatening cries.
The result was that strong body Of
police vas compelled to disperse the
dem )nstratioo, although it was not
found necessary to make more than a
few temporary arrests. Throughout
the evening, however, large bands Of
students and other youths marched up
and down in front of Mr.. Kruger's ho-
tel and of the hotel which was the
scene of the unfortunate Incident,
cheering in chorus for Mr.. Kruger and
the Transvsal and denouncing Eng
land. These demonstrators we're more
noisy than dangerous, aud the police
wisely left them to relieve their feel
ings By shouting, instead Of interfering
with them, which might have created
disorder
Mr.. Kruger was borne on an irresist-
ible wave of enthusiasm from the land
ing stage to his hotel. The broad streets
and hopleyards through which the
route lay presented a perfect sea Of
human beings. all gathered there
prompted by the unanimous desire to
welcome the aged Boer statesman.
From the moment the white II Dared
barge left the side Of the Gelderland
with Mr.. Kruger, who appeared to be
in good health, sitting in her stern sur
rounded by the Beer representatives,,
including Dr.. Leyds and Messrs.
Fischer and Vessels, storm Of cheer
ing broke and never ceased until Mr..
Kruger entered his hotel. Even then
vast coacoursa Of people remained in
front Of the building until Mr.. Kruger
appeared on the balcony, acknowledg
ing the acclanAtions Of his thousands
Of admirers, who continued cheering
until shey were hoarse with shouting.
Reply ing to the addresses of welcome
of the presidents of the Paris and Mar
settles committees, Mr.. Kruger spoke
in Dutch and in low voice, accom-
panyiDg his words with energetic
movements Of his hat, which he held in
his right hand. He said:
81 thank the president of the Mar
settles committee and the president of
the central committee of the indepeu-
dence of the Beers for their welcome. l
thank all this population assembled in
great concourse to greet me, for al
though am weak from mourning for
the misfortunes Of my country, and a.
though have not come to seek fes-
tivities, still, |, nevertheless, accept
with all my heart these acclamations,
for | know they are dictated to you by
the emotions which are inspired in you
by our trials and by your sympathy
for our cause, which is that of liberty,
which awakened you I am truly proud
and happy at having chosen as my
point of landing a port in France, TO
set foot on free soil and to be received
By you as a free man. But my first
duty is to thank your government for
all the tokens Of interest that again
only recently it was pleased to give me.
| believe Eaglaud, had she been better
informed, would never have consented
to this war, and since the expedition Of
Jameson, who wished to seize the two
republics without the necessity CT firing
rife shot, l have never ceased to de-
mand tribunal of arbitration which,
up to now, has always been refused.
The war waged on US in the two re-
publics reached the last limits of bar
barism. During my life I have had to
fight many times the savages Of the
tribes of Africa, but the barbarians We
have had to fight now are worse THAI the